News: March 2015

Be a vegan movie-star!

Great news!!! This is your chance to be involved with the ultimate vegan ‘how to’ movie.It’s the brainchild of the lovely vegan couple Eric and Amanda Day. Vegan is a feature-length documentary exploring the widespread rise of veganism in mainstream culture. The movie takes a fascinating, in-depth look at how everyday people follow a vegan […]

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Green is the new black!

“Green is the new black: how veganism became sexy in London.” From Bethnal Green to Notting Hill, vegan cafés are sprouting up across town, catering to the fit and fashionable. Rosamund Urwin on the rise of the crunch bunch.Read the piece in the London Evening Standard here. VLA RESPONSE Aside from the usual negative stereotyping […]

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What price life?

Today, the Dail Mail reports on why no-one wants to work as a ‘chick sexer’ for £40,000 per year.Read more here. VLA RESPONSE: We’re absolutely perplexed as to why industry bosses are surprised they cannot recruit chick-sexers.Really? Would THEY want to do this for a living? First, let’s clarify some ambiguity in the piece: ‘a […]

Categories: egg industry, ethics Tags: chick sexer, chicks, egg alternatives, egg industry, eggs, male chicks

Dairy-free made easy…

Today in the Guardian Katy Salter shares some great ideas for dairy alternatives.Read more here. VLA RESPONSE: Hi KatyInteresting and helpful feature, thank you.Our research suggests actually that as many as 70% of people may have some degree of lactose intolerance without realising it. It may be causing minor ailments and discomfort that becomes the […]

Categories: dairy industry, dairy-free Tags: butter, cheese, dairy, dairy industry, dairy-free, lactose intolerance, milk, vegan cheese, yoghurt

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