Archive for the News Category
Slaughterhouse Closes After Exposé By Animal Aid
[Story submitted by Hannah. article via the Farmers Guardian] Slaughterhouse accused of ‘unbearable cruelty’ closes AN Essex slaughterhouse has been forced to close after secret filming inside it by animal welfare campaigners led to allegations of serious cruelty towards pigs. A and G Barber, of Purleigh, used to kill a quarter of all cull sows [...]
Nature’s Boutique Up For A RSPCA Good Business Award
» One of the ScouseVeg website co-sponsor’s is on the shortlist for an award. Nature’s Boutique which is run by Carrina, a friend of ScouseVeg is over the moon about it. Press release: MERSEYSIDE FASHION & BEAUTY BOUTIQUE MAKES TOP 3 IN RSPCA GOOD BUSINESS AWARDS SHORTLIST A Merseyside online business has reached the finals [...]
Editing Growing Green International
GROWING GREEN INTERNATIONAL – INVITATION TO JOIN OUR VOLUNTARY EDITORIAL TEAM The environmental charity Vegan-Organic Network publish their magazine Growing Green International which is distributed all over the world. Would you like to join our editorial team? Producing a lively magazine requires much cooperative input. We are looking for someone with relevant skills, especially a [...]
Arbonne Skin Care
Message from Niki A new find… “Arbonne is a unique company, renowned for offering quality Swiss skin care products and health supplements that are botanically based and 100% vegan, unlike any other upscale cosmetic company in the world. Our skin can absorb up to 60% of the creams and lotions we apply to it (and [...]
Latest on Sir Macca…
This from ContactMusic: Politician Demands McCartney Apologise For Bush Gag An Amercian politician is demanding that Sir Paul McCartney publicly apologise for a joke he made at former President George W Bush’s expense during an appearance at the White House on Wednesday (02Jun10). Republican John Boehner was not amused when the former Beatle poked fun [...]
The Two-Faced Coalition
Drawing you in with the one hand… – This from their joint plan for government, specifically on Page 18 (pdf embedded below) and their policies on animal testing, animal welfare, fox hunting and badger culling. Quote: " We will promote high standards of farm animal welfare. » We will end the testing of household products [...]
National Vegetarian Week
National Vegetarian Week (NVW) is the annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle. Celebrated by the Vegetarian Society since 1992, the Week is now an established event that gets bigger and better every year. A huge range of organisations from small businesses to big corporations, schools, community groups [...]
Going Further Out… The Coven Deli, Wigan
Thanks to Rach who left a comment on the Eating Out page about a recommended venue in deepest Lancs, if you ever find yourself over that way. This entry updated. As per Colin’s comment below – The Coven Cafe at Wallgate has closed but the Deli is still open. » Visit their Facebook Page. The [...]
Save Me By Saying Bollocks
Bollocks to Blood Sports! 30TH April 2010 Sharon Osbourne, Peter Kay, Al Murray and a host of other celebrities have joined Queen guitarist, Brian May, to say ‘Bollocks to the Economy’ in a bid to force the issue of fox-hunting and blood sports onto the political agenda in the run-up to next week’s election. The [...]
QueerVeg
Message from QueerVeg – Merseyside: Hello ! QueerVeg is a social group for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgendered and/or Queer) Vegans and vegetarians in Merseyside! We meet on the second Saturday of each month, at 8pm in the Egg Cafe, to eat, drink and be merry, in a nice chilled out Queer atmosphere. For more [...]
Vegan Manchester
Sometimes you might have to travel out to the wilds of Manchester, but the good news is that there are some very decent places to visit if you need to stop for a nibble. Caroline from Tea and Sympatico posted on the ScouseVeg Discussion Group with a quick to vegan restaurants in Manchester: “…Just in [...]
7 Foods That Are Destroying The Forests
Thanks to our friend Hannah. – Article via Planet Green/The Discovery Channel: A Deforestation-Based Diet: Seven Foods That Are Destroying the World’s Forests Common foods that are destroying the world’s forests, from the precious Amazon to coastline-protecting mangroves. “We hear a lot about the importance of eating organic and eating local, but left out of [...]
