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Major Article Bashing Plant Milk Was Clickbait And Inaccurate

The article wrongly claims plant-based milk is a leading cause of Amazon deforestationPlant milk came under fire this week (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)This week, we saw more click-bait...

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4 Times Farmers Got Angry Over Pro-Plant-Based Messages

From boycotting Tesco for selling vegan sausages to blasting the BBC for examining the impact of meat on the planet, some are unhappy about the growth of veganismTesco's advert for vegan sausages...

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5 Amazing Times Joaquin Phoenix Was Extra Vegan

The leading actor often speaks out on behalf of animals - asking others to consider a vegan lifestyleJoaquin Phoenix with one of BeFair BeVegan's posters (Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals)Joaquin...

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OPINION: Vegan Labeling Wars Show The Plant-Based Sector Is Booming

In recent years, meat and dairy organizations have become increasingly vocal about the use of traditional names to describe vegan alternatives. But why?Are consumers really confused about plant-based...

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Record-Breaking Athlete Shares Top Veganuary Success Tips

As Veganuary 2020 starts, Fiona Oakes – life-long vegan, athlete and star of documentary Running for Good –gives advice to those new to, or embarking on, this great adventure to veganismFiona Oakes has...

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Farming Lobby Claims Meat Is 'Essential' For Health In 'Meat Fight Back'

'This is yet another feeble attempt at saving a failing industry, but people are not buying it. Meat sales are falling as people realize you don’t need to eat meat to be healthy'A well-planned vegan...

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8 Men Who Really Need To Watch 'The Game Changers'

This Plant Based News video looks at some outspoken meat-loving men who could benefit most from watching the filmDonald Trump, Philip Schofield, and Piers Morgan could learn a lot from the movie...

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Can We Trust 'High Welfare' Food Labels Like Red Tractor?

What exactly is high quality British meat? An investigation into the truths behind Red Tractor approved standards of animal welfare.What do food labeling schemes actually offer animals and consumers?...

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BBC Article Saying Veganism Affects Intelligence Uses Outdated Data

Articles like this do nutrition journalism no favours as misleading the public is irresponsible and dangerousA recent BBC article asked whether vegan diets can affect intelligence (Photo: Adobe. Do not...

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Chinese Live Animal 'Wet' Markets Blamed For Coronavirus

We've been here before – viruses jumping from animals to people – but we don't seem to have learnt anythingLive animals are normally slaughtered in front of each other at wet markets (Photo: Adobe. Do...

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BBC Article Bashing Veganism Is Inaccurate, Biased, And Sensationalist

This long opinion piece is filled with wild speculation that is intended to induce unjustified anxiety in a dietary choice that is rightly increasing in popularityThe BBC's recent opinion piece is...

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BBC Says Vegan Junk Food Is Worse Than Meat: Here's Why It's Wrong

Why does the BBC Future website keep posting misleading articles criticising vegan diets?Vegan junk  food isn't healthy - but neither is its meat and cheese-based alternative  (Photo: Adobe. Do not use...

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Joe Rogan's Carnivore Diet Was Disappointing And Irresponsible

Ultimately, short term results do not trump long term scientific dataJoe Rogan recently showed  off the results of his carnivore diet experiment (Photo: Instagram/Joe Rogan)Last month, some people...

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Februdairy: A Desperate Attempt To Promote The Declining Dairy Industry

Demand for cow's milk is declining and plant-alternatives sales have surgedDairy calves are usually separated from their mothers (Photo: Animal Equality)As public opinion continues to shift, increasing...

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10 Reasons Why The Evening Standard Is Right, A 'Virtuous Vegan' Lifestyle Is...

Are UK tabloids churning out meaningless arguments against veganism, or do they have a point?Is veganism too much for a busy London life? (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)This week's award...

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9 Disgusting Animal Products You Can Find In Vitamins

Substances in some vitamins can be sourced from animals' bones, joints, or coatsThere are often strange animal-derived ingredients in supplementsMany vegans opt to take a multivitamin. While a...

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Earthling Ed: USA Today Was Wrong To Call My Coronavirus Meat-Eating Post...

'It is absolutely crucial to have important dialogue that can create mass positive change'Earthling Ed is a vegan educator, public speaker and content creatorOn March 15, I uploaded a post to my...

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Top 5 Vegan Milk Marketing Campaigns

For those who don’t consume dairy products, the massive development of plant-based milk brands is a joyous one. There are so many reasons why plant based milk is betterPlant milk advocates have created...

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Want To Reduce Pandemic Risk? Start With Ending Factory Farming

'Our insatiable appetite for meat has triggered outbreaks that have killed millions of people'Advocates are calling for an end to factory farming around the world My first visits to wet markets in...

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Coronavirus: We Need To Stop Factory Farming As Well As Wet Markets

'Our relationship with animals can no longer be just focussed on exploitation'Factory farming poses threats to human health, as well as causing severe animal suffering (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without...

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Coronavirus Can't Stop The Growth Of Veganism

The lockdown may be rumbling on, but that hasn't stopped the vegan food launches from comingLockdown hasn't stopped growing enthusiasm for vegan food (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)On the...

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Conversations That Bear Fruit: Melanie Joy On Dismantling The Powerarchy

'Joy reveals how the powerarchy hides in plain sight, acting as an invisible hand silently sculpting norms'In recent years, there has been a major increase in vegan and plant-based living (Photo:...

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8 Ways You Can Be Sustainable With Food For Earth Day

From growing herbs to composting, here are some top sustainable tipsGrowing herbs is incredibly rewarding (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)In the midst of a global pandemic that may have...

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The Vegan Dog Food Revolution: Who Is Leading The Charge?

Dogs can in fact eat a plant-based diet and thriveMore people are interested in feeding their dogs a plant-based diet (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)The vegan pet food industry is...

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The Truth About Vegan Cheese: And Tips To Find The Best

Nobody goes vegan for the cheese - and this is whyWhich vegan cheese should  you opt for? Morrisons has just launched a range of vegan cheeses, including smoked, mature and jalapeno. These cheeses are...

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Canada Goose's Pledge To Use Reclaimed Fur Is  Humane-Washing

'We must continue to demand that this brand, and all brands that use animal materials, switch to truly ethical and sustainable materials'Canada Goose no longer buying new fur is good for coyotes and...

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NHS Staff Were Right To Criticize Free Donuts: Healthy Food Is More Crucial...

The NHS should be a place of healing, not a playground for the food industryThe NHS should be a place of healing, not a playground for the food industry (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without...

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Headlines Saying Vegans Are More Depressed Than Meat-Eaters Are...

This is a classic case of sensational headlines exaggerating the scientific researchA story in Metro UK this week says vegetarians and vegans 'are more likely to be depressed and meat is good for...

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Is There Any Point In Having A Vegan Barbecue?

Lockdown is the time to experiment and prepare for sharing good times with people againGatherings are off the cards now, but it's a good time to plan for when we can all come together again (Photo:...

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Notes from the Epicenter: Being Vegan In NYC During COVID-19

'Being in quasi-quarantine is making me a much better vegan'This year on Valentine’s Day, my husband and I delighted in a long, romantic lunch at Xyst, Chef Matthew Kenney’s Mediterranean country...

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More Vegan Cakes To Launch In UK: The Inside Scoop

The future of the vegan British afternoon tea is looking brightA vegan Victoria sponge is on its way to UK supermarkets (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)This week I have some gossip from...

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Top 7 Netflix Vegan Sweet Snacks From The Supermarket

Affordable, delicious, easy to find, and vegan-friendly. What more could you ask for?Popcorn is not the only snack - as this list proves! (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without permission)So you have found...

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'The New York Times' Was Wrong To Declare 'The End Of Meat Is Here'

Global meat production has 'increased rapidly' over the past 50 years. Unfortunately, the meat industry is still alive and roaringThe New York Times says 'the end of meat is here' - but is that true?...

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Fur Industry Implicated In Spreading COVID-19: Fur Is Sick

'The cost of exploiting animals in industrial systems is too great to ignore'Mink confined on factory farms in the Netherlands have tested positive for COVID-19 (Image: Rob Halhead. Do not use without...

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If Vegans Hate Slaughter, Why Do They Eat Realistic Fake Meat?

'Surely macabre details that mimic the look and texture of dead bodies are just going to be needlessly disturbing'Why do vegans want to eat realistic meat analogues? (Image: Plant Based News. Do not...

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A Vegan Diet Is Best For The Planet: The Data Shows Why

What if there was one simple change you could make to reduce your footprint? Well, there is...Going vegan can offer a slew of environmental benefits (Photo: Licensed from Adobe. Do not use without...

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Meat Industry Is Doing Too Little To Manage Pandemic Risk, Says Report

'A shift to more sustainable plant-based proteins offers resilience where animal protein production has failed''The political will to stop factory farming has been sadly lacking'On the same day that...

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Vegan Muscle: How To Bulk Up On A Plant-Based Diet

'Muscles develop by being used and the best diet to fuel this is a wholegrain, vegan one'The 2019 Netflix documentary The Game Changers took the sports world by storm, with hordes of bodybuilders,...

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Meat Is Not 'Essential' - Yet We Are Risking Lives To Produce It

Meat requires workers to risk their lives in the short term to provide a product that is risking consumer lives, and quality of life, in the long termSlaughterhouse workers are dying - but is meat...

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Fish Is Not A Health Food: Here's Why

Some who stop eating meat continue eating fish in the belief that it’s good for them and that fishing is less cruel and destructive than farming - nothing could be further from the truthYou don't need...

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Jon Venus Mocks Animals He's Pledged To Kill Since Ditching Veganism

The bodybuilder has made some strange comments recently - eight of which are debunked in this PBN videoVenus suggested he is confused by scientific papers (Photo: Instagram/Jon Venus)Bodybuilder Jon...

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Government Must Listen To Warnings As New Swine Flu Poses Threat Of Next...

A new strain of flu with the potential to become the next global pandemic has been identified in pigs in Chinascientists monitoring influenza viruses in pigs in China have discovered a new one which...

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UN Says We Must Stop Exploiting Animals Or Face More Pandemics

'Pandemics are a predictable outcome of how people trade and consume animals''Scientists have been warning about other potential disease threats poised to emerge from factory farms and wildlife...

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Is Cultured Meat The Answer To Ending Factory Farming?

It may sound like science-fiction, but meat grown in a laboratory is fast-becoming a reality. How popular it will be, remains to be seenCultured meat could be on the menu soon (Photo: Adobe. Do not use...

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Debunked: Article Claims Eating Meat Is Better For Muscle Health In Old People

'There is no mention of how harmful to health animal protein is and no discussion of the huge health benefits vegan diets offer'High intake of animal protein may weaken bones and increase the risk of...

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WATCH: Top 7 Plant-Based Films Of All Time

An increasing number of filmmakers are tackling the plant-based lifestyle - which are the most inspiring?There is an impressive number of plant-based documentaries available to viewThere is a growing...

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Is An Ayurvedic Lifestyle Compatible With Veganism?

'When I follow the simple suggestions for overall health and the specifics for my type, I feel better and can do more'Ayruveda means 'the science of long life' (Photo: Adobe. Do not use without...

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Obesity Can Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes: A Plant-Based Diet Can Help

'Vegans tend to weigh less than meat- and dairy-eaters and have a lower risk of chronic diseases'Research now shows that it can also put you at risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 (Photo: Adobe. Do...

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Are Humans 'Designed' To Eat Meat?

We have short, soft fingernails, not claws and our canine teeth are small and blunt and have no chance of penetrating a hideLooking at our lack of canine teeth and claws is a clue... (Photo: Adobe. Do...

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Chicken Is Not A Health Food - And Other Diet Myths Busted

There are many myths around vegan diets - that we need milk for calcium or plants don't contain protein. Here we set the record straightPeople often see chicken as a 'healthy' choice - but modern...

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