Vegan Link Blog

Paul McCartney backs 'Meat Free Monday' to cut carbon emissions

2009-06-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/15/paul-mccartney-meat-free-monday

Climate change 'kills 300,000 every year'

2009-05-29T10:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5406487/Climate-change-kills-300000-every-year.html

Ice sheet melt threat reassessed

2009-05-16T09:36:00.001-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8050094.stm

Belgian city plans 'veggie' days

2009-05-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8046970.stm

Swine Flu, and What It Might Have To Do With You

2009-04-28T05:32:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2009/swine-flu-outbreak

Global Boycott Procter & Gamble Day XIII

2009-04-12T05:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.uncaged.co.uk/pgday.htm

Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic

2009-04-05T07:12:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7984054.stm

New Cosmetics Testing Ban Comes Into Play

2009-03-11T12:15:00.001-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2009/new-cosmetics-testing-ban-comes-into-play

New vegan condoms launched

2009-03-06T11:01:00.000-08:00

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health-news/2009/03/06/new-vegan-condoms-launched-86908-21174793/

Vegan diet increases the risk of birth defects, scientists warn

2009-03-05T11:22:00.000-08:00

h ttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4902648/Vegan-diet-increases-the-risk-of-birth-defects-scientists-warn.html

Eating less meat could cut climate costs

2009-02-10T13:50:00.000-08:00

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16573-eating-less-meat-could-cut-climate-costs.html

As Jamie Oliver prepares to champion the home pork industry, Shocking Welfare Standards on Leading British Pig Farms Exposed

2009-01-30T12:40:00.000-08:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_factory//2053//

Meat-Free Menus, on the NHS!

2009-01-28T10:47:00.000-08:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2009/meat-free-menus-on-the-nhs

BBC Bans Crufts in Historic Move of Compassion

2008-12-15T11:26:00.000-08:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/bbc-bans-crufts-in-historic-move-of-compassion

Be a Darling, Add a Spot of Tax on Meat, Will You?

2008-12-03T11:20:00.000-08:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/be-a-darling-add-a-spot-of-tax-on-meat-will-you

10 of Britain's best vegetarian restaurants

2008-10-28T13:46:00.001-07:00

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article5023017.ece

November is Vegan Month!

2008-10-28T07:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1986//

Animal snare ban calls resisted

2008-10-19T06:11:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7678686.stm

Tougher climate target unveiled

2008-10-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7673748.stm

Invention special: Green technology

2008-09-30T12:24:00.000-07:00

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14840-invention-special-green-technology.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14840

Europe should spend now to avoid climate catastrophes

2008-09-29T11:28:00.000-07:00

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14830-europe-should-spend-now-to-avoid-climate-catastrophes-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14830

Conservatives want high speed rail instead of third Heathrow runway

2008-09-29T10:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/conservatives_rail_29092008.html

Millions of Amazon animals die to satisfy Europe’s demand for meat

2008-09-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.viva.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=147

RSPCA pulls out of Crufts after BBC documentary

2008-09-15T11:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/09/15/eacrufts215.xml

Honey, climate change is shrinking the species

2008-09-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14713-honey-climate-change-is-shrinking-the-species.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news10_head_dn14713

Call on BBC to dump coverage of Crufts

2008-09-12T12:52:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_pets/ALL/1910//

Shun meat, says UN climate chief

2008-09-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7600005.stm

Meat and cancer link in the headlines again

2008-08-26T14:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1889//

Researchers Condemn Animal Tests as Unreliable

2008-08-18T13:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_experiments//1856//

Pain experts say greater focus on high-tech non-animal research could help thousands of patients

2008-08-18T13:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.drhadwentrust.org/news/pain-experts-say-greater-focus-on-high-tech-non-animal-research-could-help-thousands-of-patients

I’m with Stupid

2008-08-14T12:57:00.001-07:00

http://blog.veganfreak.com/blog_entries/view/im_with_stupid/#When:21:25:03Z

(Don’t) Kill It, Skin It, Wear It

2008-08-11T10:40:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/dont-kill-it-skin-it-wear-it

There's Nothing Glorious About the Twelfth

2008-08-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting/ALL/1848//

Vegetarian Society welcomes government’s wake up call on environmental impact of meat production

2008-07-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.vegsoc.org/press/2008/wakeup.html

Top Five Reasons to Forget National Fishing Week

2008-07-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/top-five-reasons-to-forget-national-fishing-week

New Labour Betrays Laboratory Animals: Number of animal experiments up 23% since 1997

2008-07-22T01:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_experiments/ALL/1845//

Vegetarian Society welcomes government’s wake up call on environmental impact of meat production

2008-07-16T10:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.vegsoc.org/press/2008/wakeup.html

£620,000 for cystic fibrosis, childhood tumours, brain research and asthma – without animal experiments

2008-07-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.drhadwentrust.org/news/620000-for-cystic-fibrosis-childhood-tumours-brain-research-and-asthma-without-animal-experiments

Government to slow introduction of biofuels

2008-07-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/government-to-slow-introduction-of-biofuels-861814.html

No need to give up meat to save planet: Tony Blair

2008-07-07T11:55:00.000-07:00

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKL072945120080707

Victory for Seals as EU Bans Fur Products

2008-07-06T01:55:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/victory-for-seals-as-eu-bans-fur-products

Why Australian Wool is Baaaaa-d

2008-07-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/why-australian-wool-is-baaaaa-d

Badgers Spared’ - Thank you Mr Benn!

2008-07-04T11:53:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/1843//

Animal Suffering Exposed on 'Freedom Food' Farm

2008-07-02T11:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_factory/ALL/1842//

Survey shows consumers misled over animal testing

2008-07-02T11:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.uncaged.co.uk/news/2008/herbal.htm

CO2 emissions up by nearly a fifth in 12 years

2008-07-02T11:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/co2-emissions-up-by-nearly-a-fifth-in-12-years-858859.html

Best vegan beauty products

2008-06-30T13:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.smartplanet.com/reviews/beauty/roundups/10001500/best-vegan-beauty-products.htm

Guide to Greener Electronics 8

2008-06-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up

Sir Paul McCartney Calls For 'Meat Free Mondays'

2008-06-23T13:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.gigwise.com/news/44047/news.asp?contentid=44047

Best Welfare Standards in the World? The British Pig Industry Exposed

2008-06-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_factory/ALL/1809//

Vegan Coast to Coast Challenge 2008

2008-06-16T11:08:00.000-07:00

http://www.vegancoast2coast.co.uk/images/walkaccount1.htm

Jailing of animal activist has 'serious implications for freedom of speech'

2008-06-16T11:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_experiments/ALL/1789//

Vegan diet proven to be helpful

2008-06-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/OPINIONS03/806160321/1006/OPINIONS

Swiss Court Bans Primate Brain Experiments

2008-06-12T12:11:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/swiss-court-bans-primate-brain-experiments

Anti- and pro-bullfighting groups go head to head in Europe

2008-06-10T12:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2008/europebullfightingprotest.aspx

Global Boycott Procter & Gamble (P&G) Day Down Under makes national news

2008-06-10T12:01:00.000-07:00

http://www.uncaged.co.uk/news/2008/safe.htm

Circuses under attack

2008-06-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_wildlife/ALL/1788//

Vegetarian protest over bus seats

2008-06-03T13:29:00.001-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7434389.stm

Two more reasons to go veggie

2008-06-03T13:25:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1783//

Photo call: Balloon ‘take off’ for Bath’s gassy meat eaters

2008-05-23T11:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.viva.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=137

Majority of people unaware of the impact of meat consumption

2008-05-20T06:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.vegsoc.org/press/2008/global.html

Games consoles 'not green enough'

2008-05-20T06:17:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7407934.stm

Eat veggie and slash your stroke risk

2008-05-12T14:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.vegetarian.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=62

Is in vitro meat the future?

2008-05-11T02:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article3894871.ece

Awareness of FAIRTRADE Mark leaps to 70%

2008-05-10T13:47:00.000-07:00

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/press_office/press_releases_and_statements/march_2008/awareness_of_fairtrade_mark_leaps_to_70.aspx

Top 10 Reasons Not to Eat Meat

2008-04-30T11:40:00.000-07:00

http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/world-vegetarian-week-is-coming

Dying to entertain you

2008-04-30T11:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2008/dyingtoentertain.aspx

Food miles don't feed climate change - meat does

2008-04-18T12:23:00.000-07:00

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13741-food-miles-dont-feed-climate-change--meat-does.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn13741

Squalor, Misery, Disease and Death: the reality of British pig farms

2008-04-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_factory/ALL/1768//

Is this the beginning of water wars?

2008-04-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13655-is-this-the-beginning-of-water-wars.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head

Plans for major offshore wind farm welcomed

2008-04-07T11:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/plans_for_major_offshore_w_04042008.html

Vegan diet may help ease rheumatoid arthritis

2008-03-18T14:18:00.000-07:00

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKL1887001320080318

Glacier ice loss at record levels

2008-03-16T12:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1704552584701505942

Government Moves Closer to Coal

2008-03-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.icount.org.uk/news/news_stories/456.asp

Calls for chief scientist to consider livestock production in food crisis warning

2008-03-07T11:51:00.000-08:00

http://www.viva.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=123

US 'leading on climate change', says Bush

2008-03-06T11:30:00.000-08:00

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/environment/2008/03/us-leading-on-climate-change-says-bush.html

Coalition formed to oppose cloning for food

2008-03-05T12:39:00.000-08:00

http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RSPCA/RSPCARedirect&pg=NewsFeature&marker=1

MPs call for rise in green taxes

2008-03-05T12:37:00.000-08:00

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/mps_call_for_rise_in_green_05032008.html

British pig industry doesn’t deserve saving

2008-03-04T11:31:00.001-08:00

http://www.viva.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=122

The Spectre of Death Comes to the Cheltenham Festival

2008-03-04T11:22:00.000-08:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/pr_horse/ALL/1745//

Only zero emissions can prevent a warmer planet

2008-02-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13395-only-zero-emissions-can-prevent-a-warmer-planet.html

Campaign Success! 1 down, 2 to go!

2008-02-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

http://www.icount.org.uk/news/news_stories/435.asp

March is Veggie Month!

2008-02-29T09:33:00.000-08:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1742//

M&S to charge 5p for carrier bags

2008-02-28T02:54:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7268283.stm

Scientists advance 'drought crop'

2008-02-28T02:51:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7268079.stm

No case for a badger cull says RSPCA

2008-02-27T01:10:00.001-08:00

http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RSPCA/RSPCARedirect&pg=NewsFeature&marker=1

Starvation and Meat Link

2008-02-26T08:02:00.000-08:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1740//

Prince Charles says “Non” to cruel pâté

2008-02-26T03:24:00.001-08:00

http://www.viva.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=120

Fair trade fails to tackle poverty, report says

2008-02-24T12:54:00.000-08:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/24/scifair124.xml

Britain's year zero: UK to leap from 'laggard to leader' on carbon dioxide emissions

2008-02-24T07:58:00.000-08:00

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/britains-year-zero-uk-to-leap-from-laggard-to-leader-on-carbon-dioxide-emissions-786534.html?r=RSS

Climate change and poverty

2008-02-22T12:23:00.000-08:00

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/climatechange/2008/02/going_organic_to_cope_with_a_c.html

Fortnum & Mason stops ‘Duck Torture’

2008-02-20T11:24:00.000-08:00

http://www.viva.org.uk/mediareleases/display.php?articlepid=118

Map shows toll on world's oceans

2008-02-14T12:53:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7241428.stm

Shipping emissions three times higher than thought

2008-02-13T13:05:00.000-08:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/13/eaship113.xml

King penguin faces extinction due to climate change

2008-02-12T13:02:00.000-08:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/11/scipeng111.xml

Biofuels make climate change worse, scientific study concludes

2008-02-08T12:41:00.000-08:00

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/biofuels-make-climate-change-worse-scientific-study-concludes-779811.html?r=RSS

Four Deaths in Just One Day - Three at Ludlow Racecourse

2008-02-08T09:07:00.000-08:00

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_horse/ALL/1734//

Victory for Hens

2008-02-08T04:41:00.000-08:00

http://getactive.peta.org/petaUK/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=21333728&r=

UK homes urged to 'leave it off'

2008-02-05T08:53:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7209817.stm

Climate set for 'sudden shifts'

2008-02-05T01:25:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7227080.stm