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Meet the vegan maths wizard with a mind-blowing ability to recall 3841 binary digits and 1266 playing cards
Billionaire magnate takes dramatic action after acknowledging that meat is bad for business
Delightful Decision: Mukesh Ambani has pulled the plug on meat-selling chain, Reliance Delight.
A third of British willing to consider eating less meat. One in six young people say they now eat no meat.
industry's significant environmental impact from just one in seven people in 2007 to nearly one in three in 2013. The most dramatic change has been in young people (1824) with a five fold increase in awareness from eight per cent in 2007 to 40 per cent now. results, Vegetarian Society Head of Communications Liz ONeill said, The findings should encourage chefs and caterers to take stock. For far too long vegetarians have been expected to be grateful for pasta and tomato sauce! As more and more cus-
often than those born in the 1950s, the report states. Differences across the generations in milk intake may help account for the observed decreases in per capita fluid milk consumption in recent decades despite public and private sector efforts to stem the decline.
These differences will likely make it difficult to reverse current consumption trends, it adds. In fact, as newer generations replace older ones, the populations average level of fluid milk consumption may continue to decline. The report's findings were
The variety of vegan alternatives to animal milks is ever increasing, making it easier than ever to go dairy-free.
welcomed by Compassion Over Killing who said that Americans are moving on and reaching for healthier and more humane dairy-free options. Consumers are discovering the charade built up by millions of dollars of savvy marketing, the organisation commented. Theyre learning that, despite what they were taught in school, milk and other dairy products are actually harmful to our health. Not to mention how dairy factory farms are wreaking havoc on our environment while also causing tremendous cruelty to animals. They invite people to visit TryVeg.com for dairy-free food and drink ideas.
Captured video shows workers grabbing ducks by their wings and necks and shoving metal pipes down their throats, tossing ducks by their fragile wings into transport cages and birds with bleeding wounds left to suffer in tiny wire cages. Also filmed were ducks being shackled upside down and having their throats cut. Force-feeding animals to produce foie gras is so cruel it has been banned in California and more than a dozen countries, Mercy for Animals outlines on Amazoncruelty.com. No socially responsible company should be supporting this type of blatant cruelty.
Fins, cruelly cut from sharks, drying on a sidewalk in Hong Kong in preparation for being sold to restaurants Although the banquet ban is primarily a government move to tackle extravagant spending and regulate the use of public funding on receptions, it has been widely welcomed among marine conservation groups. Quoted in the South China Morning Post, Sea Shepherd's Gary Stokes said: The reason why theyre doing it mainly is austerity cuts but the ramifications its going to have on conservation to the sharks is huge.
PIGS being transported to a slaughterhouse in sub-zero conditions reportedly froze to the death along the way. Toronto Pig Save revealed on its blog that the animals were literally frozen to the floor of the truck perhaps dead on arrival, having frozen to death en route and were being cut off the floors by men with knives Vegan campaigners who were holding a vigil for pigs described the horrendous conditions for the animals. Eyewitness Paul York said that when a transport truck stopped at the traffic lights, it was possible to see inside through an opening at the side. I could see pigs inside and was absolutely certain they were suffering terribly, he said. It later emerged that it was some of these animals who froze to death. With temperatures believed to have dropped to as low as minus 30, it was a harsh experience for both pigs and activists with the effects of the wind being compared to a relentless knife on exposed skin of the face. I very much empathized with the pigs who are shorthaired, Mr York stated. It is painful on our hands and feet.
A freezing pig looks out from a slaughterhouse truck in Toronto. Below, activists give water to dehydrated pigs.
Their ears, tails, feet and snouts must go through a worse pain and they must feel that desperation one feels as the heat leaves the body, and you know that being out there much longer will spell death. I believe some of them did die en route. Certainly, all of them suffered. He added: Even within the context of transport to the slaughterhouse - mass murder - this neglect is an added crime, another level of hell. There is no reason they should suffer prior to their deaths. It is animal cruelty. The truck will be reported to authorities, he said. Toronto Pig Save has previously documented the suffering of pigs being transported to a local slaughterhouse in 110 degree heat during a summer heatwave. A video posted on Youtube shows activists running up to a truck temporarily stopped at traffic lights and giving the severely dehydrated pigs drinks from bottles of water. The groups stated mission is to erect glass walls at Torontos slaughterhouses in order to encourage people to choose vegan, protect the environment, and support farm sanctuaries.
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presenter, Ian McDonald, says it is a vote of confidence in veganism that mainstream radio is promoting the series as being of interest to everybody. Issues explored include the ethics of lab meat, veganism in politics and environmental destruction linked to palm oil.
A DECADE ago, Vicky DeRosa was facing a life of total blindness. A rare disease struck without warning one morning and the words in a newspaper she was trying to read became a blur. Days later I was blind, she recalls. Later that year I was diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disease - Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy that damages the optic nerve and is, to-date, incurable. Eye specialists told her the damage was irreversible and that she would never see again. The best advice they could offer was to seek help for living a blind lifestyle. But Vicky had other ideas. Rather than accepting the diagnosis, she set her sights on seeing again and initiated her own special recovery programme. A system based on good nutrition, exercise and plenty of faith. The result astonished doctors. She regained much of her sight and today, ten years on, it continues to improve. Vicky, now the CEO of online health club V Well Health [vwellhealth.com], says the vegan diet she adopted was instrumental in the turnaround. In a vegan success story featured on Alicia Silverstone's The Kind Life website, Vicky outlines that before her diagnosis, her diet included meat and dairy and that her lifestyle was stressful - a factor believed to have triggered the eye condition.
I believe that healthy lifestyle is medicine and, determined that my eyesight would be healed, I set out to find my own cure, she sight. I then took my healthy diet further and gave up dairy recounts on the site. products, fish, eggs, and I gave up red meat combecame 100% vegan. pletely, took a hard look at my She says she became diet and started constantly vegan for the overall health swapping out certain foods I was eating for the most nutri- benefits but subsequently ent-dense, sight-supporting learned that it provides foods I could find. Over the antioxidants crucial for eye course of a year and a half I therapy. Not only has her eyesight regained much of my eye-
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THOUSANDS of animal lives will be spared with the introduction of sophisticated mannequins to medical training programs around the world.
PETA's intervention will benefit medical courses in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Mexico, Mongolia, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago where trainees at People for the Ethical Treathospitals and universities were ment of Animals, who donated previously required to cut 64 of the surgical simulators, holes into the chests, throats, say the move will shut crude animal laboratories and repplace them with modern learning environments. The TraumaMan laboratory dummy replicates the anatomy and physiology of a real human torso, including ribs, internal organs and even layers of realistic skin that bleed fake blood when cut. Approved by the American College of Surgeons as an alternative to live animals and cadavers, it is already the worlds most widely used surgical simulator, with over 30,000 medical professionals learning from it every year.
to teach lifesaving procedures better than cutting into animals does, outlines a PETA statement. Moving science and medicine away from archaic animal use benefits doctors, their patients, and animals. Simulab, the Seattle-based company behind Traumaman describes it as the most flexible training platform available for advanced trauma training. There is no translation required from animal anatomy to human anatomy and all organs required for each procedure are included, they explain. The system allows the instructor to train in the proper ABC order, which cannot be done with an animal.
EUROPES first vegan supermarket chain is set to expand in 2014 with the opening of five new stores. Located in London, Essen, Cologne, Leipzig and Budapest, the planned branches will bring to 12 the number of stores in the Veganz chain. The Germany-based company - whose motto is Wir lieben Leben (We Love Life) - opened its first store in Berlin in the summer 2011 and went on to launch a second store in the city as well as in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Prague and Vienna. Customers can choose from an impressive range of 6,000 vegan products from 200 suppliers in 30 countries.
In an interview with The All Animal Vegan blog, Veganz marketing manager, Ivonne Meyer stated that their customers are mainly people who are highly eco-aware, people who are changing their diet for health reasons or allergies, people who want to lose weight and get fit, and of course vegetarians and vegans. Most new customers are very impressed by the huge product range and many things they havent seen before (including meat, fish and cheese alternatives), she added. Veganz says it plans to have a total of 21 stores across Europe by the end of 2015.
And, surely important to abdomens and limbs of thouthose training to save lives, no sands of live dogs, goats, pigs killing is necessary. and sheep. TraumaMan never dies, The TraumaMan simulators better represent human the company points out. He But health budget limita- patients, allow trainees to will continue to bleed and tions have prevented some repeat difficult procedures until breath for each and every stumastered, and have been shown dent. countries from adopting it.
THOUSANDS of hot vegan meals have been served to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines.
Food For Life Global's emergency hunger relief team handed out the meals in some of the worst affected areas in the weeks after the devastating tropical cyclone hit. The response was overwhelming, FFL team leader Baladeva Dasa reported. So many people were starving and rushing to grab the food. Volunteers worked day and night to prepare and distribute
A CRUELTY-free cafe on course to close has been given a new lease of life thanks to a everything, and who were major cash injection from now hankering for even one donors. glass of water with the most Eden A Vegan Cafe in desperate emotion, brought Scranton, Pennsylvania was tears to our eyes, she said. suffering the effects of a downWe are even more deter- turn in the economy as well as mined now to go on and reach new parking and traffic restricout to more people. tions in the area.
Food for Life says its priority now is to reach people in the remotest places who do not currently receive support from the government or NGOs.
A January 8th announcement signalling imminent closure sparked what owner and head chef, Christian Pilosi, describes as a humbling and inspiring outpouring of love Donations can be made to and support for us. Food for Life Manilla at An appeal for funds on www.ffl.org Indiegogo has resulted in near-
ticipate by choosing meatfree, plant-based meals at least one day a week, the successful resolution states. Presented by mayor Philip K Stoddard, it got through with a 3-2 majority. I decided this is a good thing, Mayor Stoddard said. It allows us to suggest to people that they think about their
food and that they think about more than just the cost at the checkout counter. It's something many people don't think about at all - the land costs, the carbon costs, the animal experience costs. Those are all costs. Quoted in the Miami New Times, the mayor added: I'm not a vegetarian but when I started working on this, I
began thinking more about what I ate. I began paying attention to when I eat meat and the choices I have. I do consciously make meals without meat or purchase meals without meat given the choice - it's a conscious choice. People should be cognizant of what they put in their mouth.
A TOP activist campaigning for an end to bear bile farming has won the Hong Kong THE FIRST vegan cooking Peoples Choice award. show on a major cable netJill Robinson, the founder of work is now airing on the Animals Asia, picked up the Cooking Channel and the prestigious award at South response, says its host, has China Morning Posts Spirit of been phenomenal. Hong Kong ceremony. Billed as the very first This shows that Hong superfood, longevity, plantKong people are behind us and based cooking show in TV voting for what we do to help history, How to Live to the animal species of China and 100 is bringing the health Hong Kong, a delighted Jill benefits of vegan food to the commented. biggest ever television audiIts another indicator that ence. we are on the right track, she Hosted by celebrity vegan said. It means the world to us, chef, Jason Wrobels, the new especially since the issue of series presents easy vegan bear bile farming was raised so recipes with an emphasis on much during the event and our radical simplicity and artful campaign to end it is so clearly presentation. supported by the people of In the show, Jason Wrobel Hong Kong. Over 10,000 bears are cruel- - known as the King of ly caged on Chinese bile farms Superfoods - focuses on and painfully milked for their powerful ingredients proven bile which is used in medicine to increase longevity. and household products.
Jason Wrobels: Bringing vegan dining to the masses longer through eating deliLaunched in 2010, the cious healthy food is going Cooking Channel is an offdown a treat with audiences. shoot of the Food Network On the day of its premier and is currently available to airing, the show topped the over 60 million American And the idea of living Cooking Channels ratings. households.
With generous help from one of our staunch supporters, actress Alyssa Milano, Bomi was flown on an airplane to California, they announced. This has been a magical time for all of us who have worked so hard to rescue Bomi. We are truly humbled by Alyssa's support, and honored to be in the position to save these precious lives. I am thrilled to have brought Bomi to safety, and look forward to the day she finally gets adopted to a forever home, Alyssa told Radar Online. My heart goes out to the countless other dogs and cats who are suffering from animal abuse, struggling to survive on the streets, or waiting in animal shelters for a quality home.
Bob asks kids to 20 million vegan not eat animals booklets sent out
GO VEGAN Radio host, Bob Linden, has told kids that if they love animals, they should stop eating them. On his 29 December 2013 show, Bob offered this message of compassion to youngsters: Its very sad and scary for the animals. You saw Babe how can you eat Babe? You saw Chicken Run how can you eat chickens? You saw Blackfish love all fish, dont eat them. VEGAN Outreach is celebrating a major milestone in its campaign to spread the word about the cruelty of the meat, egg and dairy industries. The organisation has announced that it has sent out over 20 million educational booklets as part of an effort to persuade people to go vegan. In a press release, the non-profit stated: From our initial 13,182 handfolded and hand-stapled booklets in 1994, to 2012s 2,786,582 copies of Compassionate Choices, Even If You Like Meat, and Why Vegan?, Vegan Outreach booklets have been used by activists around the world to expose the hidden brutality inflicted on farmed animals, while making an honest and thorough case for sustainable and ethical eating. The booklets have been distributed across America and around the world at colleges, high schools, concerts and festivals. Together, we will reach the next 20,000,000 much more quickly, and continue to change lives every day, bringing about the new world we all desire a world where animals arent brutalized and butchered to be eaten, a Vegan Outreach spokesperson stated. Copies of the booklets can be ordered or downloaded online at www.veganoutreach.org
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Tell your parents you dont want to eat animals Kids you love aniany more. They dont mals. When you eat meat, Radio host, Bob Linden dairy, fish or eggs, your have to worry. You will parents are paying someone to really be grow up big and strong and healthy. mean and hurt animals. To lock them The show, and hundreds of others, up in prisons and cut their throats and can be downloaded from the Go kill them for you to eat. Vegan Radio websites archive section A Happy Meal isnt happy at all. at www.goveganradio.com
Brave undercover investigator Taylor Radig exposed multiple acts of criminal cruelty. The thanks from local authorities? A charge of animal cruelty that was eventually dropped.
neys office filed a motion to dismiss the charge, noting that it cant be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who helped make this happen, Taylor Radig said in a statement. Thanks to your phone calls and letters to the District Attorneys Office, donations to Compassion Over Killing and nearly 200,000 signatures on a Change.org petition, we successfully stood together against injustice on behalf of the animals. We told the world that animal suffering matters, and that their pain should never be kept secret, she continued. The motive behind my charges spoke to how effective Compassion Over Killings undercover investigations are, and how important it is that we keep the cameras rolling. The dropping of the charges also showed just how strong the movement toward ending animal suffering really is, she added. Abby Spiwak, the Denver resident who set up the petition welcomed the outcome, saying the District Attorney's office knows she's no criminal. Praising Radig for exposing the cruelty, she stated that if it wasn't for her, the abuse to baby calves at the Quanah Cattle Company would still be going on today - that fact is not debatable. Also beyond debate is the ongoing plight of calves at Quanah. Most are male, unable to produce milk and therefore considered worthless by the dairy industry. After being trucked in and unloaded, they are confined in crates or hutches for around a week before shipped out elsewhere to be raised and slaughtered for their meat. Marketed as veal or beef, these young animals are the often forgotten victims of the dairy industry.
Goody good news from vegan candy Veganuary inspires thousands organisers of the helped along the way the animal reason, she company THE Veganuary campaign with a 31-day sample said. More people are
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menu. Restaurant recommendations and product suggestions are also provided. Speaking on BBC 5 Live Radio, Juliet Gellatley, director of vegan group VIVA said she has seen massive changes in peoples attitudes and that the rise of veganism is attributable to a number of factors. Obviously, theres
THE company behind Goody Good Stuff candy has bid bye-bye to beeswax in a move that will make its entire range vegan. The company says that they have been fighting tooth and nail to find an alternative to beeswax so that the whole Goody Good Stuff range can be safe for vegans.
have announced that over 3,200 individuals pledged to go vegan for the month of January 2014. The initiative which encourages people to eat delicious, healthy food, save 10 animals and do your bit for the environment has been hailed a resounding success. Those embracing the cruelty-free diet are
becoming aware of factory farming and every survey done shows that almost the whole population is against it. On the health side, were just so much more well informed, nutritional therapist Juliet added, pointing to an increased awareness about the links between dairy and acne, heart disease and certain cancers including breast and prostate.
He has got a body to kill for but if you want a fabulous physique like bodybuilding star, Jim Morris, absolutely no killing will be necessary.
Thats because the former Mr USA and Mr Universe has sculpted his body on a diet free from meat and dairy. And in an uplifting new PETA advert, his powerful message is: Muscle your way to better health - Go Vegan. Encouraging people to think before you eat, Jim poses as Roudin's The Thinker and highlights that eating vegan helps to prevent obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and strokes. Meat-free since retiring from competition nearly three decades and vegan for the past 13 years, this 78-year-old is a glowing ambassador for healthy eating. Speaking to PETA, he warns about the damaging
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Defending its decision, the RSPCA stated: On the basis of this evidence, the vet was unable to conclude that any in the UK come from hens in animals had suffered or that enriched cages, with many there was evidence of any being used in processed foods breaches of legislation. Responded Hillside: We such as cakes, quiches and find it incredulous that there pasta. The group is calling on the could be any doubt that these public to help hens by boy- pigs were suffering. View the video footage at cotting the egg industry and www.tinyurl.com/wcpigfarm going vegan.
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have had, this will be irrelevant as all of these animals will be sent to slaughter once they stop laying eggs. The activists did not hide their identities while filming. This open rescue approach, says Animal Equality, is so that the individuals involved can take full responsibility for their action and its legitimacy.
The six rescued hens were later examined by a vet and relocated to a sanctuary where they are enjoying freedom. As in all open rescues we carry out, we always come away filled with a sensation of sadness and impotence when we have to close the door and leave behind thousands of other animals, Animal
Equality said in a statement published on their website, www.animalequality.net. We are simply unable to rescue all of them, but together we can end their suffering, this depends on each one of us, by choosing ethical alternatives to animal products and removing our financial support from these industries.
didnt want to contribute to Jonass remarkable winning achievements in numbers the suffering and killing of other living beings. 105 names committed to memUnfortunately, it took my ory in 15 minutes and recalled. 3841 binary digits committed viscous human mind 20 years before it got sane enough to to memory in 30 minutes and decide to go vegetarian and a recalled. 2280 random digits commityear and a half longer before it ted to memory in 1 hour and understood that if it really recalled. wanted not to contribute to the 459 abstract images commitsuffering of animals, vegan ted to memory in 15 minutes was the way to go. and recalled. Jonas has vowed to return 322 random digits committed next year to defend his number to memory in 5 minutes and 1 position. recalled. 106 dates committed to memory in 5 minutes and linked to correct fictional events. 1266 playing cards committed to memory in 60 minutes and recalled. 211 random words committed to memory in 15 minutes and recalled. 200 single digit numbers spoken out loud in 1 second intervals recalled. 42.57 seconds to commit to memory and recall a single Swede Success: Jonas with the 1266 playing cards he committed to memory and recalled pack of 52 playing cards. A 22-year-old vegan from some sightseeing and find a Sweden has been crowned vegan cupcake shop! the new World Memory In an interview with Champion. PETA, Von Essen - who is In a truly memorable win, studying to be a maths teacher Jonas Von Essen scored a - credited his vegan diet with mind-blowing 8,534 points - helping sharpen his memory. the highest ever in the chamLooking at my results in pionship's 22-year history. memory disciplines, I can I'm really pleased with only say that since I became my score, he said after his vegan, I have won six out of win at the Croydon Confer- seven international competience Centre in London. I've tions, he said. Asked what prompted him been training for 4 to 5 hours a day and now I just want to do to go vegan, he stated that he
Featuring 85 mouth-watering recipes using easy to find ingredients, the book also incorporates a graphic novel. A spin-off from the popular online cookery series, it gives readers the opportunity to take time out from cooking to enjoy the Vegan Zombies illustrated adventures. Available as a paperback or e-book, it can be ordered now at www.theveganzombie.com
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MEAT IS MOTHER
Moments from death, trembling dog rescued from slaughter
A DOG rescued from the jaws of China's horrific dog meat industry has given birth to eight puppies. Vita was saved from certain death by Animal Equality investigators who, in a jointoperation with Last Chance for Animals, were in China to document the horrors of the dog meat trade. We found Vita in Zhanjiang in one of the thousands of dog slaughterhouses across China, one of her rescuers outlined. As soon as we arrived, we noticed her pleading eyes and trembling body. Her eyes begged me to get her out of there. And so, as the slaughterman was brutally killing other unfortunate dogs, the rescue team gained the trust of a worker and tricked him before successfully smuggling Vita out. Vita is one of the very few lucky ones. There are no happy endings for over 18 million dogs killed every year in China for their meat or fur. These animals spend practically their entire lives in cages, surrounded by dirt and faeces, and fed a poor quality diet which causes them to become weak and diseased. At the slaughterhouse, dogs are typically clubbed and beaten before being hung upside down and stabbed or electrocuted. Most of the dogs in Chinas meat trade have been caught from the streets while others have been bred on illegal farms or even kidnapped from loving homes. It pains us to remember
the other dogs we left Life and death: Vita with her puppies and, below, behind behind, Animal Equality bars moments before being saved from a brutal killing. says. We have worked hard to ensure the footage we took inside the slaughterhouse was covered by the media worldwide and we will continue to work to ensure that their suffering wont be forgotten. Since the rescue, Animal Equality has continued fighting the dog meat trade. Its latest efforts have led to the closure of 33 dog and cat market stalls and a dog slaughterhouse. A major result, even if the police response was based largely on health and food security fears - the owners of the stalls and slaughterhouse were found to have no valid animal vaccine certificates. Help end the dog meat trade at voicelessfriends.org
THE world has lost one of its most passionate vegan pioneers with the death on January 9th 2014 of historian, author, lecturer and activist Rynn Berry. Rynn was a historical advisor to the North American Vegetarian Society and the author of several influential books, including Hitler: Neither Vegetarian nor Animal Lover (in which he demolished the seeming paradox that a genocidal tyrant could have been an animal lover and an ethical vegetarian), Food for the Gods: Vegetarianism and the World's Religions and Famous Vegetarians and their Favorite Recipes. He was also responsible for the popular Vegan Guide to New York City. Affectionately dubbed by the New York Times as more than a guide - a portable conscience, it was updated annually with its 19th edition published last year.
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that Jesus fed the multitudes with fish, he said. I translated the passage in the Gospel of John in which he supposedly fed multitudes with fish and the word that is used for fish is opsaria. The first meaning of the word opsaria is 'relish' and only the fourth meaning is 'little fish'. So it was really mistranslated. That would make far more sense for him to be multiplying loaves of bread and relish. That's how people dined in the ancient world - they would take bread which was very nutritious and tear off a piece, dip it into the relish (for example, pickled olives or tahini) and eat it. Responding to news of the death, Go Vegan Radio show host, Bob Linden paid tribute to Rynn, saying he made an enormous and valuable intellectual contribution to our vegan education and was a one-of-a-kind who will be greatly missed. The sentiment was echoed by vegan chef and author Mary Lawrence. This is an unfathomable loss to the vegan community, she wrote. He was truly one of those rare individuals who, simply by his presence, made the world a better place knowing he was in it. I will miss him tremendously. Rest in peace, Rynn Berry (1945-2014). MARTIAL arts icon Jean Claude Van Damme returns to the big screen in the rare role of a villainous vegan drug lord. In the action-packed Enemies Closer, the high-kicking Muscles from Brussels takes veganism where its never been before. Directed by Peter Hyams (who previously gave us Van Damme in TimeCop and Sudden Death), the film follows Xanders on a meat-free mission through the wilderness as he punches, kicks and kills his way towards the cargo of a crashed plane. Van Dammes character shuns leather, cares about the environment and is concerned about carbon footprints but, unlike most vegans, frequently chooses killing over compassion. This meat-free mercenary has no aversion to inflicting pain and death on animals (of the human variety). Although not a vegan in real-life, Jean Claude Van Damme has, in the past, acted to help animals and spoken out against abuse. He has rescued and homed abandoned dogs, condemned the cruelty of the fur trade (I fail to see what is attractive about walking around in an animal skin) and appealed to the South Korean president to stop the torture and killing of dogs and cats. Referring to his canine companions, he has said: You know, when we respect animals, we tend to respect human beings. I encourage people to adopt abandoned animals. It's a beautiful life story which leads to a beautiful love story.
Confirming 68-year-old Rynn's death on Facebook, close friend Martin Rowe described him as a witty, erudite figure and the epitome of the kind of unheralded grassroots activist without which any movement for change cannot grow. Rynns impact was literally incalculable, given how many met him, bought his books, or talked with him at the Union Square green market over many years, he said. He will be missed
greatly, even by those who never met him, but his work will live on. Among the platforms from which he imparted his knowledge over the years was Go Vegan Radio, on which he was a guest five times. Most recently, on the 22nd December 2013 show, he told listeners that Jesus was a vegan and explained how inappropriate it is for people to feast on ham and turkey at Christmas.
[Jesus] would be appalled at the manner in which people are celebrating his birth, he said. He was destined to be an animal liberator and to reform the dietary practices of the elite. They made a travesty of everything he stood for. Asked about the commonly held belief that Jesus ate fish, Rynn outlined that this was a misinterpretation of the truth. In my book, Food for the Gods, I debunk the myth
Some of the increasing number of vegans in Ghana, where the IVU World Vegfest will be held in October to local orphanages to doDuring the week, the nate food items, an introduc- country's Health Minister tion to traditional Ghanaian will be presented with a letdishes and a Vegan Youth ter outlining the benefits of Day dedicated to the upcom- promoting a plant-based ing generation. diet. The Ministry of Health
Human rights group calls for full and impartial investigation into brutal attack by fishermen thugs
ist's killing may have been in revenge for articles which exposed illegal fishing in the region and sparked a police crackdown. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has condemned the attack, saying it was yet another affront to freedom of expression, and in particular to freedom of the press, in the Kingdom of Cambodia where journalists Brave newspaper reporter Suon Chan who was brutally attacked by fishermen thugs are regularly targeted for their work and where a culture of impunity for these crimes reigns. CCHR Human Rights Defenders Project Coordinator Chhay Chhunly is urging the authorities to ensure that a full and impartial investigation into Suon Chans death is conducted and that the perpetrators are brought to justice, not only to ensure justice for
Suon Chans family but also to promote a culture of respect for and protection of journalists and their work. Marine conservation group, The Black Fish praised Suon Chain, saying he worked to expose illegal fishing through his reporting, which has now cost him his life. Our thoughts are with Suon's family and friends at this tragic and difficult time, they added. Police say they have identified the four suspects and are planning to make arrests.
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here and questions must be asked, amongst them whether this is the first time that whale meat has been on sale at this or similar events: or was this just the first time that the sellers have been caught redhanded? he said. The case has now referred to state prosecutors which could lead to the Norwegian stall holders being fined or imprisoned for five years. Commercial whaling is banned by the International Whaling Commission but Iceland and Norway reject this and continue whaling. In 2013, the Norwegian kill quota stood at 1,286 whales. The creatures are cruelly killed using grenade-tipped harpoons which are fired into their bodies and explode.
It facilitates enforcement of existing laws and regulations, through the collection of evidence, with the long-term aim to directly secure prosecuIt will employ new techtions. nologies and aims to inspire What makes the new pro- political action to safeguard a gramme unique, he says, is future for the world's oceans.
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A calf is mercilessly hit on the head at Catelli Brothers slaughterhouse in New Jersey
by their tails, and telling employees never to do the same if inspectors are present. gun. The calf had to be shot with a bolt gun five times before he was effectively rendered unconscious, he said. And in another incident, infuriating to anyone with an ounce of compassion, a calf with a broken leg is accused of being lazy when he refused to stand up and follow his doomed companions out of a transportation truck. The animal who suffered the injury during a 10 hour journey to the killing plant is derided for not being willing to stand and walk to his own slaughter. In the undercover footage, the driver of the truck can be heard saying he just wants to play lazy now. He later adds: I know he's got a broken leg. The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service
Our investigator witnessed animal abuse time and time again, including calves who were still fully conscious up to two minutes after having Also filmed were plant their throats cut, Paul Shapiro managers twisting calves' ears of the HSUS stated. He referred to another calf and tails when they were too weak to stand, lifting the who remained conscious after entire weight of some calves being shot with a captive bolt
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UK department store chain, suffering of factory farmed Selfridges, has stopped sell- civets - permanently caged ing a variety of coffee linked and force-fed the beans. to animal cruelty. Responding to a World Society for the Protection of Civet coffee (Kopi Luwak) Animals campaign, Selfridges comes from beans that have as well as Dutch company been eaten and excreted by the Simon Levelt, Swedens TekAsian palm civet. nikmagasinet and Denmarks A BBC documentary aired Winthers Kaffe have dropped last September exposed the the disgusting product.
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MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THEY STOPPED EATING FLESH BECAUSE OF SOMETHING I SAID. I CAN'T ASK FOR HIGHER THAN THAT ~ MORRISSEY ~
MORRISSEY has said that the achievement he is most proud of is inspiring others to stop eating meat. Responding to questions on the True-to-you.net fan site, he said: Many people have told me that they stopped eating flesh because of something I said. I can't ask for higher than that and I wouldn't aim for higher than that. Asked about what motivated him to stop eating meat, the Meat is Murder lyricist pointed to videos exposing slaughterhouse horrors. If you have access to YouTube, you should click on to what is called the video the meat industry doesn't want you to see, he told followers. If this doesn't affect you in a moral sense then you're probably granite. If you believe in the abattoir then you would support Auschwitz. There's no difference, he added. People who would disagree with this statement have probably never been inside an abattoir. He continued: I see no difference between eating animals and paedophilia. They are both rape, violence, murder. If I'm introduced to anyone who eats beings, I walk away. Imagine, for example, if you were in a nightclub and someone said to you 'Hello, I enjoy bloodshed, throat-slitting and the destruction of life,' well, I doubt if you'd want to exchange phone numbers. In reply to a fan who asked what action he would like to see being taken to protect animals from cruelty and killing, Morrissey listed a ban on zoos and circuses, the appointment of Animal Protectionist Members of Parliament in every government and the Queen to stop wearing an electrocuted bear-cub on her head. He went on to criticise the promotion of meat on television, suggesting that every TV commercial that promotes flesh-food should be followed by one showing, step by step, how the living pig and the living cow become the supermarket commodity. Next to be criticised were so-called celebrity chefs who eagerly encourage millions of viewers to eat meat and believe that animals should have no right to live. If Jamie 'Orrible [Oliver] is so certain that flesh-food is
Entitled Exploring Moon Bears, the Internet Explorerenhanced site presents three story books which relate the past, present and future of tasty then why doesn't he stick bears that have been rescued one of his children in a from bile farms. microwave? Morrissey Wei Qing of Microsoft said remarked. It would taste the the company is pleased to be same as cooked lamb. collaborating with Animals He went on to question the Asia on the site. He said it mentality of singer Cilla helps stop bear bile farming Black - she recently appeared through a more vivid and on television telling us how interactive online experience. she was preparing leg of lamb Animals Asia founder and for dinner, and since a lamb is CEO Jill Robinson added: a baby, I wondered what kind We cant thank Microsoft of mind Cilla Black could enough for their help. We are possibly have that would con- truly inspired by their contrivince her that eating a baby is bution and commitment to OK. ending bear bile farming. World leaders, including Barack Obama, were also lambasted for their silence on the environmental destruction and human disease and death being caused by the meat industry. I would also like to ask meat-eaters why they are so certain that animals deserve such barbaric and horrific treatment, Morrissey concluded. I would like to ask meat-eaters why they believe that animals should not have any rights to live their own lives, whilst humans fiercely demand a god-given right to live as they wish simply by reason of their birth alone. In China and Vietnam, over 12,000 bears are held in captivity on farms and milked regularly for their bile, which is used in traditional medicine.
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A NEW ad campaign is encouraging commuters to be compassionate and quit consuming animals.
Eye-catching PETA posters are on display in 25 London Underground stations and feature a photo of a pig alongside the message You Morrisseys best-selling Can Live Without Those Ribs Autobiography book is cur- - I Can't! rently available. Its success The organisation says that has inspired him to work on a the cute tube ads aim to chalnovel which is now half-com- lenge people to think critically plete. He is also soon to begin about their meat consumption recording his 10th solo album, from the perspective of the the follow-up to 2009's 'Years animals killed for food. Of Refusal'. To help spread the vegan message, a dozen activists in animal costumes travelled through Kings Cross station encouraging travellers to Love me, dont eat me!
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He set up the company, Beyond Meat products can whose plant-based product be purchased in Whole Foods range includes grilled and Southwest-style chicken-free Market stores.
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THE decision to adopt a raw vegan diet helped save the life of Janette Murray-Wakelin, the New Zealander who, with husband Alan, have won worldwide acclaim for their sensational running record.
The pair, who on New Years Day, completed a recordbreaking 366 consecutive marathons, fuelled their fabulous feat on a wholly raw vegan diet. The healthy variety of fruit and vegetables consumed are not only life-sustaining but also life-saving. In 2001, Janette was told time was running out for her after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Determined to prove the doctors wrong, she went vegan and soon reversed the prognosis - a turnaround she documents in her book, Raw Can Cure Cancer. I wanted to do something to change [the prognosis] and I just made a lot of really conscious lifestyle choices, especially with food and eating only 100 per cent nutrientladen food which is fruit and veg, she recalls. I stopped cooking it so I wasnt losing any of it. That helped the body to rejuvenate and reverse the situation. Its a diet that has continued to serve the couple well. In preparation for their monumental Running Raw Around Australia adventure, they calculated how many calories their bodies needed to complete each leg of the 15,000 km journey. This was covered by consuming 10 bananas, a grapefruit and a date smoothie for breakfast, another 10 bananas and a large green smoothie later in the morning and a fruit salad in the afernoon followed by three oranges. When each run was complete, they enjoyed a rejuvenating dinner of veggie juice, avocados and a huge vegetable salad. Their days began at 03.50 when the alarm sounded and after the first of the morning meals, they were on the road usually before 5am. Speaking to ABC Radio,
Alan said that they were sore during the first few weeks as they got used to the daily routine. After that, it's actually become easier every day, he revealed. I really don't think we've had any days when we didn't think we could make it. But we had a few longer days through extremes of heat. We had some 44 degree days going up into Canberra. The pair also had to contend with freezing temperatures, a cyclone, hailstones, floods and a bushfire. So whats next for these awesome athletes? They say they will continue to run and spread the word about the raw vegan diet. Planned for 2014 is a speaking tour of Australia and an appearance in August at New Yorks Woodstock Fruit Festival. They are also writing a book about their experiences and will be featured in a special documentary. Donations to their chosen charities may be made at www.runningrawaroundaustralia.com
I've experimented with RAW vegan powerhouse Alexei Voyevoda is a diet a lot, he explains in a strong candidate for a video interview posted on medal at the Winter Youtube. Olympics in Sochi. Comparing his performVoyevoda, a three-time ances on various diets, he arm wrestling world cham- reveals that on the meat and pion and a two-time Olym- dairy diet, he lacked enerpic bobsleigh medalist is a gy while the raw vegan diet member of the 2014 is very effective. Russian bobsledding team Asked about dairy prodand says he wants to win ucts, he said: At first I ate gold. dairy products and drank My role on the team is to stop the bobsleigh, he told the Moscow Times. I do this with the strength I have acquired through arm wrestling. milk. Then I stopped. Asked if he is vegan, he replied Yes, I am.
He appears on the cover of recognised bodybuilders, Whether were referring the current edition of Vegan Robert Cheeke is a former to running, swimming, foot- Health and Fitness Magazine.
While adjusting his diet in winter to eat some cooked foods, his preference is clearVoyevoda maintains his ly for raw foods. In the summimpressive er we have the strength on a opportunity to vegan diet eat fresh vegraw most of etables and the year exfruits and to cept in winter be raw vegwhen he says ans, he stathe eats some ed. Just try foods that are cooked. it. I encourage you to try a The Sochi native is on healthy lifestyle. Maybe you record as saying that when like it. I like it. he switched meat for fruits As an official ambassador and vegetables, he felt bet- of the Sochi Games tasked ter and experienced in- with encouraging people to creased speed and streng- adopt a healthy lifestyle, th. Alexei is a powerful role You just need to eat the model. right foods, among which See him and the Russian the meat is not included, bobsleigh team in action at he is quoted as saying on the Winter Olympics on XSportNews.com. February 16 and 17.
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RAWESOME!
Record-breaking performance by plant powered partners
A RAW vegan couple from New Zealand has set a stunning world record by running 366 consecutive marathons around Australia.
Janette Murray-Wakelin, 64, and Alan Murray, 68, began their plantpowered journey on January 1st 2013 near Melbourne and ran into the record books a year later after clocking up over 15,000 kilometres. The pair, who previously completed 50 marathons in 50 days along the length of New Zealand, took on the new challenge to raise money for charities and promote the vegan diet. Janette said that their aim during the round-Australia journey was to convey a message of kindness and compassion to all living beings, to show that anything is possible and that youre never too old and never too young! We hope that what we have done will bring great inspiration and motivation to people worldwide and we know that we have touched thousands of people by what we've done, she said. We feel blessed to have been part of bringing that message forth. Cancer survivor Janette is living proof that the raw vegan diet not only nourishes the body but can also heal it too. She explains that 13 years ago, she was diagnosed with highly aggressive carcinoma breast cancer and given six months to live. Turn to page 17 to read more
This is the latest major success for Meagan and Eric who previously won gold at the 2013 Four Continents championships and for the past three years in a row, have been crowned the Canadian national champions. On their way to a win earlier this year in Ottawa, they achieved a stunning new national record with a total score of 213.62. Ontario native Meagan credits going vegan in 2008 with making her spectacular jumps more effortless. I have a better balance in my body. I sleep better. My skin is better. My energy levels are better. I feel stronger, calmer, and more at peace with everything, she has said. In an interview with Viva la Vegan, she revealed that everyone is supportive of her lifestyle. The other athletes love the treats I bring to competitions and often ask me for recipes, she said. I try to talk to anyone who is interested. I am not surrounded by any other vegans in my life so I'm advocating alone for veganism!