Want to Fight Climate Change? Use Your Fork & Eat Green!

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Forbes recently ranked 9 things each of us can do to fight climate change. Standing strong at #1: “Become a vegetarian, or better yet a vegan!” And the article even states that if you give up meat and dairy just one day each week “it will still be the most important action you can take,” since animal agriculture’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions could be as high …

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Inspiring Video Wins Tarshis Foundation Award

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With an empowering message that we all can choose kindness and inspire change, Animal Outlook’s moving new video, “Whose Side are You On?,” has won a Tarshis Award, to be presented at this year’s Animal Film Festival. The video, created by Animal Outlook‘s Jonathan Rosenberry, features vegan activist Lesley Parker Rollins and her family, including daughter Maya. Young Maya meets …

USDA Issues Major Animal Welfare Standards for Organic Farms

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May 12 update: This week, USDA delayed this animal welfare standards rule for the second time and is now asking the public to comment on the protections—again! Please submit a comment here before the deadline on June 9. Suggested sample comment language: Secretary Perdue, as an American, I demand the organic animal welfare rule go into effect immediately. The final Organic Livestock and …

5 Books that Will Help You Turn a New Page for Animals

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It’s 2017, and if one of your resolutions is to make the world a better place, helping animals is an amazing place to start. Should you need a little guidance as you embark on your animal advocacy efforts, there’s an array of awesome books out there that can give you the information and inspiration you need to make a difference for …

Big News in the Big Top: Ringling Bros. Shuts Down

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In a history-making and headline-grabbing announcement, Ringling Bros. has told the world that it’s closing down (officially this May) after more than 140 years in business. Why? Reasons cited by the Big Top giant include declining attendance over the years as well the public’s changing view on the use — and abuse — of animals in entertainment.   Indeed, this …

It’s Easier than Ever to Find Vegan Pizza!

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National Pizza Week continues this weekend, so pick up that Friday night pizza topped with extra vegan cheese! We’re spotlighting how mouthwatering (and easy to find!) vegan pie is these days. Imagine the gooey, doughy, melty taste you love, without the cruelty and cholesterol. What could be better? Pick up one of these tasty frozen vegan pizzas if you’re short on time, or visit one of …

8 Reasons Why 2017 Is the Perfect Year to Go Vegan

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New year, new you — right? At least, that’s everyone’s optimistic mantra when the clock strikes midnight on January 1. But instead of drafting a laundry list of resolutions, how about one change that will help protect your health, animals and the planet? Try vegan! There’s literally nothing else you can do that would have that kind of impressive impact. In case …

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Chipotle Introduces Vegan Options Guide

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Chipotle has a new vegan options guide, making it easier than ever to order your sofritas and other vegan options Plant-based eating is truly taking over the world of fast food — and it’s poised to be a top global food trend this year. Popular demand already prompted Taco Bell to unveil an easy vegan options guide to make it …

New Book Helps Guide “The Vegan Way”

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“If you were given the power to singlehandedly make the world a much better place, for yourself and those around you, simply by eating delicious foods, wearing cool clothes, using fantastic products, and exercising thoughtfulness, would you?” That’s the question writer Jackie Day (My Vegan Journal) asks in her intro to “The Vegan Way.” And if you answered yes, this empowering new …