The world’s largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods, announced another plant-fueled investment, funding a company producing vegan protein from mushroom roots. Though this is a positive step showing that companies are reacting to consumer demand by investing in plant protein, Compassion Over Killing continues to take Tyson to task for its failure to do better by birds. Pivoting to Plant Protein …
A new group called Million Dollar Vegan and young animal activist Genesis Butler have made Pope Francis an offer they hope he can’t refuse: if the Pope goes vegan for Lent he will receive a $1 million donation to the charity of his choice. This large donation will come from the Blue Horizon International Foundation and all Pope Francis has …
We love, love, love your support and direct donations that empower our life-saving programs –but that’s not the only way to help support Compassion Over Killing’s work for animals. When you’re shopping, benefiting COK can be easy as just clicking a link! Here are a few fun ways to shop to support as well as compassionate companies currently benefiting our …
In honor of Black History Month, we thank the Black vegan activists dedicated to building an inclusive, equitable movement for all. From athletes proving we don’t need animal protein to be strong to activists fighting for accessibility, each of these remarkable people brings something vital to the table. And though the list could be much longer, here are twelve inspiring …
As Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue continues to align himself with Big Dairy, he is now rolling back Obama-era changes to school lunches in an effort to re-incorporate harmful dairy products and boost the dying industry. Secretary Perdue grew up on a dairy farm in Georgia and, Bloomberg Business reports, remained close to the dairy industry through his time in …
The prediction that 2019 will be the “year of the vegan” seems to be coming true: Today, UK headlines are sizzling with the news that pizza giant Papa John’s may soon be dishing out vegan cheese nationwide. According to Plant Based News, a petition by Animal Aid and Vegan Food UK signed by 30,000 people prompted Papa John’s UK to …
By Erica Meier, Executive Director The New Year offers an important opportunity for reflection, which can spark creative ideas for growth and forward progress. As we enter 2019, I’m reminded that this month, January 2019, marks my 14-year anniversary working at Compassion Over Killing (now Animal Outlook). I moved to the nation’s capital in 1999 and soon started volunteering at …
Meat industry: An important new report from the EAT-Lancet Commission for Food, Planet, and Health emphasizes the vital role food plays in the safety of our planet and global health. These findings are consistent with other recent research, including a study by Science confirming the most effective way to reduce your environmental impact is to stop consuming animal products, and …
Compassion Over Killing teamed up with University of Central Florida student group, Knights for Animal Rights, to show Dunkin’ just how easy and tasty vegan donuts can be — with a vegan donut feed-in right outside of Dunkin’! Dunkin’ has confirmed to COK that it’s testing vegan donut recipes, so we showed the chain how simple this menu addition would be! …