Archive for the News Category
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 [...]
If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls
Sir Paul McCartney has added the narration to a new PETA video on factory farming.
In the introduction to the video Sir Paul says:
“I’ve often said that if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.”
“Animals raised on modern factory farms and killed in slaughterhouses endure almost unimaginable suffering.”
“I hope that once you see the [...]
The True Cost Of Xmas
The True Cost Of Xmas
Via the Vegetarian Society:
Around 10 million turkeys are slaughtered in the UK to meet the demand for turkey at the Christmas table. In the natural world a turkey’s lifespan is around ten years but for food they are normally killed between 9 and 21 weeks. Regardless of how animals are kept [...]
QuarryGirl.com Review Some Liverpool Veggie Restaurants
It’s always nice to be noticed and thanks to a link back to ScouseVeg, we found a couple of reviews on QuarryGirl.com (a website with vegan news and reviews) about The Egg Cafe and Yuet Ben restaurant, both here in the Liverpool city centre.
miss anthrope from Quarry Girl spent a day and a night in [...]
Supermarkets Told to ‘Green Up Their Act’
Item via Treehugger:
“Organic food and the Slow Food Movement are big parts of the green food experience in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the supermarkets that help supply the movement are lagging behind, according to the government. The Herald Scotland reports that the government, academics, and regional NGOs are ratcheting up the pressure on supermarkets to [...]
