How to Live a Healthy and Happy Vegan Lifestyle

  Zac Efron, Olivia Munn, Tricia Helfer, Pom Klementieff, Taika Waititi, and Ricky Gervais are tackling animal testing in an upcoming animated short film. Zac Efron and Ricky Gervais star in an upcoming short film that highlights the urgent need to end animal testing called Save Ralph. The stop motion animation is written and directed by Spencer Susser. It is produced by animal advocacy nonprofit Humane Society International (HSI) and Australian collective Blue Tongue Films, of which Susser is the only U.S.-based member, along with Arch Model Studio. The star-studded Save Ralph also features Olivia Munn, Tricia Helfer, Pom Klementieff, and Oscar winning filmmaker Taika Waititi as the titular Ralph — a rabbit who has lost hearing in one ear and sight in one eye due to his experience of extensive animal testing. Continue...

  The publication has long promoted fish as a nutritious and 'sustainable' food. But will it now turn its back on seafood for good? Fashion giant Vogue says Seaspiracy will ‘change your thoughts on seafood forever’. The publication has long plugged fish as a nutritious and ‘sustainable’ food – describing Alaska salmon as a ‘hero ingredient’. However, it has now published a feature detailing six ‘eye-opening’ lessons from Seaspiracy such as bycatch, plastic pollution and ‘blood shrimp’. The documentary, directed by filmmaker Ali. Tabrizi, sheds light on the ‘war being waged’ on the world’s oceans. Continue...

People who abuse animals often do so under the incorrect assumption that animals are too stupid to know what is happening to them. But as we know, this is hardly the case, and animals show us how intelligent they are every day. Take, for example, the story of Rita the pregnant pig. Before Rita lived at Animal Place sanctuary, she was raised on a factory farm . This sort of existence is typically nothing short of horrific for sows who are confined to small crates and deprived of all their basic needs.  All this changed for Rita, however, when she was loaded onto a truck to be transported to slaughter. She was smart enough to know that she had to escape, so she took a leap of faith! Continue...

  “It’s becoming more and more clear that the obsession with eating meat and dairy products and eggs is totally destroying the environment.”  This week, renowned anthropologist, animal activist, and Conservationist Jane Goodall released a cookbook to encourage people to go plant-based. EatMeatless: Good for Animals – the first-ever cookbook released by The Jane Goodall Institute on 23rd March offers around 80 plant-based recipes including breakfast dishes, soups, salads, mains, and desserts that promise to be both healthy and inspiring. The book has been published by Simon & Schuster and includes a foreword as well as quotes of wisdom interspersed throughout by the veteran. It has been ‘crafted especially for curious consumers looking to incorporate healthier dietary practices, those interested in environmental sustainability and animal welfare’. Continue...

  Exposing the new Amul milk ad full of lies about vegan milk. See the REAL Indian dairy industry: https://youtu.be/30bCIsh3oh8 #AmulExposed #MilkLies #DavidRamms

  The musician has joined a slew of celebrities urging their fans to watch the anti-fishing documentary... Rock legend Bryan Adams is urging his followers to stop eating fish and watch Seaspiracy . The musician, who regularly uses his platform to advocate veganism, is one of many celebrities plugging the anti-fishing documentary. Seaspiracy, which debuted on Netflix yesterday, sheds light on the ‘war being waged’ on the world’s oceans, and delves into the fishing industry’s environmental impacts on marine life. After watching the documentary, Adams told his 655,600 Twitter followers : “Watch Seaspiracy on Netflix. #Donteatfish #Stopkillingfish #Seaspiracy.”  Continue...

Harbin hotel keeping threatened species in pen overlooked  by bedrooms angers animal welfare groups A Chinese hotel built around a central polar bear enclosure for the non-stop viewing pleasure of its guests has opened to immediate condemnation from conservationists. At Harbin Polar Land in north-east China , the hotel bedrooms’ windows face onto the bears’ pen, with visitors told the animals are their “neighbours 24 hours a day”. A video shows the bears – a threatened species – being photographed by crowds of guests under harsh warm lights, in a space consisting of fake rocks and icicles and a white painted floor. Animal rights organisations reacted with outrage, urging customers to stay away from establishments profiting “from animals’ misery”. “Polar bears belong in the Arctic, not in zoos or glass boxes in aquariums - and certainly not in hotels,” said Peta Asia’s vice-president, Jason Baker. Continue...

     The documentary follows Seaspiracy directors Ali and Lucy Tabrizi as they reveal the extent of the ongoing global threat to ocean life. According to Netflix, the filmmakers discover an “alarming global conspiracy” that links the intersecting issues contributing to oceanic destruction.  “The rate of destruction in our oceans is outpacing our knowledge of its wonders,” said Lucy in a statement shared to Instagram. “It’s crucial that we engage in this urgent conversation to protect the most incredible habitat on earth before it’s too late… And this film will spark that.”

     A meat eater and vegan activist bear witness at a pig slaughterhouse with The LA chapter of Animal Save Movement.

  Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to stronger action to safeguard the world’s forests, a senior UN official said on Friday, highlighting how these natural resources have helped to protect health and well-being during the global crisis. Liu Zhenmin, head of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), issued the call during a virtual event to commemorate the International Day of Forests , observed annually on 21 March. Meanwhile, green spaces, parks and forests have been vital during “these times of social distancing”, and healthy, well-managed forests also act as natural buffers against zoonoses, thus warding against the risk of future pandemics. “Yet, despite their obvious importance, forests continue to be under threat”, Mr. Liu said. Continue

This report examines the issue of “blue loss,” or how many aquatic animals are unaccounted for in the human food chain each year.  Aquaculture is often touted as the solution to overfishing, yet our study has found that up to half of all animals caught at sea are fed to fish on farms.  This poses serious questions about aquaculture’s animal welfare paradigm. Listed below are our main findings: ● Approximately 1.2 trillion aquatic animals are fed to other aquatic animals each year. This is approximately one-third to one-half of all animals fished. ● In order to produce the billions of fish that end up on the human plate, trillions of fish are processed, or fed live, as fish feed. ● Many of the fish we feed Salmon have similar welfare needs, thus creating a ‘welfare pyramid’ effect, as each farmed salmon must eat the biomass equivalent to 9 herring, or 120 anchovies, to be brought to harvest weight. ● In terms of welfare, this means that each farmed fish we produce under welfare scrutiny

  A leaked 'member alert' by the largest fishing industry organization in the US shows that they are scared and have a top-down plan to respond to the upcoming Netflix documentary Seaspiracy .

  Earthling Ed - ''If I could go back in time and tell my past self that I was going to go vegan, I would have laughed. You see to me, vegans were all protein deficient, hippy tree huggers, who loved forcing their extreme views onto other people. Why did vegans have to be this way?  This is the story of how I went vegan, and how the seeds had been planted in my mind long before I made the change.''

Plant Based News The rainforest's climate is 'changing fast and in alarming ways', National Geographic claims and this has wide-reaching impacts on the entire planet. The Amazon Rainforest has been linked by scientists as a leading factor of increased global warming, due to deforestation and resource extraction at the hands of humans. How humans ‘complicate natural cycles’ in the Amazon, such as logging and farming, is not only affecting its capability to absorb CO2, but contributing to global warming, reports National Geographic . Scientists argue the world’s largest rainforest landscape may ‘release more carbon than they store’ and fear the rainforest is now a net contributor to climate change. Continue Reading

You may never look at seafood the same way again after watching Netflix's new original documentary Seaspiracy examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction. This film will radically transform the way we think and act on ocean conservation forever. It is time we focus our ecological and ethical concerns on our seas and its inhabitants. This is a new era for how we treat the most important habitat on earth. You can watch the trailer below and visit seaspiracy.org to subscribe to the newsletter. Read More: Netflix's Seaspiracy Reveals the Terrifying Cost of Eating Fish