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Meals on Wheels Delivers 100,000 Plant-Based Nutrition Shakes to Seniors in California
Thanks to a $500,000 product donation from plant-based nutrition company Kate Farms, the organization is able to feed thousands of vulnerable seniors.
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66 Members of US Congress Demand Global Ban on All Live Animal Markets
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a group of lawmakers—led by vegan Democratic Senator Cory Booker and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham—is urging the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Organisation for Animal Wealth to issue a permanent ban on the exploitation of wild animals worldwide.
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Teen Activist Spends 12 Hours in Bathtub to Protest SeaWorld’s Confinement of Marine Animals
“Many of us are feeling the stress of captivity, but it’s nothing compared to a lifetime in a cramped tank at SeaWorld,” 14-year-old vegan activist Erin Ersoy says.
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More than 200 Doctors Demand Government to Shut Down US Live Animal Markets
“Live animal markets are a welcome mat to coronaviruses,” doctors at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stated in their petition to US Surgeon General Jerome Adams.
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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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One Loyal Customer Saves Miami Vegan Bakery from Shuttering with “Keep Small Strong” Campaign
“This is a story about hope, support, and vegan croissants,” Miami’s L’Artisane Creative Bakery owner Carolina Molea says.
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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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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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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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Beyond Sushi Launches Fundraiser to Bring Vegan Care Packages to NYC’s Hardest Hit Hospital Workers
With the donated funds, the vegan sushi chain will deliver a care package of individual plant-based meals to frontline healthcare workers at local New York City hospitals.
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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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Veteran-Owned Vegan Chain Raises $14,000 to Feed Healthcare Workers
California’s Blue Bowl is using the funds to deliver its nutrient-rich superfood bowls to frontline staff at local hospitals.
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