Here are some articles that have recently caught my attention. Every month the news presents further reasons to take up plant based diets.
Pigs Can Play Computer Games (12/02/2021) [1] – There is so much more to these intelligent and social creatures than we realise.
UN leaders are asked to tackle the exploitation and mistreatment of animals – a Root Cause of Pandemics (12/03/2021) such as Covid and antibiotic resistance [2]
An encouraging sign as China’s appetite for meat fades as vegan revolution takes hold (09/03/2021) [3]
Vegan Alternative To ‘KitKat’ And ‘Twix’ Launches in US (01/04/2021) [4] – Started by entrepreneur twin brothers last year, Trupo Treats [5] is looking to take on Nestle and Mars.
Fish Feel Pain (02/04/2021) and highly intelligent animals such as octopus should not be farmed at all [6]. While not advocating a vegan diet, the report makes important points about the treatment of marine life
References
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pigs-video-computer-game-joystick-intelligent-b1800926.html
[2] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pandemic-risk-covid-who-un-animals-markets-b1815345.html
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/09/chinas-appetite-for-meat-fades-as-vegan-revolution-takes-hold
[4] https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/vegan-gluten-free-chocolate-wafer-us
[5] https://trupotreats.com
[6] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/02/farmed-fish-suffer-pain-and-stress-says-report-that-criticises-welfare-failings
