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JetBlue and United Airlines add oat milk creamer to in-flight menus as demand for plant milk soars
Many customers are continuing to choose oat milk instead of cow’s milk in hot drinks for taste, ethical, or health reasons.
Small town residents file second lawsuit against huge monkey breeding farm
If the plans are approved, the $396 million breeding facility will house up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques, which will be sold to pharmaceutical companies for animal testing.
Max Mara announces fur-free policy
The fashion group joins the growing list of brands ditching animal fur.
This new bill could ban commercial octopus farming in the United States
The Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act aims to prohibit the intensive breeding of octopuses and ban imports of octopus products from international farms.
Processed red meat raises risk of dementia, study suggests
The four decade study of more than 130,000 people also found that swapping one serving of processed meat for nuts, beans, or tofu could lower risk of the disease.
Onego Bio secures $15.2M for its animal-free real egg protein
The US-Finnish food company uses precision fermentation to make bio-identical egg protein - with no animals and around 90 percent less environmental impact.
Ex-racehorse among animals killed at illegal horse slaughter ring in Florida
The activist group which obtained footage of the illegal horse slaughter industry warns that the unregulated horse meat could make its way into South Florida’s food supply.
Beyond Meat’s new product doesn’t taste like meat - deliberately
The brand’s latest Beyond Sun Sausage focuses on the flavors of its healthy ingredients like yellow pea, brown rice and faba bean instead of trying to taste ‘meaty’.
Paris Olympics: organizers double the amount of plant-based foods in push for greener games
This year at least half of the meals provided to athletes as well as spectators are vegetarian or vegan.
Plant-based future: 11 major supermarket chains in the Netherlands commit to selling more plant-based protein than animal meat by 2030
Dutch supermarkets are leading the way with plant-based products already making up 40 percent of all proteins sold.
Change is possible: cat meat farmer in Vietnam leaves the trade and starts new life growing crops instead
“I never expected to be so affected by the suffering of the cats”, said the farmer, who now supports a ban on the cat meat trade.
Advocates call for end to ‘shocking’ export of live horses to Japan for meat
An investigation found most of the horse shipments from Canada to Japan exceed the legal 28-hour limit on how long horses can go without being given food, water and rest.
Why the slow response to bird flu outbreak in cows is alarming scientists
Resistance from farmers is creating significant testing gaps for the H5N1 bird flu, raising concerns that current tracking efforts may be insufficient to prevent further transmissions.
Cultivated pet food is here! UK-based company gets ‘world’s first’ approval to sell lab-grown meat for pets
The landmark move could help usher in a more sustainable, healthy and animal-free future for the global pet food industry.
Plant-based food launches this week in the US: from vegan blue cheese to Panda Express’s orange chicken
The latest animal-free products and where to find them, also including vegan deviled eggs, mycelium bacon and more!
West Hollywood introduces “groundbreaking” plant-based policy
The city will serve plant-based foods by default at city-sponsored events and meetings.
World’s first retail sales of cultivated meat announced in Singapore
The historic milestone means customers in the country will be able to buy and cook at home cultivated meat - real meat that’s made from cells instead of slaughtered animals.
World’s biggest dairy company launches plant-based milk range
The move highlights the growing popularity of alternative milks, with the company even converting one of its milk processing factories into a dedicated plant-based production facility.
Meati raises $100M investment to expand its rollout of mushroom meat
The US-based company’s mushroom-based steaks and cutlets feature the mushroom root superfood, with growing consumer demand now bringing product availability to more than 6,000 stores nationwide.
Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic slaughterhouse pollutants into US rivers and lakes, report finds
Tyson released 87 billion gallons of wastewater, containing contaminants including blood, bacteria, and animal feces, directly affecting water sources relied upon for drinking, fishing, and recreation.