Archive for the News Category
Horse Racing Awareness Week
Horse Racing Awareness Week has already started and it is a campaign by Animal Aid to highlight the dangers of horse racing which every year leads to death of at the least one racehorse at Aintree. Horse Racing Awareness Week takes place in the seven days leading up to the Grand National meeting in Aintree [...]
Veggie & Vegan Eating at The Farmers Arms
A note from Niki: “The Farmers Arm in Lancs near Parbold have a regular menu plus an extensive veggie menu and a separate vegan one, food is lovely and its a really nice cosy pub! From this Thursday they are doing a regular veggie and vegan night. Recommended.” About The Farmers Arms: Hidden away in [...]
An Update About Dragon Indulgence
There’s been alot of attention on the new vegan shop opened up over the river in Hoylake, but there is another just round the corner where you can also get your goodies there. Dragon Indulgence has been going for two years now and last year they moved inside the Gostins Shopping Arcade. I dropped an [...]
Vegan Beauty Therapy
A note from Niki: A recommended beautician and all treatments are suitable for vegans, with Debra herself being vegan: Beauty Therapy by Debra O’Brian “We specialise in natural face and body treatments, including massage and complementary therapies. we do not make false claims or promises, we take a realistic view of what the treatments offer. [...]
Raj Patel Talks About The Value Of Nothing
I first saw Raj Patel when he was on the Colbert Report. He was first a guest back in January and this appearance led to a religious cult declaring him as a messiah because…he stuttered in that interview. Obviously he isn’t he’s a very naughty boy, but he has some good ideas. The latest ones [...]
New Chocolate Bars Stocked At Honest To Goodness
A note from Honest To Goodness over there on the Wirral on some yummy (vegan) chocolate bars they now sell: Twilight – Vegan Mars Bar A rich, fluffy, chocolately nougat topped with a layer of thick, buttery-tasting caramel all wrapped up in a creamy, rice-milk, chocolately coating. Jokerz – Vegan Snickers Bar Layers of dry [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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, [...]
