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Vegan Coffee Creamers for the Perfect Morning Cup

Vegan Coffee Creamers for the Perfect Morning Cup

When it comes to coffee and tea creamers, you may have to try a few before you find the perfect one for you. Some are creamier, some are sweeter, but there’s something that all the best ones have in common: They don’t harm cows by using their milk. Even if creamers tout a “dairy-free” label, […]

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    Beyond Meat Rolls Out Vegan Sausages

    Beyond Meat Rolls Out Vegan Sausages

    Ethan Brown—the founder and CEO of vegan company Beyond Meat—has big dreams for his products, and they appear to be coming true in rapid succession. His first goal was to have his revolutionary vegan Beyond Burger available in stores’ refrigerated meat sections (in order to appeal to meat-eaters, too). The first Whole Foods to carry […]

    Cambridge Bans Retail Sales of Commercially Bred Pets

    Cambridge Bans Retail Sales of Commercially Bred Pets

    By Zachary Toliver The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, just became a hot spot Monday night for celebration as officials passed a sweeping ban on the sale of non-rescued animals. The ordinance, passed by the Cambridge City Council, prohibits the commercial sale of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians in pet stores. Fish are not included in […]

    Watch This 10-Year-Old Explain How Going Vegan Can Save the Planet

    Watch This 10-Year-Old Explain How Going Vegan Can Save the Planet

    Two years ago, Long Beach resident Genesis Butler took home the title of PETA Kids’ Cutest Vegan Kid—and last month, the 10-year-old became one of the youngest people ever to give a TEDx Talk. In her humor-filled presentation, she reveals why going vegan is the easiest way to help the environment. “I see a lot […]

    Germany Bans Meat at Official Functions to ‘Set a Good Example for Climate Protection’

    Germany Bans Meat at Official Functions to ‘Set a Good Example for Climate Protection’

    Eating less meat is essential to curbing climate change, which is why Germany’s Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks is only serving vegetarian food at official functions. The Burger Even a Vegetarian Would Eat https://t.co/2XY5mbX2Dt @TheVeganSociety @veganism — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) February 10, 2017 “We want to set a good example for climate protection, because vegetarian food is […]

    Is There Such a Thing as Humane Wool?

    Is There Such a Thing as Humane Wool?

    By Brian Barth The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights organization, has a reputation for employing the oldest marketing trick in the book: selling their message with sex. The latest example? Their campaign to raise awareness of animal abuse in the wool industry, which features a poster of Alicia Silverstone […]

    Trump Sons Auctioning Off $1 Million Hunting Trip to Celebrate Inauguration

    Trump Sons Auctioning Off $1 Million Hunting Trip to Celebrate Inauguration

    So much for separating business and politics. A Texas nonprofit co-chaired by notorious hunting enthusiasts Donald Jr. and Eric Trump will be hosting a wildlife-themed event to celebrate their father’s incoming presidency. Donors who drop between $500,000 to $1 million will be entered for a chance to win multi-day hunting and/or fishing trips with the […]

    5 Big Wins, 2 Big Losses on Key Eco-Ballot Initiatives

    5 Big Wins, 2 Big Losses on Key Eco-Ballot Initiatives

    Key environmentally-related ballot measures in six states received mixed results yesterday. On the plus side, Florida voters saw through utility industry efforts to thwart the state’s burgeoning solar energy business and California voters appeared to affirm the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags. Both Massachusetts and Oregon passed key animal protection laws. But, two historically […]