Today's Top Vegan Activism Stories

Products

10 Vegan Companies That Give Back to Animals

From vegan milk chocolate to cruelty-free jewelry, these 10 vegan-forward companies help you put your dollar where it counts by donating a percentage of sales to animal welfare causes.

by Karen Asp

Health + Wellness

20 Inspiring Vegan TED Talks to Watch Right Now

From passionate advocates to innovative entrepreneurs, these TED talks will educate, empower, and inspire you to level up your vegan life.

by Shriya Swaminathan

Health + Wellness

13 Fabulous Vegan Things That Happened in 2020

We’re all ready to move on, but first, a look on the vegan bright side.

by Tanya Flink

Features

If Going Vegan is Your Resolution This Year, Read This

For 2021, let’s all focus on practicing compassion and kindness rather than judgment and comparison.

by Kathryn Lunger

News

Joaquin Phoenix-Produced Film Gunda Makes Streaming Debut

The touching black-and-white documentary offers an intimate look at the life of mother pig Gunda and her piglets as a commentary on the human disconnect between the beings we love and the ones we eat.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

News

Farm Sanctuary Expands Its Work to Include Social Justice Issues

Animal protection organization Farm Sanctuary aims to be a platform and resource for the wider social justice issues within animal agriculture and the global food system, including interrelated issues of oppression among workers and communities.

News

There’s Now a Virtual Reality Museum Dedicated to Vegan Milk

Milk Future is a month-long virtual museum that includes interactive exhibits, cooking workshops, and a gift shop.

News

Target Drops Coconut Milk Brand Linked to Forced Monkey Labor

Target will no longer carry Chaokoh brand coconut milk after investigations in Thailand found monkeys are routinely forced to pick coconuts.

News

Argentina’s President Will Go Meat-Free If Paul McCartney Plays “Blackbird” in His Office

President Alberto Fernández may join Meat-Free Monday—which was founded by former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and his daughters—under one condition.

News

Meat Eaters Wanted: Go Vegan and This Job Will Pay You $68,000

Vegan meal subscription company Vibrant Vegan is looking for its first Vegan Curious Coordinator, a meat-eater who is willing to go vegan for three months in exchange for a hefty salary and free meals.

News

Doctors Demand USDA Remove Dairy from Dietary Guidelines, Citing Racial Bias

Despite evidence that many Americans, particularly BIPOC, are lactose intolerant and the consumption of dairy poses a higher risk of multiple cancers, the 2020 to 2025 Dietary Guidelines maintain that Americans should consume three servings of dairy products per day.

Home + Lifestyle

12 Wonderful Facts About Turkeys You Probably Didn’t Know About

Turns out, turkeys can fly. Plus, 11 other interesting facts to celebrate these social and intelligent birds.

by Shriya Swaminathan

News

Cyclists Deliver 1,000 Vegan Meals to “Take Pandemics Off the Menu” in Los Angeles

Nonprofit Million Dollar Vegan is sending out its Great Vegan Meal Train of cyclists who will deliver food purchased from local businesses to frontline workers, the elderly, essential workers, youth centers, and others in need.

Recipes

5 Reasons Why I Eat the Beyond Burger (Spoiler Alert: It Has Nothing to Do With Nutrition)

Is it healthy? Not really. But let’s look at the bigger picture.

News

Jane Goodall, Ricky Gervais, Bryan Adams, and 100 Other Celebrities Sign Open Letter Urging Public to Go Vegan in January

The celebrities urge everyone to consider going vegan in an effort to curb the climate crisis and prevent the next global pandemic in an open letter published by vegan campaign Veganuary.

News

Tabitha Brown Partners with Veganuary to Help Everyone Go Vegan in 2021

by Anna Starostinetskaya

Health + Wellness

5 Ways To Become a (Better) Vegan in 2021

by Tanya Flink

News

Online Retailers Caught Selling Real Fur Labeled as Faux in UK

Laboratory tests confirm that a number of retailers—including Amazon, eBay, Shein, Romwe, and more—are advertising items as “faux fur” when in fact they contain real animal fur.

News

New Anti-Fur Campaign Features Billie Eilish and Mena Suvari

The moving short film—which features Eilish’s hit song “Everything I Wanted”—spotlights the hypocrisy of loving some furry animals while wearing others.