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01/31/2018 FORMER GANG MEMBER TURNS INTO VEGAN ACTIVIST

Former gang member Joey Armstrong (known online as Joey Carbstrong) eschewed animal products after spending six months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. While on house arrest, Armstrong was inspired by raw-food educator Dan McDonald to make a lifestyle change. "Every experience I've had in my life has happened in a necessary sequence to prepare me for the next chapter," Armstrong said. "I'm so grateful I have the chance to spread the light inside of me and to help to change the world into a more peaceful place for all." Armstrong—who has been both vegan and sober for four years—creates street-style interview videos on his YouTube channel "Joey vs The Public," where he engages passerbys in conversations about common myths pertaining to the meat and dairy industries. Armstrong now travels the world to train vegan activists to be more effective in communicating with omnivores. (vegnews.com)

01/30/2018 VEGAN FILM EXPOSES CORRUPT WEIGHT LOSS AND DIET INDUSTRY

Award-winning producer and filmmaker Michal Siewierski's second full-length documentary The Yoyo Effect will debut this summer. The vegan film will focus on the obesity epidemic and explore common misconceptions of weight loss and trending diets such as Paleo and Atkins. From science-based evidence to new disruptive ideas, Siewierski aims to provide viewers with long-term sustainable weight-loss strategies to improve their health. "[My goal is to] empower the viewer with information that can set them on a long-term healthy weight loss path through lifestyle change," Siewierski told VegNews, "instead of the typical short term 'yoyo diets.'" The film will promote a whole-foods, plant-based diet and follow Siewierski's personal experience with weight loss. The documentary features interviews with celebrities, authors, doctors, and health experts such as Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine's Neal Barnard, MD, plant-based ultramarathoner Rich Roll, and Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey. (vegnews.com)

01/29/2018 TWO MAJOR GROUPS MERGE FORCES TO FIGHT FOR ANIMALS

Animal rights organizations Compassion Over Killing (COK) and Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) signed a cooperative agreement the week before last. The two organizations will now work together to strengthen the animal-rights movement, with COK taking over several FARM initiatives, including Have We Been Lied To? Tour (previously known as the 10 Billion Lives Tour), Online Views, Vegan Support (including Meatout Mondays e-newsletter), the Meatout campaign, and World Day for Farmed Animals. COK has hired several FARM employees to help to merge the campaigns. "As part of overseeing these programs," COK executive director Erica Meier said, "COK will continue to expand and strengthen its work to advocate for farmed animals and promote vegan eating through hard-hitting undercover investigations, innovative legal advocacy, empowering vegan outreach and support, [and] corporate campaigns." (vegnews.com)

01/26/2018 EXPERT SAYS DAIRY INDUSTRY WILL VANISH IN 10 YEARS

At the recent Semex dairy conference in Glasgow, Scotland, several industry professionals discussed the impact of plant-based dairy alternatives on dairy industry profits. Judith Byron, the chief executive of trade group Dairy UK, revealed that the industry lobby is launching a £1.2 million ($1.7 million) advertising campaign next month to combat the negative image of dairy products. Judith Capper, a livestock sustainability consultant implied that traditional dairy campaigning may no longer be enough. While vegans comprise a small portion of the population in the United Kingdom, Capper said their collective ethical message—or "very loud voices"—is making an impact. "There is a need in the dairy sector for some myth busting," Capper said. "If consumers don't buy our products—milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.—we will not have a dairy industry in five to 10 years." (vegnews.com)

01/25/2018 SALES TRIPLE AT LONDON PUB AFTER IT GOES VEGAN

English pub The Blacksmith and The Toffeemaker has reported an increase in sales by three-fold after it removed animal products from its menu earlier this month. The pub's general manager Sam Pryor told Metro UK that while the business intended to be entirely plant-based for a limited-time, the restaurant will remain vegan "for as long as the pub is standing." The Blacksmith and The Toffeemaker initially transitioned to a plant-based menu and eliminated straws to reduce food waste. "From a sustainability point of view," Pryor said, "it's tragic to see the huge amount of resources that go into feeding livestock for meat only for us to have to throw unsold meat out once it’s past its use-by date." Pryor explained that in addition to food waste, the pub implemented the new vegan menu to take a stance against the "horrifying" practices of animal agriculture. (vegnews.com)

01/24/2018 VEGAN PIZZAS CONTINUE TO SELL OUT AT DOMINO'S

Domino's Australia reported an overwhelming demand for its newly launched vegan pizzas. "We knew the response was going to be big after the demand we saw for the product on social media," Domino's regional CEO Nick Knight said, "but we had no idea it was going to be this big." Domino's first announced it would add vegan cheese to its menus in Australia after its Facebook followers responded with a resounding "yes" to its question, "Do you want vegan cheese?" The brand partnered with United States-based vegan company Follow Your Heart to develop three vegan pizzas—Vegan Avocado Veg, the Vegan Spicy Trio, and the Vegan Margherita—which the chain launched at its 600 Australian locations last week. "We're excited that customers love this product as much as we do," Knight said, "and that we have been able to source a cheese alternative that vegan customers have given their tick of approval on." (vegnews.com)

01/23/2018 BROTHERS ROW ACROSS ATLANTIC TO DISPEL VEGAN MYTHS

Brothers Jude Massey and Greg Bailey departed Thursday from the Canary Islands on a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean on a rowboat. "Doing this row on a vegan diet," 18-year-old Massey told Huffington Post UK, "is a way to prove to people that you can do extreme challenges and get all the nutrients you need through a plant-based diet. There's no lack of protein or other nutrients. It's a great way to challenge people's opinions on traditional English diets and extreme athlete diets." Massey and Bailey—the latter of whom is vegetarian but agreed to support his vegan brother on the journey—will consume three dehydrated vegan meals per day. The men (known as the "Ocean Brothers") decided to row across the Atlantic—taking turns sleeping in a covered area of the boat—as a tribute to their father/stepfather, who died of skin cancer in October, and plan to arrive in Barbados in approximately 10 weeks. (vegnews.com)

01/22/2018 DANONE SHUTS DOWN ITS MILK BUSINESS IN INDIA

French company Danone plans to discontinue its liquid milk brands in India, citing that the dairy products are not performing well. While the company will continue to sell products made with dairy in India, it will discontinue its liquid "fresh" and "UHT" (or ultra-high temperature) milk products across the country. Last year, Danone acquired WhiteWave Foods—parent company of plant-based brands Silk, Vega, So Delicious, and Alpro—for 12.5 billion. Newly formed DanoneWave allocated $60 million in capital to expand Silk's Virginia production facility to capitalize on the booming plant-based dairy industry, which is predicted to reach $35 billion by 2024. (vegnews.com)

01/19/2018 NORWEGIAN WOLVES WON'T DIE ALONE

The government of Norway is running an extinction policy that is aimed at keeping the wolf population in Norway permanently at a critical level and as weak as possible. It has decided to cull altogether 42 wolves this winter of which more than half has already been killed. At the end of the hunting season, the majority of the wolf population in Norway will have been exterminated. Animal Friends Croatia joins the Norwegian animal organization NOAH by organizing the demo against the massive wolf culling in Norway this winter and the wolf extinction policy run by the Norwegian authorities. The demo will take place today, on January 19, in front of the Norwegian Embassy in Zagreb at 11 a.m. Zagreb demo is just one of many demos that will take place all over Europe and worldwide. More than 5000 protesters are expected to participate in the demonstrations in Norway.

01/18/2018 NORWAY BANS FUR FARMS

The Norwegian government signed a doctrine this week that will shut down the fur industry in Norway. The government will eliminate the country's 300 fur farms—where nearly 1 million foxes and minks are raised for their fur—by 2025. The legislation comes after widespread anti-fur protests and campaigns conducted for 28 years by local animal-rights group Norwegian Society for Animal Protection (NOAH). Whereas fur farming remains legal in the United States, Norway has become the 16th European country to impose such a ban and others, including the United Kingdom, are currently considering similar bans. In recent months, luxury fashion brands such as Gucci have removed fur from their collections, a further indication of the declining appeal of animal pelts in fashion. (vegnews.com)

01/17/2018 BOILING LIVE LOBSTERS NOW ILLEGAL IN SWITZERLAND

Swiss government officials signed a sweeping animal welfare bill that will take effect in March. The new legislation prohibits the practice of killing lobsters by boiling them alive and requires the crustaceans to first be stunned. "It must be assumed that these animals are sentient," officials announced last week, "and therefore must not be allowed to suffer unnecessarily." The new law also bans the transport of crustaceans in unnatural conditions. "Live crustaceans," the new law states, "including the lobster, may no longer be transported on ice or in ice water. Aquatic species must always be kept in their natural environment." The new Swiss law extends to a number of other animals, as it outlaws devices used to stop dogs from barking, places greater emphasis on shutting down illegal puppy mills, bans pop-up petting zoos, and requires animal welfare officers to oversee procedures in animal testing labs. (vegnews.com)

01/16/2018 VEGANISM SET TO SHAKE UP BIG FOOD COMPANIES IN 2018

A recent report compiled by media outlet Foodnavigator highlighted the innovations set to change the food industry in 2018. Several market analysts predicted that plant-based companies—which create products in line with current consumer habits—will force traditional brands to develop new concepts to retain customers. "The rising number of vegans and how fashionable the cuisine now seems to be—big companies are taking notice," GlobalData consumer analyst Ronan Stafford said. "The number of vegan options will increase in both supermarkets and restaurants." Katya Witham, food and drink analyst at market research firm Mintel, confided Stafford’s prediction. "Veganism is now seen as a trendy lifestyle," Witham said. GlobalData found in its 2016 report that 70 percent of the world's population is actively reducing its meat consumption, while Mintel's 2017 Global Food & Drink Trend report found that new vegan product launches increased by 257 percent worldwide since 2010. (vegnews.com)

01/15/2018 BMW DESIGNER DEBUTS VEGAN CAR TO RIVAL TESLA

Luxury car company Fisker, Inc. unveiled its newest model, the EMotion, this week. The car—available for a base price of $129,00—features sensor-operated butterfly doors, a battery that lasts for more than 400 miles, and a fully vegan interior option. The Los Angeles-based company founder Henrik Fisker is known for designing several high-end vehicles, including the 2005-2017 Aston Martin Vantage and the 1999 BMW Z8. "The Electric Vehicle Renaissance has truly begun," Fisker said, "one that must be met with both timeless, yet futuristic, form and hyper-intelligent function." Fisker's first vegan-certified vehicle, the Karma EcoChic model, debuted in 2010. In July, rival electric car company Tesla removed all leather—minus steering wheel wraps, which can be made vegan upon request—from all its car models and replaced it with synthetic vegan fibers. The EMotion is available for preorder and the car is slated to arrive in 2019. (vegnews.com)

01/15/2018 VEGAN EGG REPLACER DEBUTS AMIDST SURGING EGG PRICES

United Kingdom-based food ingredient company Ulrick & Short recently developed a vegan egg alternative called "ovaprox." Egg prices in the European Union have increased by 55.8 percent in the year between November 2016 and 2017, which, according to the company's executive assistant Robert Lambert, will give vegan alternatives an economic advantage. "We've seen a significant increase in demand from our customers for egg replacement," Lambert told media outlet FoodIngredientsFirst. "This is mainly due to price fluctuations over recent months, and manufacturers have found that ovaprox offers a competitive and price stable alternative. Also, the growth of veganism in recent years is forcing manufacturers to look at egg alternatives, and our ovaprox is vegan." Ovaprox is made from a combination of starches and can be used in place of eggs in baked goods, pancakes, and mayonnaise. (vegnews.com)

01/11/2018 FEDERAL JUDGE RULES A-GAG LAW VIOLATES FREE SPEECH

Last week, United States Circuit Court Judge M. Margaret McKeown granted an appeal of Idaho's standing "ag-gag" law. Idaho passed legislature in 2014 that banned filming practices at animal agriculture operations after animal-rights organization Mercy For Animals released footage of workers stomping on cows and other egregious abuse at Idaho's Bettencourt Dairy. "The panel held that the subsection criminalized innocent behavior," Judge McKeown's 56-page ruling stated, "was staggeringly overbroad, and that the purpose of the statute was, in large part, targeted at speech and investigative journalists." The ag-gag law included language that specifically targeted audiovisual recording, which the court found to be suspicious. "Without some legitimate explanation," the ruling stated, "we are left to conclude that Idaho is singling out for suppression one mode of speech—audio and video recordings of agricultural operations—to keep controversy and suspect practices out of the public eye." (vegnews.com)

01/10/2018 VEGAN PROTEIN WILL CRUSH ORGANIC MEAT DEMAND IN 2018

A new report published by Eurostar Commodities and Bite UK revealed that demand for plant-based protein in the United Kingdom is set to surpass that of organic meat this year. Jason Bull, sales director at Eurostar Commodities and Bite UK, explained to Global Meat News that British consumers are consistently choosing plant-based protein as they become more aware of its benefits. "There are lower calories in plant-based proteins," Bull said, "so it will appeal to a broader audience who are doing moderate exercise as opposed to hardcore bodybuilding. The British public are becoming more and more comfortable with vegan proteins that they would never have heard of just a few years ago." Data published last month revealed Britons are now consuming 50 percent less beef and veal they did in 1975. (vegnews.com)

01/09/2018 FINLAND'S LARGEST DAIRY BRAND DEBUTS VEGAN OAT MILK

Finland's largest dairy producer Valio will debut a vegan oat-based milk and yogurt line in Finland in February and across Sweden in the spring. The Oddlygood line—which is made with locally sourced Finnish oats—will include a plain and dark cocoa oat milk, and several yogurt flavors such as raspberry, mango, blueberry, vanilla, and strawberry. "Studies show that consumers want a wider range of good-tasting and local product options in the selection of plant-based products," Valio Business Manager Anne Arponen said." Consumers enjoy experimenting with plant-based products. The products are non-dairy, so they make a good option for vegans and [people with milk allergies]." Large dairy brands are increasingly turning to plant-based innovations to keep up with changing consumer habits, as evidenced by French dairy brand Danone's recent $12.5 billion acquisition of WhiteWave Foods—the parent company of non-dairy brands Silk, So Delicious, Vega, and Alpro. (vegnews.com)

01/08/2018 NEW FILM EXPOSES LINK BETWEEN DAIRY, LEATHER, AND BEEF

Vegan documentary Deadly Dairy recently debuted in India. Animal-rights group Animal Equality India compiled footage it gathered from two years of undercover investigations at 107 dairy farms, two semen collection centers, 11 cattle markets, eight slaughterhouses, seven meat markets, and five tanneries to create the film. Deadly Dairy shows cows being forcibly impregnated, calves taken from their mothers, and emaciated dairy cows being sent to slaughter. While many people in India consider cows a sacred animal and abstain from eating them, consuming dairy continues to be a cultural norm. Deadly Dairy not only exposes the routine abuse and neglect present in India's dairy industry but also reveals what the filmmakers call the "trifecta"—or how the beef and leather industries depend on dairy farmers' "spent" cows. While Deadly Dairy was made with the Indian demographic in mind, the film is available online to viewers worldwide. (vegnews.com)

01/05/2018 CHINA ELIMINATES IVORY TRADE

China's ban on buying and selling ivory went into effect Sunday. Former basketball star Yao Ming proposed a ban on ivory to the National People's Congress in 2014 and worked together with animal-rights organizations WildAid, African Wildlife Foundation, and Save the Elephants to create awareness campaigns that resulted in the new legislation. Ming and WildAid launched a video and billboard campaign on Sunday to educate the public about the ban on ivory. While illegal poaching of elephants continues to be an issue in many parts of Africa, WildAid hopes reducing demand in China will decrease supply. "The United Nations has unanimously called for domestic ivory sales bans, and many other countries are responding with action," Knights said. "Japan alone remains unwilling to join the global community on this issue." (vegnews.com)

01/04/2018 BEYOND BURGER NAMED BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH OF 2017

A recent feature published by media outlet Quartz highlighted 11 of the most underrated scientific breakthroughs of 2017. A group of writers identified technologies such as Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket, progress in AIDS treatment, and advancements in gene therapy to eliminate previously incurable diseases as breakthroughs that will have a lasting impact in years to come. On that list, the writers included the success of Beyond Meat's "bleeding" Beyond Burger as a major step toward a better food system. The feature also included advancements made to remove animals from clothing manufacturing, citing biofabrication company Modern Meadow (which makes slaughter-free leather in a lab setting) and Bolt Threads (which makes silk from vegan yeast-based fibers instead of spiders) as top contenders for disrupting the fashion industry in 2018. (vegnews.com)

01/03/2018 PLANT-BASED IS TOP TREND TO WATCH IN 2018

In its recent year-end report, food industry media outlet Foodnavigator USA named several plant-based innovations as top trends to watch in 2018. Writer Elaine Watson focused on 10 trends that will capture consumer interest in the coming year, including innovative technologies such as cultured meat (also known as "clean meat"), plant-based proteins, and cleaner labels. Watson explained that while larger food companies struggle to connect with the next generation of mindful consumers, plant-based foods such as chickpea proteins, peanut-based milk, and burgers from meatless brands Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat will continue to gain market share in 2018. A number of research firms, retailers, and media outlets—including meat industry publication Meat + Poultry—have named plant-based foods as a top trend of 2017 and predicted their growth in the coming year. (vegnews.com)

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