Aqua Cultured Foods unveils first commercial product: calamari fries
Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced it has completed development of its first commercial product from its novel microbial fermentation technology. Aqua’s calamari fries will be available through strategic partners later this year. Aqua’s fermentation technology yields mycoprotein with a realistic appearance, taste, and texture plus high nutritional value—a holy grail in alt-protein. This […]
Aqua Cultured Foods
Aqua Cultured Foods is an innovative food technology startup developing the world’s first whole-muscle cut seafood alternatives created through microbial fermentation. Its novel technology produces a sustainable, complete protein source using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional aquaculture. As an R&D company with a focus on product commercialization, Aqua Cultured Foods occupies […]
The Best and Worst Countries for Animal Rights
Rankings can be helpful ways of making information easier to understand, and ranking the records of different states on rights issues can help to create public pressure for governments to improve legislation. In the case of animal rights, animal protection organizations have created rankings based on publicly available information about the welfare of animals by […]
Chimpanzees apply ‘medicine’ to each others’ wounds in a possible show of empathy
For the first time, chimpanzees were spotted capturing insects and applying them to their own wounds, as well as the wounds of others, possibly as a form of medication. This behavior of one animal applying medication to the wounds of another has never been observed before, and it may be a sign of helpful tendencies […]
Help end trophy hunting
The United States is the world’s largest importer of animal trophies, including federally protected species such as elephants, leopards, and lions—wildlife whose numbers are in sharp decline. Trophy hunting not only exacerbates pressures on already imperiled species, but also is counterproductive to the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the population recovery efforts for these […]
Dairy’s ‘dirty secret’: it’s still cheaper to kill male calves than to rear them
The number of male calves being killed straight after birth is on the rise again, despite efforts by the dairy industry to end the practice known as ‘the dirty secret.’ Dairy farms depend on female cows to produce milk, so when male calves are born, they are surplus to requirements and farmers are currently faced […]
Ricky Gervais slams polar bear hunt
British comedian Ricky Gervais, who supports the ban on the import of trophies into the UK, told The Mirror that the trophy hunters are “sadists”, and particularly criticized funds being used to fight the ban. “They are doing it to raise funds to thwart democracy in Britain—everyone here wants to ban this trade,” he said.
Impossible Chicken Nuggets launch at AMC Theatres
While fast-food chains and grocery stores are rolling out vegan items at a rapid rate, there are a few industries behind the curve—most notably, movie theaters. Most theaters have basic items like fruity candy, soft pretzels, and plain popcorn, but there is a lack of hearty plant-based options. At one movie chain, however, that’s about […]
Traveling In A New Vegan World
Join us for an exclusive series of virtual vegan travel events that will take you around the globe for 2022. You will learn about exciting destinations, vegan-friendly travel options, ways to explore more of the world and how travel will change in 2022. We are a group of professional travel agents and tour operators-just trying […]
What does it mean to be an “animal lover”?
The term “animal lover” sounds like a relic of a bygone era, pre-1990s at least. For modern animal rights advocates, “animal lover” sounds quaint, but the mainstream media seem content with it. Granted, being an “animal lover” is better than being an animal hater, but should we embrace this attribution as a tribute to the […]
This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death.
Nancy’s Pendants
