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84 Percent of Americans Unaware COVID-19 Came From Wet Animal Market, Poll Shows
“The science is clear on how the use of animals for food can contribute to public health emergencies like the one the world is currently facing, but most people don’t know about it,” Jo Anderson, PhD, who oversaw the study, says.
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Washington, DC: You Can Now Get Vegan Cheeseburgers Made by a Top Chef Alum Delivered to Your Door
Chef Spike Mendelsohn’s Maryland-based PLNT Burger is expanding delivery options to the South Capitol and Washington, DC areas with plans for new physical locations in the works.
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Two-Day Virtual Concert to Feature More than 30 Animal-Rights Activists and Musicians
Animal-rights group Mercy For Animals is hosting the “Voices of Compassion” concert, which includes performances by Grammy Award winners Joss Stone and Mýa, Fuller House star Juan Pablo Di Pace, American Idol star Catie Turner, and singer-songwriter Rain Phoenix.
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New Undercover Footage Shows Tiger King Stars Brutally Abusing Animals
The Humane Society of the United States releases new footage of Joe Exotic beating and dragging tiger cubs as part of its larger investigation of the cruel, ongoing trade of wild animals for profit.
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Beyond Meat to Donate More Than One Million Vegan Burgers to COVID-19 Frontline Workers
The vegan brand launches its Feed A Million+ campaign with ambassadors such as NBA star Kyrie Irving and comedian Kevin Hart to help feed those in need during the pandemic.
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SeaWorld Offered $250,000 to Release Marine Animals to Sanctuaries
PETA is footing some of the bill to help the marine park’s interim CEO Marc Swanson end the exploitation of wild animals for good.
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Vegan Cheese Queen Miyoko Schinner Is Judging This Year’s Vegan Film Festival
The vegan dairy pioneer will join a panel of judges to highlight the best vegan-themed films at the festival, planned for October in Ottawa, Canada.
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Plastic-Free Vegan Shampoo Company Closes $3 Million Investment
Personal care products company Nohbo—which previously garnered the support of investor Mark Cuban on Shark Tank—aims to slash waste by offering its shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and shaving cream in water-soluble pods instead of plastic bottles.
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New Cultured-Meat Documentary Meat the Future Debuts Online in Canada Next Month
From the director of animal-rights film The Ghosts in Our Machine, the new documentary spotlight the burgeoning cellular agriculture industry with a focus on Silicon Valley company Memphis Meats.
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Restaurants Can Now Sell Five-Pound Bricks of Plant-Based Impossible Burgers Directly to Consumers
The FDA relaxed its rules allowing the restaurant industry to sell the raw plant-based products to its customers.
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You Can Now Have a Zoom Meeting With Rescued Farmed Animals
California-based animal sanctuary Sweet Farm is helping boost morale with its “Goat-2-Meeting” program, which allows schools and companies to invite rescued farmed animals to their Zoom meetings.
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New Vegan Chocolate Candies Deliver Taste of M&M’s with a Dose of B12
Functional candy brand Sourse makes dark chocolate vegan candies infused with essential vitamins to help vegans snack strong.