What a Glass of Milk Doesn’t Tell You: Vegan Outreach at the Mountain View Art &Wine Festival

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Most people have never been told how dairy works. That became clear again and again at the Mountain View Art & Wine Festival, on a beautiful day full of art, wine, music, and, at one booth, a lot of conversations people didn’t expect to have. Learning How Dairy Works, One Conversation at a Time Our vegan outreach team kept seeing …

Scary Ice Cream Truck Rolls up to Nestlé to Showcase Hidden Horrors

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Compassion Over Killing’s mobile billboard, disguised as a nightmarish ice cream truck, just rolled up to Nestlé’s doorstep in Arlington, Virginia, to shine a light on the abuse behind the food giant’s dairy products.  Our costumed cow handed out postcards with the billboard as a backdrop right outside Nestlé’s front door during lunch hour today. Hundreds of passersby were stunned …

Big Dairy Pours Lies into Classrooms Through “Adopt a Cow” Program

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The enormous dairy industry’s taking a hit as shoppers turn away from cow’s milk. So, in an alarming move, the industry is looking to classrooms to build its consumer base. As popularity soars for non-dairy milks like almond, soy, and oat, sales of cow’s milk reportedly plummeted to the tune of $1 billion in 2018. So it is concerning (but …

Save the Planet: Ditch Dairy

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It’s time to face the facts: animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of deforestation, pollution, and resource depletion. And combined with other environmental threats, it has us cruising for a huge climate crisis in as soon as twelve years. According to recent research, meat and dairy take up a whopping 83% of total farmland, while providing only 18% …

Ben & Jerry’s Adds More Vegan Flavors as Company Reduces Carbon Footprint

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Two new flavors just served up bring Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream to a sweet eleven options! Ice cream lovers can now enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster without the cruelly produced dairy. In an interview with VegNews, new Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy said that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is a fan favorite, making …

New Ben & Jerry’s Vegan Flavors as Company Reduces Carbon Footprint

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Two new flavors just served up bring Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream to a sweet eleven options! Ice cream lovers can now enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster without the cruelly produced dairy. In an interview with VegNews, new Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy said that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is a fan favorite, making …

Scoop Up These Exciting Vegan Ice Creams

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Innovative new vegan options are hitting the ice cream aisle as consumers increasingly choose dairy-free products that are kinder to cows and to their health. Look for these exciting ice creams on your next trip to the store! Magnum Non-Dairy Bars Already being enjoyed in the UK, these chocolate-covered bars are now making their stateside debut in non-dairy classic and …

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The Dairy Lobby Has No Place in Schools

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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 …