Archive for the News Category
New Veggie Cafe In Southport Just Opened
Good news if you are taking a trip up the coast – there’s somewhere good to eat when visiting Southport.
The opening of The Eatery cafe will benefit Freshfields Animal Rescue too.
This is a snippet from an article which appeared in the Southport Visiter:
Vegetarian cafe opening in aid of Freshfields Animal Rescue
Feb 26 2010 by Laura [...]
Jonathan Safran Foer on: Eating Animals
Over this past week The Guardian has been posting extracts from Jonathan Safran Foer’s first non-fiction book: Eating Animals.
The American author has been an occasional vegetarian (some years vegetarian, some years omnivore, occasionally vegan) since the age of 10.
With the birth of his first child Jonathan pondering the responsibility of making dietary choices on his [...]
How Would You Feel If The Hunting Ban Was Repealed ?
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the ban on hunting with dogs.
League Against Cruel Sports have released a video which records the reactions of various celebrities as they watch footage of traditional hunting. In the video is former Doctor Who Colin Baker; actress Annette Crosbie; Time Team presenter Tony Robinson; and naturalist Bill Oddie. [...]
Nature’s Boutique
A plug for a friend of Niki’s:
“Nature’s Boutique is about Natural Beauty, offering natural organic products derived from nature.
We believe that ‘Green is Glam’. Being green doesn’t mean that you have to comprise on quality or luxury; quite the opposite in fact, as we have carefully selected pure eco luxury brands with some of the [...]
Fur Wearer Kate Moss Paying Lip Service
Two items spotted on Ecorazzi:
The first one is a report about how Kate Moss is going to take part in Meat Free Monday, not because she thinks that it is an ethically sound thing to do, but because she’s trying to appease Stella McCartney with this token gesture:
“Kate Moss isn’t going to win points [...]
“Faux” Fur May Contain Dog Hair
Found via DiscoveryNews:
So-called “faux” fur may actually contain dog hair, according to Humane Society of the United States investigations.
Inspectors for the Humane Society say fur from a canine species known as the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) was found on garments labeled as being “faux-fur.”
During the recent winter holiday shopping season, for example, Neiman Marcus advertised [...]
Food For Life – Haiti Relief
Hannah Moorcroft writes:
“Dear all at ScouseVeg,
I’d like to tell you about an absolutely amazing, ethically sound organization called “Food for Life”. This is the worlds largest vegetarian/vegan food relief. Serving more than 1.500.000 veg meals daily. Food for Life operates in more than 50 countries and includes orphanages, free schools, hospitals, animal shelters and organic [...]
The Second Annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale
Time to bake some muffins people:
Hi, this is Gary Loewenthal from Compassion for Animals, a Washington, DC-area grassroots animal advocacy group (www.compassion4animals.org – perpetually under construction). I wanted to invite you to participate in the second annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, April 24 through May 2, 2010 (www.veganbakesale.org).
The idea is simple: Groups across the globe [...]
Monsanto GM Corn Linked to Organ Damage in Animals
Experimentation on animals by feeding them corn – but genetically modified corn which led to organ damage.
Found via Naked Capitalism:
… We (International Journal of Biological Sciences) investigated three different GM corn namely NK 603, MON 810 and MON 863, which were fed to rats for 90 days. The raw data have been obtained by European [...]
Niki On The Radio – Again and Again !
I keep saying…if left unchecked she will take over the world… but nobody listens.
A few weeks ago (12th Dec 2009) the star of television’s Come Dine With Me was on City Talk FM. Yet Again. This time as a guest of Neil Fitzmaurice on his early Saturday morning show.
Niki appeared along with Amanda [...]
New Shop: Honest To Goodness [Updated]
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We here at ScouseVeg like to do everything we can to help any local business which is veggie/vegan related and we have an opportunity to do that by telling you about a new shop just opened over the water called Honest To Goodness:
Honest To Goodness is an ethical grocery shop and everything they stock [...]
ScouseVeg Gallery Updated
The ScouseVeg Picture Gallery has just been updated.
New images added including pics from various get-togethers, parties, events and so on.
Just added are some pics taken by Matt from the recent ScouseVeg Xmas party.
A couple of them are below:
A guide to the Gallery:
- ScouseVeg Meetings
Pics from the monthly gatherings. Takes place the first Friday of every [...]
