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Processed red meat raises risk of dementia, study suggests
The four decade study of more than 130,000 people also found that swapping one serving of processed meat for nuts, beans, or tofu could lower risk of the disease.
Onego Bio secures $15.2M for its animal-free real egg protein
The US-Finnish food company uses precision fermentation to make bio-identical egg protein - with no animals and around 90 percent less environmental impact.
Ex-racehorse among animals killed at illegal horse slaughter ring in Florida
The activist group which obtained footage of the illegal horse slaughter industry warns that the unregulated horse meat could make its way into South Florida’s food supply.
Beyond Meat’s new product doesn’t taste like meat - deliberately
The brand’s latest Beyond Sun Sausage focuses on the flavors of its healthy ingredients like yellow pea, brown rice and faba bean instead of trying to taste ‘meaty’.
Anti-whaling activist and Sea Shepherd founder arrested in Greenland and could be extradited to Japan
The arrest of Captain Paul Watson, who also co-founded Greenpeace, is thought to have been for his previous anti-whaling interventions in the Antarctic region.
Paris Olympics: organizers double the amount of plant-based foods in push for greener games
This year at least half of the meals provided to athletes as well as spectators are vegetarian or vegan.
Activists fight to stop the ‘massacre’ of four million free-roaming dogs in Turkey
A controversial new bill wants to confine millions of the country’s free-roaming dogs, alarming activists who fear the move will result in the widespread killing of the animals.
Plant-based future: 11 major supermarket chains in the Netherlands commit to selling more plant-based protein than animal meat by 2030
Dutch supermarkets are leading the way with plant-based products already making up 40 percent of all proteins sold.
Former police officer jailed for illegal possession of critically endangered pangolins
Nearly six years after being caught illegally possessing 81 pangolins in Malaysia, a former police officer has received one of the longest prison sentences for a crime involving the world's most trafficked animal.
Change is possible: cat meat farmer in Vietnam leaves the trade and starts new life growing crops instead
“I never expected to be so affected by the suffering of the cats”, said the farmer, who now supports a ban on the cat meat trade.
Advocates call for end to ‘shocking’ export of live horses to Japan for meat
An investigation found most of the horse shipments from Canada to Japan exceed the legal 28-hour limit on how long horses can go without being given food, water and rest.
Why the slow response to bird flu outbreak in cows is alarming scientists
Resistance from farmers is creating significant testing gaps for the H5N1 bird flu, raising concerns that current tracking efforts may be insufficient to prevent further transmissions.
Cultivated pet food is here! UK-based company gets ‘world’s first’ approval to sell lab-grown meat for pets
The landmark move could help usher in a more sustainable, healthy and animal-free future for the global pet food industry.
Plant-based food launches this week in the US: from vegan blue cheese to Panda Express’s orange chicken
The latest animal-free products and where to find them, also including vegan deviled eggs, mycelium bacon and more!
Spain’s infamous ‘running of the bulls’ began this week: what is it and why do animal welfare groups want it banned?
Thousands of tourists descended upon the Spanish city of Pamplona this week for its controversial bull run, with several visitors gored and injured on the festival’s first day.
West Hollywood introduces “groundbreaking” plant-based policy
The city will serve plant-based foods by default at city-sponsored events and meetings.
National park service bans bear baiting in Alaska
The ruling is the first step to protect bears in national preserves, as advocates say other cruel hunting methods like killing cubs and pups in dens must now also be stopped too.
‘Sponsored with blood money’: Olympic partner LVMH slammed for animal abuse
Ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, anti-cruelty messages have been projected onto the city’s famous landmarks to protest LVMH’s use of exotic skins and fur.
Denmark announces world's first climate tax on animal agriculture
With animal farming accounting for 14 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark's groundbreaking tax agreement is set to transform the food industry.
Foie gras ban overturned in New York State. Here’s why that’s bad for birds
Five years after a bill banning the sale and serving of foie gras in New York City was signed into law, the legislation has been overturned.
