Mother’s Day is right around the corner! While we honor the moms and mother figures in our lives, why not take a few moments to celebrate and honor all moms? When you learn about the lives of some of the caring mothers who happen to have fur or feathers, it’s clear to see why every mom deserves compassion this Mother’s Day. …
Biggest VegWeek Ever: More than 9K People Take the VegPledge
VegWeek 2018 has been a sweet and savory success, inspiring more people than ever — a record-breaking 9,300 VegPledgers — to explore the flavorful and fun world of plant-based eating for at least seven days! Thanks to our nearly 600 recruiters who empowered friends and family to take the VegPledge, compassionate celebrity Endorsers, our incredible Sponsors and Partners, a bright …
Sales Keep Dropping for Top Dairy Producer
As Bloomberg Markets writes, “The bad news keeps piling up for the milk market.” The leading U.S. dairy milk producer, Dean Foods, has hit a six-year low, with its shares dropping by up to 8.9% this week. Bloomberg adds, “Americans are turning away from milk amid a wealth of other beverage options and as non-dairy substitutes like almond and oat milk gain popularity.” Dean …
COK Opposing Meat-Industry Efforts to Squash Vegan Protein
Compassion Over Killing joins a coalition opposing dangerous proposals by animal agribusiness that would shield meat producers from plant-based competition. Vegan foods are sprouting up everywhere, as consumers increasingly demand healthier, kinder meat alternatives. In a desperate display, the factory farming industry is flexing its lobbying muscles to squash the rise of vegan proteins, by trying to stop these popular foods …
Research: Oppression of Animals and Women Linked
A new study, published in the journal of Feminism and Psychology, draws ties between attitudes about meat eating and gender and sexism. Researchers Ashley Allcorn and Shirley M. Ogletree surveyed hundreds of undergraduate students at a Texas university. They write that their findings “empirically supported ‘the linked oppression thesis,’ that gender and animal attitudes are connected.” “As hypothesized, pro meat-eating …
Thousands Joining Celebrities by Pledging to Eat Green for Vegweek
With inspiration from the stars, thousands of people are joining Compassion Over Killing’s VegWeek 2018 campaign, by pledging to eat plant-based from April 16-22. VegWeek is celebrated annually in April, to coincide with Earth Day (April 22) and it aims to inspires pre-vegans to take the VegPledge as a fun and collective way to explore the many flavors and benefits …
Study: A Vegan U.S. Could Feed 350 Million More People
Vegan eating can have a powerful, positive impact not only on animals and the planet, but on our health, too. And research finds that a shift toward plant-based foods can also fight hunger. A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that if the United States went vegan, it could feed millions more people, while the …
Animal Outlook Prompts Announcement of New Line of Vegan Foods at Starbucks
Today, Animal Outlook created quite a buzz at Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting at the Seattle Center, speaking on behalf of the nearly 30,000 people asking the coffee chain for vegan foods nationwide and prompting the exciting news of a new plant-based line. We also launched mobile ads this week, targeting the meeting venue and 200,000 people in Seattle, where Starbucks …
Kraft Heinz Backing the ‘Future’ of Food: Plants!
Compassion Over Killing is urging Kraft Heinz, the parent company of meatless BOCA Foods, to kraft a better BOCA by ditching cruel dairy to make the brand vegan. Quickly signed by nearly 44,000 people, our petition points out that BOCA is lagging behind its meatless competitors, such as Lightlife, that have gone vegan to meet consumer demand and move their product lines …