Coffee giant Dunkin’ has joined the ranks of fast-food restaurants offering plant-based meat options by debuting a Beyond Meat sausage breakfast sandwich in all Manhattan locations. Though this sandwich unfortunately comes with eggs and cheese, the new item points toward Dunkin’s further involvement in the plant-based arena. Nearly 20,000 people have signed Animal Outlook’s petition urging Dunkin’ to take the …
National Chicken Council: Ban the Outdated, Barbaric Use of Nose Bones
Have you ever seen or heard about these little plastic sticks or rods called “nose bones?” They look a bit like thick plastic toothpicks. In the chicken industry, workers are paid to take these “bones” and stab them through the sensitive nostrils of young male breeder birds. The practice is commonly referred to as “boning,” and it’s as barbaric as …
Vegan Runners Join Athletes Telling Dunkin’: We Want a Vegan Donut!
Compassion Over Killing is teaming up with vegan runners Laura Kline, Fiona Oakes, and Mike Wardian to tell Dunkin’: We want to run on a vegan donut! Dunkin’s famous slogan is, “America runs on Dunkin’,” but as more and more consumers ditch cruel dairy and eggs, that is proving to no longer be the case! Sure, we will go to …
Tyson’s “Plant-Based” News Isn’t Plant-Based At All
After teasing a plant-based protein endeavor and telling Animal Outlook that it was “looking at plant protein as the future of protein,” Tyson Foods’ new Raised & Rooted brand falls short of the mark. The new brand, which Tyson is calling “plant-based” is, well, not plant-based at all. The brand’s debut products include nuggets that, while meatless, contain egg whites. …
“Bad Ass Vegan” John Lewis Tells BOCA: Ditch Dairy
In celebration of National Hamburger Day, fitness expert and influencer John Lewis, also known as Bad Ass Vegan, is teaming up with Animal Outlook to kick dairy out of BOCA’s burgers for good. BOCA is already moving the brand in the right direction: Since the start of Animal Outlook’s campaign, and thanks to the nearly 50,000 of you who have …
Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni Joins Athletes Saying, “Not So Fast, USDA!”
Six-time Olympic medalist, World Champion, and world record-holding swimmer Rebecca Soni is all about speed. But outside of the pool, she’s using her voice against the USDA’s reckless plan to speed up pig slaughter lines nationwide, which would endanger millions of animals, workers, and consumers. Swimmers, cyclists, and runners must be fast–but slaughterhouses are no place for racing, according to …
Little Caesars Tests Plant-Based “Impossible Supreme” Pizza
Plant-based pizza at Little Caesars Today, Little Caesars announced a limited run of a new plant-based “Impossible Supreme” pizza using meatless sausage from Impossible Foods in Washington, Florida and New Mexico. According to Chief Innovation Officer Ed Gleich, the new pizza will cater to the chain’s “loyal, mostly carnivorous fans” and is “likely just the beginning of plant-based menu items …
Dunkin’ Promises More Plant-Based Options at Shareholder Meeting
Today, Animal Outlook put Dunkin’ in the hot seat for a vegan donut at its annual shareholder meeting–prompting a promising response that there are vegan options on the way. After adding almond milk to its menu in 2014, Dunkin’ has yet to cater to the tens of thousands of us asking for a vegan donut. But the CEO announced last …
COK Spreads Kindness for Cows at Häagen-Dazs’ Free Cone Day
This week, Compassion Over Killing’s costumed cow churned out vegan ice cream samples at Häagen-Dazs’ Free Cone Day in Washington, DC to spread kindness for the cows suffering behind the Nestlé brand’s ice cream. Compassion Over Killing’s recent investigation exposed massive suffering behind Nestlé’s ice cream brands: Häagen-Dazs, Edy’s, and Dreyer’s. Hot irons are burned into calves’ flesh to destroy …