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Shenzhen Becomes China’s First City To Ban Eating Dogs, Cats, And Wildlife

Shenzhen has just passed a law to ban the consumption and production of dog and cat meat, as well as wildlife - making it the first city in China to do so, according to Humane Society International. The Society, which has long campaigned for an end to the dog meat trade, has welcomed the news, ...

Frozen Vegan Pizza Company Launches Delivery Service

A frozen vegan pizza company has brought forward the launch of its delivery service as people are encouraged to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. Award-winning One Planet Pizza's new OPP Direct service allows UK customers to visit the website, and pick their preferred base*, toppings, and ...

UK Meat-Free Food Sales To Exceed £1.1 Billion By 2024, Says Report

UK sales of meat-free foods are poised to exceed £1.1 billion according to market research data released earlier this year. The numbers from Mintel show that the sector has seen major growth in recent years, with sales increasing by 40 percent between 2014 and 2019, reaching an estimated £816 ...

Plant-Based Charity Expands Plans To Feed Vulnerable People Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Plant-based charity Made In Hackney has expanded its plans to feed vulnerable people amid the coronavirus crisis. The coronavirus, which is understood to have originated from a wet market in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has now spread globally killing more than 42,000 people at the time of ...

Plant-Based Tennis Ace Novak Djokovic Donates €1 Million To Fight Coronavirus

Plant-based tennis ace Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena have donated €1 million to Serbian hospitals to buy medical equipment and supplies to fight the coronavirus. The coronavirus is understood to have originated from a wet market - where live animals are kept and slaughtered in close proximity ...

UN Urged To Ban Wet Markets Around The World Amid Coronavirus

The United Nations is being urged to ban wet markets around the world, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It is understood that the coronavirus originated from a wet market - where live animals are kept and slaughtered in close proximity to dead ones - in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Since ...

Chinese Government Criticized For Promoting Bear Bile To Treat Coronavirus

The Chinese government has been criticized for recommending a medicine that includes bear bile to treat severe coronavirus patients, according to reports. It is understood that the virus originated in a wet market in Wuhan - where live animals are sold and slaughtered alongside dead ones - in ...

Wet Markets Re-Open In China Despite Coronavirus Pandemic, Claim Reports

Controversial wet markets have re-opened in China, after shutting as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple press reports.  It is understood that the virus originated in a wet market in Wuhan - where live animals are sold and slaughtered alongside dead ones - in December ...

Dairy Giant Applewood Launches Vegan Cheese Slices Following Success Of Block

Dairy giant Applewood has launched vegan cheese slices following the sellout success of its dairy-free block. Applewood Vegan - created by Applewood in collaboration with VBites, the vegan food company run by Heather Mills, launched in Asda in October 2019 and instantly smashed sales targets, even ...

All Blacks Rugby Star TJ Perenara ‘Feeling Pretty Good’ On Vegan Diet

A top rugby player says he is feeling 'pretty good' and has suffered no negative effects from switching to a vegan diet. TJ Perenara, scrum-half for the All Blacks and Hurricanes, recently tweeted about his diet looking for information. 'No negative reaction'He wrote: "Been doing some research on ...

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