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Europe’s Meat Consumption Has Dropped 20% In 3 Months
Europe's meat consumption has dropped by 20 percent in the space of two to three months, according to New Zealand red meat sector representative Jeff Grant. Grant is in London representing New Zealand's red meat...
Brexit or Not, Boris Johnson Is Going Vegan
Brexit may be indefinitely stalled after the EU parliament vote, but one thing moving full-speed ahead for the future British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is... a lot more tofu? That's the news according to...
Jeremy Corbyn Calms His Brexit Panic With Falafel
Vegetarian Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn may be stressed from a potential no-deal Brexit but is finding solace in falafel. Corbyn delivered a short speech at the seventh annual British Kebab Awards earlier this week,...
Why These Celebs Say Brexit Should Equal Stronger Animal Protection
Twenty-two celebrities have banded together to demand the government acknowledges animal sentience and uses Brexit to create stronger animal rights laws, The Telegraph reports. The stars joined the "Better Deal for Animals" initiative which is...
Brexit Could Make the UK the ‘Vegan Food Equivalent of Silicon Valley’
TV personality, activist, and founder of vegan meat brand VBites, Heather Mills, wants to make the best out of Brexit by increasing plant-based food manufacturing in the UK. Mills expressed her desire to help the economy...
UK Labour Party Pledges to Ban All Fur Imports
The UK Labour Party has pledged to ban all fur imports into the country. Whilst fur farming has been illegal in the UK since 2000, the country still imports high quantities of the fabric. Last...
Legal Threshold for Pus Cells in Milk Poised to Rise in Post-Brexit Britain
When Britain leaves the EU on the 29th of March next year, the nationwide food industry is poised to change. A new, almost 500-page report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative...
Petition to Ban The Export Of Live Animals to be Debated in UK Parliament
A petition to end the export of live animals after Brexit is due to be discussed and debated in Parliament by MPs at the end of February. The petition states, ‘the transport of live animals...
Welsh Government Issue Statement of Support for Animal Sentience Laws
There has been much talk recently over the concept of animal sentience and how the British government is going to proceed in terms of protecting against animal cruelty. Michael Gove has previously stated that...
Fox Hunting Will Remain Illegal Claims Government Source
According to a ‘senior Whitehall source’, Theresa May will announce her decision to repeal a manifesto pledge to bring back fox hunting. The Times has reported that the prime minister will ‘make it clear in...
More Fruit & Veg Farms Essential to Avoid Post-Brexit Health Crisis, Report Suggests
The picture of a post-Brexit Britain leaves a multitude of concerns that need to be addressed. Among them, is the price of living and how this could impact public health. A London-based think tank has...
Post-Brexit Trade Deal Could Result in Chlorinated Chicken for The UK
It has come to light this week that the ever looming Brexit could bring about lower standards of welfare for animals that end up as meat in UK supermarkets. Theresa May and Donald Trump...