Our favourite vegan promoter of all things vegan

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There are 120 000 hunters in Malta. None of whom were allowed to hunt birds in 2008 or 2009 except for turtle dove and quail. They want to kill more birds in spring this year, which will include migratory birds which tend to be at their weakest as they reach Malta. Read more about it via the link

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More than 20000 dolphins and porpoise meet an untimely death annually. Read more via link

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IFAW petition against selling of ivory stock piles with the associated risk of increased poaching and illegal ivory selling. Ivory trading has been banned for 20 years, let's not let it back in by the back door.

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Organised by Compassion for Animals a Washington DC area grass roots organisation that wants to introduce everyone to the joy and tastiness of vegan food and publicise the benefits of an animal free diet. Recipes and support available via the website. You can contact them direct using this email info@veganbakesale.org

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Matthew Wallace PhD student in Teeside had set up an e-petition on the petition site against animal farming. He was aiming to achieve 10000 signatures. The petition was taken down after gaining over 2000 signatures,but now seems to be up again at 2570 or so sigs so please sign up. He also encouraged all to watch the Vegetarian Society video on the globetransformer link (http://www.globetransformer.org). It dates back to 1995 but still has a pertinent message.

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Let Tescos know how they can help you and other vegan consumers. Place ‘vegan’ in the subject line of your email (customer.service@tesco.co.uk) and send a copy to the Vegan Society so they can keep an eye on how things are going (media@vegansociety.com)

Ghent is the first city in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. How wonderful!

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The message that a plant based diet is GOOD for us, the animals and the planet is getting out there!Check out the link- Mark Bittman food writer for the New York Times makes an eloquent, funny and impasssioned plea for everyone to eat less meat and more plants. Not specifically a vegan argument but persuasive enough to get some omnivores to re think their diet. Echoed by the journalist Raj Patel in the ‘related link’ below. Get your friends and family to look at this stuff!!! Also check out the Meat reducing article listed in the menu.