http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk A vegan guide to Wiltshire en Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:48:55 GMT 012345678910111213141516171920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T18:50+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3979.html Our favourite vegan promoter of all things vegan http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3973.html More than 20000 dolphins and porpoise meet an untimely death annually. Read more via link http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3972.html 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 http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3962.html 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. http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3943.html 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 http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3940.html 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. http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3869.html 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) http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/3160.html Ghent is the first city in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. How wonderful! http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/2274.html 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. http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/news/1998.html Vegan society booklet to help vegan patients to get vegan food. For more info contact Vegan Society 0121 523 1735 http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/events/1334.html http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/events/1716.html Tue 9th Mar 2010 – 19:00:00 @ Savoy Pub http://www.wiltshire.vegangroup.co.uk/events/1731.html Fri 2nd Apr 2010 – 10:00:00 @ Micklewood Park