If you’re a DIY’er when it comes to cooking, Thanksgiving is your Super Bowl. After all, this is the smorgasbord the whole fam’s been waiting for since last November. But planning your turkey-free table can be just as easy as any other holiday feast. If you’ve decided to celebrating a compassionate Thanksgiving, (long live turkeys like Tallulah), we’ve got a lineup …
Plant-Based: A 2017 Top Global Food Trend
Plant-based eating has been in the spotlight recently, from being named the hottest trend in fast-casual food to making the menu at this year’s World Health Summit. Plants are no longer a side dish, and market research firm Mintel is taking note, including plant-based foods in its annual report on global food and drink trends this year. According to the report, …
Choosing Compassion: Give Turkeys Something to be Thankful for
Many people have never met a turkey in person, which can make it difficult to understand and appreciate these remarkable birds. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to meet turkeys at a sanctuary would probably tell you, though, how smart, curious, and social these animals are, and how fun it is to get to know them. In fact, just like …
Consumers Asked, Taco Bell Responds By Rolling Out a Vegan Options Guide
Taco Bell Introduces New Vegan Guide to Menu Successful campaigns by Animal Outlook have brought meatless and vegan meals to the fast-food mainstream, from Subway (the world’s largest restaurant chain), to Dunkin’, Pita Pit and more. As consumer demand for plant-based options grows, other food industry giants are taking note and making changes. Taco Bell recently released a hugely popular guide …
Eight Easy Ways to Celebrate World Vegan Day
There are so many reasons to choose vegan foods—billions, in fact. Sadly, more than nine billion birds, pigs, and cows are killed each year for food in the U.S. (and that staggering number doesn’t include the billions more aquatic animals who suffer the same fate annually). Thankfully, with more and more vegan options sprouting up, it’s easier than ever before to …
Your All-Treats (No-Tricks) Guide to Vegan Halloween Candy
Halloween is really just another word for CANDY — and it’s creeping up on us. Are you ready? The costumes, the decorations, the face paint … these are all just preparation for the goodies. Whether you’re six or 60, Halloween is the one day a year you get a free pass to unwrap your way into a full-blown SUGAR RUSH. …
Egg Alternatives Market to Crack $1.5B by 2026
Egg-laying hens are forced to endure some of the most horrific abuses in animal agribusiness. Compassion Over Killing has long worked to defend these smart and social animals — from our legal advocacy that’s cracked open the truth behind “Animal Care Certified” egg labels misleading consumers, to many COK investigations exposing the painful reality for chickens raised for eggs and meat on factory farms. COK campaigns have …
Dairy Sales Drop So Industry Dumps 43M Gallons of Milk
Dairy demand is dropping – and fast. Milk consumption keeps declining with each generation as more and more consumers move on to plant-based milks of the future, which are free of cholesterol and cruelty. So what’s next for this troubled industry? Well, it’s already begging for government bailouts, desperately attempting to squash almond milk sales, and it even got involved in a deadly …
Pumpkin Spice Crisp Rice Treats: The Ultimate Fall Dessert
Fall is officially here, and obsession with all things pumpkin is in full swing. If you saw our list of 5 amazing vegan pumpkin products, you’re aware that Dandies — purveyor of fabulous vegan marshmallows — makes a seasonal version of its classic marshmallow. When used to make a vegan version of this iconic crispy rice treat, the end result …