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Olympian Morgan Mitchell Is Smashing Her PBs on a Vegan Diet
Vegan Olympian Morgan Mitchell is a rulebreaker. The athlete turned heads when she went against the advice of many and began competing in 800m races when her forte up until then had been the...
85-Year-Old, 5-Time Olympic Medalist Olga Connolly Powers Through Workouts With Vegan Diet
85-year-old Olga Connolly (formerly Fikotova) is a five-time discus Olympian vegan on a gold medal health kick that does not slow down. Not even into her senior years. According to Review-Journal, Connolly was once given...
Pro Athletes Pressure USDA to Protect Animals From High-Speed Slaughter
USDA is accepting public comments through May 2 on a proposed rule entitled “Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection.” The rule would decrease the number of federal inspectors at slaughterhouses while also increasing the speed...
Vegan Olympians Featured in Anti-Dairy Olympics Closing Ceremony Commercial
Viewers of the 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies may catch a commercial spot directed by the Oscar-winning director, Louis Psihoyos (“The Cove”). The commercial, airing in six U.S. markets, takes the dairy industry’s “Milk...
Vegan Figure Skater Meagan Duhamel Wins Gold at Winter Olympics
Meagan Duhamel, a vegan figure skater, has landed herself a gold medal at this year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea. The skating champion scored first place alongside her partner, Eric Radford, who is the...
Olympic Medalist Campaigns for Vegan Cheese at Papa John’s Pizza
Olympic silver medalist and plant-strong vegan Dotsie Bausch has just teamed up with animal advocacy organization, Compassion Over Killing (COK) to urge Papa John's to offer dairy-free cheese on their pizza options. Papa John's are an international...