I’ll admit I’m not a huge football follower—maybe because Houston’s pro teams have tended to play like a bunch of injured nursing-home residents—but I know that the current NFL lockout is making anxious fans unhappy. However, if you’re also a fan of chickens (and there are lots of reasons to be one), buck up—your pain could be … Read more »
Animal-friendly is the new black, as evidenced by all the good news in our latest edition of Internet Soup. Enjoy! The Wall Street Journal reports that PETA’s Fashion Week parties are changing the fashion world from the inside out. Going vegan is the latest glamourous trend. Betty Crocker is no match for Vegenaise and Ener-G … Read more »
Baroness Lola Young wants the U.K.’s House of Lords to elect faux fur to Parliament. The baroness led a debate in the House of Lords last week to ask Her Majesty’s government what plans it has to support and promote ethical and sustainable clothing. Prior to the debate, PETA U.K. shared with the baroness information about … Read more »
My husband’s been plotting our vacation to Positano, Italy, but I’m proposing a road trip to Sin City, instead—and I know he’ll be on board. In fact, I have to think that just about every Veganist would be up for a scenic drive to Las Vegas and a chance to stop and sample the scrumptious vegan … Read more »
Ah, winter. After a day of spinning tires, gray skies, and too many pieces of outerwear, it’s nice to sit down to a steaming bowl of—you guessed it—Internet Soup. Enjoy! One of the latest people to speak out against the injustices of factory farming is … a farm insurance adjuster? After witnessing firsthand the cruelty … Read more »
Massive amounts of snow and ice in Bozrah, Connecticut, caused the roof of a barn on a factory egg farm to collapse, killing all 85,000 hens inside. It was a miserable way to die for birds who already had a miserable way to live. Egg-laying hens on typical factory farms are crammed into battery cages … Read more »
gage skidmore/cc by 2.0 We just told you about the Fun, Fearless (Animal-Loving!) Males of 2011, and now the girls are getting their turn. AskMen released its 10th annual Top 99 Most Desirable Women list, and so many animal-friendly ladies were included that it can’t be a coincidence—it’s hot to be compassionate! Several Sexiest Vegetarian … Read more »
We all have them—those people in our lives who refuse to believe that you can be healthy without eating meat. Well, now you can point them to the new USDA Dietary Guidelines, in which they’ll read the following: “In prospective studies of adults, compared to non-vegetarian eating patterns, vegetarian-style eating patterns have been associated with … Read more »
Is it just me, or does everyone have a favorite cinnamon-roll memory? Mine is making them with my friends when we were little and didn’t know how to make anything else. You can make a fond new cinnamon-roll memory this Valentine’s Day by sending your love a batch of Cinnaholic’s vegan cinnamon rolls. The Berkeley, … Read more »
Major food service company Sodexo is joining the growing Meatless Monday campaign. The company plans to start delivering plant-based entrées to the 900 hospitals that it serves. And soon after that, it will begin offering meatless options at 2,000 corporations, 175 government offices, 650 college campuses, 500 school districts, and 150 private schools. If all … Read more »
People should be encouraged to dump meat just as smokers are encouraged to give up tobacco, according to The Future of Food and Farming, a British report featuring contributions from 400 researchers around the world. With the global population expected to jump from 6.8 billion to more than 9 billion by 2050, the report predicts that … Read more »
triathletefood/CC by 2.0 The many benefits of nondairy milks, such as lower fat and calorie content and zero cholesterol, make them a no-brainer for health-conscious consumers, but how do they stack up taste-wise? The Wall Street Journal performed a taste test on almond, soy, rice, coconut, and cow’s milk, and the results are in: Almond … Read more »
Steph&Adam/CC by 2.0 Our parents always told us that fruits and veggies would make us healthy, but they never said that they could make us cuter! Researchers are saying that eating more fruits and vegetables will improve your appearance in just two months. A study conducted at St. Andrews and Bristol universities in the U.K. … Read more »
Vegan health and wellness expert Kathy Freston—author of the soon-to-be-released book Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World—isn’t shy about recommending a vegan diet to everyone she meets. She’s appeared on Ellen, The View, Good Morning America, and many other shows to give people advice on following a healthful and delicious diet. She even … Read more »
