Vegan Heroes, Famous & Celebrity Vegans, & Quotes

Ted Danson Is Vegan

2012-01-30T14:40:00.000Z

Ted Danson Is Vegan...Again | Ecorazzi

When Ted Danson asked if he was vegan before he once told GQ mag , "I'm an actor, which means one week I'm a vegan, the next week I don't know."

Seems now Ted Danson's found his feet with it.

"I feel and look great!"

Vegan Black Metal Chef

2012-01-25T09:35:00.000Z

Vegan Black Metal Chef: The Man Behind the Metal | Foodbeast

Vegan Black Metal chef

The loudest, blackest, heaviest, hard core vegan chef out there

Ozzy Osbourne goes vegan

2011-10-30T15:44:00.001Z

Ozzie Osbourne Goes Vegan

Ozzy Osbourne dumps meat to turn vegan

In an interview with The Daily Express Ozzie revealed

“My assistant showed me a video called Forks Over Knives about cutting out meat and dairy products so I thought, ‘I’ll give this a shot,’”

The former bat eating “Prince of Darkness” also believes the change has given him a new lease of life.

“I feel better about myself, you know?

“I go on binges. That’s the reason why I decided to cut out meat and dairy. I’ve limited what I can have because when you’re on the road and you’re travelling you grab buns, and burgers are everywhere. So now I’ve just narrowed the margin.”

Ozzie Osbourne joins a host of celebities stepping onto a Plantarian pathway for better health and to save the planet.

It seems we are now gauranteed to break records for World health and sustainabilty this One World Day

Russell Brand Tweets - now vegan

2011-10-30T15:35:00.001Z

Russell Brand goes vegan

Twitter / @rustyrockets: I'm now vegan, goodbye egg ...

Russell Brand is latest celebrity to be converted by the movie Forks over Knives
after watching the film with his wife Katy Perry he tweeted he is going vegan!

www.1worldday.org www.tinyurl.com/oneworldday www.one-world-day.org

Sea First Foundation

2011-09-20T20:49:00.001+01:00

Sea First Foundation - Marianne Thieme

Sea now you know what to get me for Christmas - a hat like this!!!!

Marianne Thieme Save Our Seas

Marianne Thieme, chairman of the Dutch parliamentary Party of the Animals, made a statement today with her hat for the suffering of the exhausted oceans and the NEED for change and a different political 'ocean lane' on 'Prinsjesdag' in order to promote the alarming message of the movie 'Sea the Truth'.

Sea The Truth

http://www.facebook.com/SeaFirst

Captain James Tea Cook - Pirate Of The Carob Bean | Facebook

2011-09-20T08:59:00.001+01:00

Captain James Tea Cook - Pirate Of The Carob Bean | Facebook

Captain James Tea Cook is a pirate of The Carob Bean. He's dedicated his life to 'Vegdumacating' people about healthier more sustainable lifestyles and particularly enjoys teaching (and scaring) small children in his 5 a Day, eat a rainbow, Foods for Life Academy of Food cookery workshops. Available for 21st birthday parties, barmitzvahs, weddings, funerals, festivals and organic vegan summer BBQ's .

See International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Captain James Tea Cook On Twitter * Captain James Tea Cook on Facebook * Captain James Tea Cook at Vegfest

Vegan Bodybuilder Danny David Sprouts Muscles Naturally, Part 1 - Miami Restaurants and Dining - Short Order

2011-09-20T08:34:00.000+01:00

Vegan Bodybuilder Danny David Sprouts Muscles Naturally

Another story of a body builder finding that Plantarian diets offers BIG advantages over meat and dairy

David is a certified fitness trainer, nutritionist, model, and soon-to-be author, currently in Vancouver. He feeds his muscles with a 70 percent raw, all plant-based diet, but it wasn't always that way.

"I started out on a more conventional body building track... I got up to 210 pounds," he said. "At the time, I was working in New York as a fitness model, but I wasn't really running on fuel. I was running on energy drinks and eating as much as I could. Meat protein, whey protein. It eventually led to my body and mind breaking down. I went to the hospital and they found I had severe tissue damage."

After his crash in 2007, David found raw foods while in pursuit of some spiritual development.

"I started with practicing energy work, became less resistant, and began meditating more," he said. "And I was living in New York, so then my friends started taking me to juice bars, and I cut out a lot of meat. It actually started with me doing a one-week raw cleanse, and I just loved it so much that I didn't want to stop."

Tal Ronnen Vegan Chef

2011-06-23T11:00:00.001+01:00

Chef Tal Ronnen photo by Matt Prescott

Tal Ronnen catered the vegan wedding for Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi. Casino mogul Steve Wynn tapped him to add vegan dishes to the menus at all 22 restaurants at the luxurious Wynn and Encore resorts in Vegas. Former McDonald's executives invited him onboard to help launch a chain of healthful fast-food restaurants later this year. And when Oprah decided to try the vegan thing, Tal was her guide. (She calls him the best vegan chef in America.)

But here's the real secret behind his ascension to first-name-only status as a vegan rock-star chef: Like UK Vegan Chef Tony Bishop-Weston he thinks like a meat eater.

"So many people tell me, 'I could be a vegan if it weren't for bacon,' and I tell them, 'Be a "vegan" who eats bacon,'" Tal says with a shrug as he sits in the sun-dappled dining room of his loft in downtown Los Angeles. See LA Times

Julie Montagu nee Fisher

2011-06-18T09:47:00.002+01:00

Julie Montagu:

The 11th Earl of Sandwich allegely squirmed a little when his son the viscount contaminated the famous hereditary hunting and shooting line of sandwiches by marrying an American Vegan!

Luke Timothy Charles Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke (born 5 December 1969) married Julie Fisher from Chicago, Illinois, on 11 June 2004. Their first son William James Hayman was born 2 November 2004

The infiltration of this famous family was exposed in the September 2010 issue of Tatler, titled 'My Vegan Life'

Tatler Magazine - Sept 2010 - Vegan Feature

www.1worldday.org www.tinyurl.com/oneworldday www.one-world-day.org

21-Day Healthy Kickstart - Rip the Fireman

2011-04-16T14:15:00.000+01:00

21-Day Vegan Kickstart / a Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) site:

A Message from Rip Esselstyn

Rip is hosting an Engine 2 "3-Day Immersion" in Austin, Texas, Sept. 23-25. This amazing weekend will feature some of the field's most extraordinary researchers, nutritionists, and physicians, and will be jam-packed with academics, cooking lessons, and lots of practical skills training. For more information e-mail engine2diet@gmail.com.

You are in for a spectacular health makeover. I know that if I didn't follow this diet, I would never have had the energy to be a world-class triathlete or—just as demanding—a firefighter. On a plant-based diet, you'll be stockpiling away the nutrients like never before, improving your health, and reversing disease. If I can drag you away from your disease-promoting diet to a better way of living, the impact will be as powerful as dragging you out of a raging fire.

For a few of my nutrition tips, visit my Kickstart page >

One World Day www.1worldday.org www.tinyurl.com/oneworldday www.one-world-day.org - Plantarian

Bristol VegFest Vegetarian Vegan Festival

2011-04-11T21:20:00.001+01:00

Bristol VegFest :: VegFest UK - The UK's biggest and best Vegetarian/Vegan Festival:

Vegan Heroes - be there or be missing out

www.1worldday.org www.tinyurl.com/oneworldday www.one-world-day.org

Be a Hero Save the World

2011-03-09T17:15:00.000Z

I will eat a sustainable healthy plantarian, pure vegetarian, vegan diet:
Be a hero! please help save the world one day at a time, email your friends with this link

Dale Vince Vegan Football Hero

2011-02-11T11:34:00.001Z

Beef Burgers, Sausages and Pies banned from Football Stadium: Big shout to Dale Vince, the guy behind Ecotricity - the sustainable energy innovators. Dale has taken Beef off the menu at Forest Green Rovers Football club where he is Chairman.

Dale said on the club's website

"The decision was taken on performance and health grounds.
Following that it seemed quite right that if red meat was not good enough to feed our players, then it wasn't good enough for our staff, fans and visitors too.

Consequently red meat is now off the menu at Forest Green Rovers. We're simply saying we won't any longer provide Red Meat at the club. We've taken it off the menu. This is a part of a bigger picture move - it's about improving the quality of food at FGR, about providing better quality, healthy food all round."

Another step closer to the 2011 Plantarian goal of a One World Day Record for meat free healthy and sustainable living

Jackie King, British Professional Photographer of the Year 2005

2011-02-02T23:44:00.001Z

Jackie King, British Professional Photographer of the Year 2005: Vegan Photographer Jackie King has just had her image titled “Swimming” selected to be part of the 4th Annual Juried Plastic Camera Show at the RAYKO Photo Centre in San Francisco

Street Photography - February 6th 2011 (London)
She still has a few places available on this fab course, email or call if you’re interested!!
Photographing the Chinese New Year Celebrations, Clown Festival + 41 Gun Salute with expert tuition,

A full on day of Photographic opportunities, starting at 10am on the Southbank, our schedule is brimming with unusual and fabulous people and places, we’ll be getting right into the middle of all the action to improve our picture taking, composition and camera skills,

James Southwood - Shelter

2011-02-02T23:19:00.001Z

James Southwood is fundraising for Shelter:

Super Vegan and The President of the Great Britain Savate Federation is in for a Vertical Rush to raise money for Charity.

He says "On 3rd March 2011, I am participating in Vertical Rush - it's a race to the top of Tower 42 in the City of London - up the stairs - all 183 metres of them! I'm doing it in order to do something difficult and to raise funds for Shelter."

920 steps give the guy a quid or two for his efforts.

That should help inspire more people to think about a plant based diet and help us towards our goal for the One World Day New World Record

Las Vegan Goes VeganV- Steve Wynn

2010-11-18T17:52:00.001Z

Steve Wynn’s a Las Vegan vegan winner:

The king of Las Vegas Steve Wynn has decreed all his establishments, hotels and cafes should have vegan options. And he has followed in President Bill Clinton's footsteps and turned vegan to protect his health

When a billionaire, who has all the worlds experts to choose from, goes vegan you know you are on to something hot!

Bill Clinton goes vegan to reverse heart disease (VIDEO) - Vegsource.com

2010-09-20T10:58:00.002+01:00

Bill Clinton goes vegan to reverse heart disease (VIDEO) - Vegsource.com:

This is probably the biggest thing since Oprah Winfrey went Vegan for a month!!!!

Former US President Bill Clinton here on video talking about how he is "experimenting" with a Vegan Diet to lose weight, stay healthy and protect his heart so he lives to see his grandchildren.

He's been encouraged by a health trial that's seen 86% of people on a plant based diets improve their heart health, reduce bad cholesterol and deposits blocking their heart's efficiency. That puts drug trial results in the shade so no wonder he's keen.

Story originates from on Ecorazzi and The Huffington Post

President Bill Clinton Confirms He’s ‘Experimenting’ With Vegan Diet « ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip
- Watch more Politics Videos at Vodpod.

Bill Clinton goes Vegan - Daily Mail

JANET STREET-PORTER: meat's the deadliest drug

2010-09-06T12:54:00.001+01:00

JANET STREET-PORTER: Yes, junk food is addictive - but meat's the deadliest drug | Mail Online: Sound's like Stella McCartney's mate Janet Street Porter is finally getting worn down by vegetarian logic and reason.

Last time I saw Janet Street Porter she was salivating at the prospect of a horse being chopped up for her dinner by Jamie Oliver/ Gordon Ramsay / Hugh fernley Wittingstall or some other mass murdering UK celebrity chef.

So quite unnerving to read her repeating Stella's words in the Daily Mail "You're not seriously going to tell me eating animals that have been given chemical-enhanced, growth-promoting feed will actually improve your health? "

Don't get excited - she isn't actually saying don't eat meat - just telling people to stop moaning about the cost - it should be expensive and a luxury she explains.

CAMELICIOUS:. Healthy Camel Milk?

2010-07-19T14:41:00.000+01:00

.:CAMELICIOUS:.: "-

Dubai is apparently about to try not to flog us a dead horse but flog us healthy camel milk.

Apparently it has half the fat of normal cows milk, up to 5 times the amount of vitamin C and more unsaturated fatty acids than cow's milk too.

The Arab Emirates company also claim it's much more digestible than normal milk and suitable for people with lactose intolerance.

Apart from the allergenic benefits it is also alleged to be free from some of the other problems that cows miolk is linked to such as aggravating ( some say cause) Chrone's disease, diabetes, rheumatoid and osteo arthritis

Camelicious also claim it's good for babies being much more similar to human breast milk than cow's milk but considering the UK and EU wouldn't even accept Goats milk Dubai are going to struggle to get Camel milk past the food industry controlled food police.

London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston says "Is it healthier than normal cow's milk? - Probably! It would have to try hard not to be! There are bottles of water out there that are better for you than normal cows milk. Cow's milk is essentially saturated animal fat, sugar (lactose) , animal protein and water - there are many better forms of protein, fat, carbohydrates and water for sale than normal cow's milk.

Does it taste nice? I'm not tempted to find out and I worry about the poor baby camels what are they drinking instead? Cow's milk? Poor things! "

Interview: Benjamin Zephaniah Vegan

2010-07-18T11:10:00.001+01:00

Interview: Benjamin Zephaniah | Life and style | The Observer:

Benjamin Zephaniah in the Observer (again) The Vegan Poet admits he's a chocoholic and that he's never cooked for his mum. She thought Zephaniah's veganism would be just a 'phase'

Benjamin says he's never been tempted to eat non vegan food

YouTube - Russell Brand: Scandalous

2010-07-05T11:13:00.001+01:00

YouTube - Russell Brand: Scandalous:

Vegetarian Russell Brand Live at London's O2 arena with 17,000 fans

Admits he's done a lot worse than leave rude messages on Andrew Sachs's answer machine such as blasphemously insult the US President in front of a bunch of American right wing Billionaires.

Heather Mills shows off hair-raising new look as she celebrates anniversary of her vegan restaurant | Mail Online

2010-07-05T10:49:00.001+01:00

Heather Mills shows off hair-raising new look as she celebrates anniversary of her vegan restaurant | Mail Online:

Happy Birthday to Heather Mills's Vegan Vegetarian Cafe in Hove near Brighton - V- Bites.

Heather resisted the temptation to get legless on her businesses first birthday running here there and everywhere making sure everyone had a great time in the Sussex sunshine by the seaside.

If you haven't been yet make sure you make the most of the great british summer and the Brighton seaside town - the cafe is just along the beach from the Brighton now derelict old 2nd pier in Hove in a lovely setting for families with a kids play ground right on the doorstep, the lagoon and the shore.

Make sure you are hungry as there are fantastic vegan cakes you won't want to miss, that drift past you temptingly on a YO Sushi! style conveyor belt. They are as good as they look and you wouldn't know they are vegan to taste or look at them.

Woody Harrelson Scores Winning Goal In Charity Soccer Game

2010-06-06T23:29:00.001+01:00

Woody Harrelson Scores Winning Goal In Socceraid Charity Soccer Game

Go Woody ! Go Woody! Not content with being a celebrity movie star raw vegan Woody Harrelson is now a World Cup Football legend after scoring the winning goal in the Unicef Football Socceraid soccer match.

His fans were freaking out that he'd died after seeing woody harrelson ( and harellson and harrellson) trending on twitter and wondering what the hell was happening. Not bad becoming a football legend at 48 huh?

David Beckham eat your heart out! Sorry, no, - that was Woody's last movie - Zombieland ?

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Bristol Bank Holiday Weekend Festival

2010-05-27T02:13:00.000+01:00

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Bristol Bank Holiday Weekend Festival

Lots of Vegan heroes in Bristol this weekend

Brian May Queen SAVE ME

2010-04-21T23:05:00.001+01:00

SAVE ME 2010 | News - The First SAVE-ME Billboard

Dr Brian May from Queen has dipped deep into his pockets to fill the void left by gagged voicesof charities powerless to act politically and speak up against the Conservatives who plan to reintroduce Fox hunting with dogs despite hours of parliamentary debate and a majority introducing a ban.

well done dude! You are a champion my friend!

A poster has gone up in London and you can download your own poster from the Save Me Website SAVE ME

Celebrity Song for Meat Free Monday

2010-04-01T00:40:00.000+01:00

PM Gordon Brown Meat Free Monday Plans to Woo Green Voters

It could be that Simon Cowell's plans to make a Meat Free Monday duet with Leona Lewis and Sir Paul McCartney from the Beatles Classic ' all you need is love' could change the face of the looming UK election.

Some fans have fantisised about the vegetarian vampires from Twighlight getting involved aswell.

If as hinted Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and Apple iphone founder Steve Jobs get involved too it's sure to go viral.

Sir Richard Branson said recently "I love eating meat, but I love our planet even more, so I have joined Sir Paul McCartney's Meat Free Monday campaign and stopped eating meat at least one day a week."

Happy Vegan Easter Eggs:

2010-02-17T21:34:00.000Z

Animal Aid: Vegan Easter Eggs: Montezuma Chocolate Bunnies

Yeayyyy! For all you fat bottoms out there who like, or used to like, Cadbury's creme eggs here is the vegan version.

My daughter very generously sent me a big box of chocolates from Animal Aid and there was a creme egg in there with the package. After a few seconds to get over the excitement I bit the top off and devoured it there and then in a full frenzied chocoholic maniacal episode.

Just to check it wasn't a dream, some viral induced halucinogenic attack, I checked the Animal Aid website and guess what ?? they have more - you can enjoy them too!

Now you know what to get me for Easter! x

PS They do Vegan Easter Bunnies too

Sainsbury Magazine- Vegan Expose

2010-02-16T22:25:00.000Z

Sainsbury Magazine- Vegan Expose

Vegan heroes are in Sainsbury magazine this month (march)

Karin Ridgers from Veggievision

Chris and Abigail Trewartha all loved up.

Beautiful Yoga teacher Barbara Tomasik

What a difference a day makes

2010-02-15T15:36:00.000Z

This weeks vegan heroes are Animal Aid for this great little video about Meat Free Monday

Cruelty Free Living: YouTube - What a difference a day makes (music by Moby)

Vegan Book is a Sell Out

2010-02-04T00:27:00.000Z

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan Book Sold Out in 5 Months

Word is the hard back first edition of the Complete Book of Vegan Cooking has sold out in just 5 Months!

Letters of congratulations and wholesale requests for more to Angie Smith at Anness Publishing please.

Dancing On Ice: Heather Mills

2010-01-09T16:52:00.000Z

Dancing On Ice: Heather Mills reveals she turned down £350,000 to go on Celebrity Big Brother - mirror.co.uk

Is the biggest hypocrite on the planet? What a jealous moron! Clearly he wants to be a glittering dancing queen but doesn't have the talent or the gumption needed to match up to Heather Mills.

No brain the saddo who changed his name from Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr to to suck up to Paris ' no knickers amateur porn queen' said on his blog that Heather Mills is "still desperate for attention- an inspiration to NO ONE"

Yeah right! Has - (the most difficult thing he has ever done is fill in the forms to change his name in a pathetic attempt to sound like someone who was rich and famous) even the right to comment on a disabled, single parent who spends her every waking hour fighting to make the world a more ethical, sustainable place and help people and charities on a range of issues from landmines, disabilities and depression through to animal welfare and the environment.

The only thing fights for is his own ego - what a pathetic, self absorbed, brainless hypocrite he is to accuse Heather Mills of being desperate for attention - is there anyone on the planet more desperate for attention than ? answers on a postcard please (or below)

Not just for Christmas - a Cook Book

2009-12-17T11:50:00.000Z

Must have addition to a cookbook shelf as Vegan recipes become the new nouveau cuisine

A full colour hardback vegan hero for this Christmas. NOT for vegan nouveau cuisine , we leave that to the likes of Chad Sarno from Saf. But because this book can change lives - it's easy peasy, how to, Good Housekeeping style, full colour, encyclopedia, vegan for dummies, guide to vegan diet and lifestyle that everyone has been waiting for.

For all those people who think that they really should start thinking about what they eat for the sake of the planet and their health - this is the vegan cookbook for them.

For all those people thinking "I'd love to go vegan but where the hell do I start" - this vegan cookbook is the perfect first step.

For all those considering that they should at least follow in the footsteps of Richard Branson, and a host of A list celebrities signed up to Paul McCartney's meat free mondays this vegan cookbook is for you.

All the whys, the whats, the wheres, the hows and the whens answered in this book.

The perfect ethical Christmas Present

Geoff Francis - Weapons of Mass Destruction

2009-12-14T17:04:00.000Z

Weapons of Mass Destruction - wmd changing the picture rationale

Finally! Some long lost footage of vegan Artist Geoff Francis Weapons of Mass Destruction at The Frieze Art Fair Regents Park in The Vegan Society Diamond Jubilee year

www.bonobo.tv

U.N. Climate Talks in Copenhagen

2009-12-10T19:43:00.000Z

U.N. Climate Talks in Copenhagen - NewsTimes: "Edward McMillan-Scott"

Edward McMillan-Scott, an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, is a Vice-President of the European Parliament. His portfolio includes Democracy and Human Rights. He sits as an independent and sumarises

Carbon Emmissions
In 2006, the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) based in Rome issued its 400-page ground-breaking report, Livestock's Long Shadow. It gave a stark warning: "The environmental costs per unit of livestock production must be cut by one half, just to avoid the level of damage worsening beyond itspresent level."

Economics
The economist Lord Stern, author of a major report on the economic impact of climate change, recently observed, to some controversy: "Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet
is better."

Health
The better news is that a modest change to our eating habits can have a major effect on the rate of climate change. Even better is that vegetarians have 28 per cent less heart disease, 39 per cent lower cancer mortality and suffer 50 per cent less diabetes. In my own case, not eating meat dropped my "bad" cholesterol by 27 per cent.

Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, warned that global warming poses a “real and present danger” to the health of millions.

His report suggests that tens of thousands of lives a year could be saved in Britain alone by cutting the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere. The move would significantly cut emissions and save around 18,000 lives a year from heart disease alone, they estimate.

Alan Dangour, one of the authors of the report and a senior lecturer at the London School of School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that a dramatic change could be made without having to give up meat.

“We are not saying become vegetarian, we are just saying cut back on the amount of meat and meat products you eat," he said.

Nitin Mehta MBE Joins Paul McCartney

2009-12-03T10:44:00.000Z

Nitin Mehta Speaks Out about Meat Free 5 A Day Day in Croydon Campaign:

Respected Croydon Businessman Nitin Mehta has spoken out about Sir Paul McCartney's mission to the EU Parliament today and explained the reasoning behind Sir Paul McCartney's plea that we reduce meat consumption for the sake of health and the Environment.

Croydon has been nominated the unhealthiest Borough in London and local support groups are struggling to find a way to stop rising the rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes in Croydon.

Affordable Vegan Fashion

2009-11-24T11:32:00.000Z

Leona Lewis to design with Stella's help (Vogue.com UK)

Looks like vegan Leona Lewis has a fighting chance to make affordable Vegan Fashion work where other's have failed. Following in the footsteps of Vegan filmstar Natalie Portman, Leona Lewis has long muted the idea of affordable ethical fashion. An alternative to the celebrity only price tag of Stella McCartney's creations from her shop off Regent Street in London. After clearly impressing the fashion guru from the McCartney dynasty, Leona looks ever more likely to realise her dream of an ethical vegan fashion range available on the high street according to Vogue - and they should know potential when they see it.

Vegan Fashion: LA Times, Chicago

2009-10-28T11:57:00.000Z

Vaute Couture in the LA Times - Jeanne Mai-ly Hilgart

My kinda Town - Chicago. A Ford model (and that is 'fashion" not "Transit van") turned vegan fashion designer. This girl's the real deal, not just a celebrity cashing in on merchandising.

Jeanne Mai-ly Hilgart, founder of Vaute Couture, Inc., trying to raise money for animals since she was 8, and sick of being cold and un-fabulous for the six months in Chicago they call winter ...

http://www.onoursleeve.com/

http://www.vautecouture.com/

Lush Prove it's the Hunters That are Extremists

2009-10-19T21:55:00.000+01:00

Cosmetics company is attacked by vandals after launching anti-fox hunting campaign | Mail Online

Vegan Heroes Lush Cosmetics have coaxed the blood sports hunters out of the woods and revealed them to be the sick individuals they actually are.

It's the hunters who are the extremists, the violent minority, the social misfits.

The hunt sabs risk their, property, their safety and their social lives, discussing the latest recipes for vegan chocolate cake at 4.30 in the morning as they heroically set off to lay false sent trails to thwart the hunters quest for enjoyment in bloody entrails.

The selfish bullies who think it's fun to see a fox torn apart by a pack of hounds think nothing of writing obscenities on high street windows with a kebab and kicking over shop displays.

Like their supporters in the double house with duck pond Tory party they think they are above the law.

Whilst the blood sport enthusiasts and Country Side Alliance Lobbyists can abuse the law, some of my very peaceful hunt sab friends got followed by a helicopter and falsely arrested, fortunately they are not above the law.

Lush Fox Hunting Campaign

Incy vegetarian spider is a scientific first - Times Online

2009-10-15T00:38:00.000+01:00

Incy vegetarian spider is a scientific first - Times Online

a vegan spider! Hurrah for nature!

Name: B kiplingi
Species: Spider
Size: Thumbnail
Diet: leaf buds of wild acacia plants
Found: Mexico
Young: reared in a nest

Alicia Silverstone Messing with nature on MTV

2009-10-13T21:46:00.000+01:00

Alicia Silverstone Brings The Vegan Message To The MTV Newsroom » MTV Newsroom

Alicia Silverstone is messing with nature

Eating meat is natures way of natural selection - killing off the people too selfish and too stupid to see that the modern meat based diet is not only killing themselves it's killing the planet.

Nature has dished out heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis , osteoporosis, Altzhiemers, stroke and constipation to meat eaters for a reason.

Don't mess with nature's way Alicia, leave the meat eaters to their burgers!

Nature knows best - survival of the fittest - make way for the homo-superior

YASUS AFARI

2009-10-07T00:19:00.000+01:00

YASUS AFARI will be appearring at The World Vegan Day celebration in Fairfield Halls Sunday 1st November

THE EARTH IS OUR FRIEND
(Garden of Creation) YASUS AFARI ©

The earth is the garden of creation
Purposefully clothed with lush, green vegetation.
Roots!
Firm enough to prevent critical soil erosion,
All elements working in union,
For natural joy and satisfaction.
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
The cyclic function of the earth’s ecology is no mystery.
Like the organs of the human body,
Each working in perfect harmony,
In this our environmental community,
of which the guardians and keepers,
are the children of humanity.
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
The rivers, like blood streams flowing into the oceans
Returning secretly to the fleshy bowels of earth’s creation
Evaporating to the atmospheric breath of life
Sun, moon and stars
Solid, liquid and gas
Land, sea and air
Flesh, blood and spirit.
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
Like the lungs of man
The trees breathe to keep the earth alive
Yeah! The Sun, like a devoted Father
Working from sunrise until sunset
And the Moon, like a loving Mother
Working from dusk until dawn
Shining with the sweet embrace of her children, the stars
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
If we protect the earth,
Then, the earth will protect us
Clothe, feed and shelter us.
The earth is the garden of creation.
If we keep the earth alive
Then we will stay alive,
The earth will keep us alive.
The earth is our friend,
We are the friends of the earth

Heather Mills Vegan Food for Kids

2009-10-05T08:49:00.000+01:00

Heather Mills goes back to blonde as she hands out her vegan food for free | Mail Online

The Daily Mail witter on about Heather Mills' changing hairstyles from the obligatory straight long blonde rich guys' wife haircut to , platinum pixie, to an Autumnal Anne Robinson back to blonde, but a good plug about vegan food for kids and her V-bites restaurant in Hove.

Heather is allegedly trying to get on the stars in your ice show 'Dancing on Ice' lets hope her true personality manages to shine through during that.

Heather was back in New York giving out free vegan food to New Yorks financially and nutritionally challenged kids.

Vegan Mofo III: Public Feed Info

2009-10-01T08:07:00.000+01:00

Cake Maker to the Stars: Vegan Mofo III: Public Feed Info

Thanks to Kitee Cake Maker to the Stars Blogger for turning a good idea into a twittering glittering blogtastic idea.

More delicious vegan ideas than you could shake a hemp fibre stick at!

Go Girl! VEGAN MOFO 3 2009 is just Rock'n'Roll' with cookies

An awesome warm up act for World Vegan Day

Meat Free Day Heroes

2009-09-10T22:41:00.000+01:00

Croydon Lags Behind in the UK Meat Free Day Race

Croydon Council are dragging their feet (no wonder they are the least healthy in London) but elsewhere in the UK vegan heroes are cutting through the red tape and across the winning line

Liverpool schools could be the first in the UK to go meat free one day every week encouraged by veggie Superhero Sir Paul McCartney and The Vegetarian Society

Brighton, Lancaster and Leeds are also putting a motion to the full council with help from vegan heroes Animal Aid (See www. Meat Free Monday .com )

Bristol council are being targeted by Vegetarian champions Viva's and their Fruity Funday Campaign

Meanwhile he veggie elite at Thames Valley Vegetarians have Reading Council in their sights and Happy Hippy Veggies at the Sumac Centre are targetting Nottingham Council.

Patron Saint of Vegetarians

2009-09-07T22:12:00.000+01:00

Parish of the English Martyrs, York: "the Bishop of Worcester, Wulstan"

I kid you not - Bishop Wulstan - St Wulstan is recorded as the Patron Saint of Vegetarians and dieters

Apparently the smell of a cremated Goose put him off his prayers

Super Vegan Super Hero - Brocolli

2009-09-07T13:05:00.000+01:00

Research - broccoli - heart disease

More evidence that Brocolli is a true super vegetable in the vegan world.

Vegan Magazine - Free !

2009-09-02T15:56:00.000+01:00

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegetarian Magazine - Free !

Yes you read it right the vegetarian and vegan heroes at Yaoh hemp products and Off the Hoof are distributing their magazine free online.

Read before you buy! How cool is that - now millions of people all over the world can read this cool magazine for free, diddly squat, nothing, zero, no charge, gratis, a gift.

Kate Moss vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince Fur Horror

2009-08-03T09:57:00.000+01:00

Kate Moss vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince furious over models rabbit fur throw - mirror.co.uk

Jamie's Drive Time
Sound's like Kate Moss is trying to ditch vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince by using fur to drive him out. Apparently 'Kate mate' hard core vegetarian Stella McCartney won't visit Kate Moss at Kate's home because of Kate's fur fetish for dead animal Skin.

Sado Masochistic Sex
The Fur is everywhere but so far vegan Jamie Hince has been able to tolerate it for the sake of regular sex with his top super model girlfriend.

However now it seems Kate Moss wants rid of her chain smoking, Rock 'n ' Rolling vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince and is provoking him by buying a rabbit skin throw for the couple's bed.

Honking
Vegan Jamie says the rabbit skin throw makes him want to throw - made from a whole warren full of rabbits stripped of their skin. Now the Rabbits have stopped hopping it's making Jamie Hopping mad and making him feel sick asa rabbit rather than eager to hop into bed with Kate.

Rabbit Rabbit
Fur loving Kate may go like a rabbit between the fur lined sheets but the rabbit rabbit on the streets is that Kate's rabbit and fur obscession is one hop too far

Bunny Boiler
It's finally dawned on Jamie that Kate Moss is not just a bunny boiler, but a bunny skinner, a bunny eater, a bunny killer, a bunny skin wearer.

Kate's home is becoming the Watership Down rabbit equivilent of a Bunny London Dungeon.

World Vegan Day

2009-07-22T21:44:00.000+01:00

World Vegan Day

What? World Vegan Day
is an opportunity for vegans and their friends to celebrate and promote
veganism

When? World Vegan Day
is every year on November 1st (since 1994)

Why? The world's first
Vegan Society was born on November 1st 1944 - started by Donald
Watson and friends.

Where? World Vegan Day
is celebrated internationally all over the world.

How? World Vegan Day
is celebrated in many different ways,

from a
simple birthday party to a full vegan festival with exhibitions of
vegan food and products, talks on nutrition and cooking demonstrations.

Wishing
you very best wishes for an ethical, environmentally friendly

and healthy World Vegan Day - 1st November

Heather Mills Vegan Restaurant-V-Bites

2009-07-07T12:40:00.000+01:00

Heather Mills Vegetarian Restaurant-V-Bites

Heather Mills looked on top of the World as she launched her new vegan vegetarian restaurant cafe in Brighton and Hove - V Bites

V - Bites' Menu looks like it has something for everyone - V bites is one place you won't walk away hungry from!

Moby's TeaNY Cafe in NYC Burns Down

2009-06-23T22:20:00.000+01:00

Moby's TeaNY in NYC destroyed by fire

Heart goes out to Moby and Kelly as an 'electrical fire' destroys their veggie cafe in New York TeaNY

Michael Parish wrote on Ecorazzi

Moby opened the joint in 2002 with this his then girlfriend Kelly Tisdale, and later turned it over to Tisdale exclusively.

On his blog, Moby wrote:

”Apparently Kelly is working hard to repair it and get it re-opened. So there’s a good chance that Teany will re-open at some point in the next month or two.”

Healthy Vegan Recipe DVD

2009-06-17T21:28:00.000+01:00

Healthy Vegan recipe DVDSolution for Meat Free Mondays - Famous Veggie Hero Rose Eliot, the thinking man's Delia Smith (or Fanny Farmer) a celebrity recipe queen for Vegan Diets presents a shedload of healthy recipes.

DVD of recipes - cooking and raw food too with health tips from Yvonne Bishop-Weston

Comes with a free little recipe cookbook booklet.

FREE video follows - Please Be Patient (read blogs below whilst you wait) You Tube we ain't. (Advisory: Actually in this particular free celebrity video clip it's the equivilent of XXX vegan health porn as Rose Elliot makes treat food with white flour, sugar and margarine!! )

Chocolate Chip Cookies from WDF Productions on Vimeo.

Paul McCartney's Meat Free Mondays

2009-06-16T10:02:00.000+01:00

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Meat Free Monday - Launch

Sir Paul McCartney, family and celebrity friends kicked off a global media blitz yesterday with his call to make Mondays meat free.

Over 300 stories about going vegetarian so far - it will be interesting to see how many cities follow Belgium city Ghent's example and give up meat for one day per week. One thing is sure, with Boris Johnson in control of London it's not happening any time soon in the UK capital city.

'The Goode Family' Cartoon Vegan Sitcom

2009-06-03T16:17:00.000+01:00

TV Review - The Goode Family - On ABC, a Clan So Virtuous Even Its Dog Is Vegan - NYTimes.com

The Goode family from ABC is a new cartoon sitcom about a recycling vegan family. It locks in a lot of the stereo typical cliches that vegans get bombarded with and is definitely vegans according to meat eaters but is hugely funny nonetheless.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/thegoodefamily/

video YouTube

Sir Paul McCartney’s House On Google Street View

2009-05-29T11:55:00.000+01:00

Sir Paul McCartney’s London pad is taken off Google Street View after he made a complaint | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre

Champion Vegetarian, Paul McCartney's family home on Google has now been deleted on Google Street view after his security team complained.

National Vegetarian Week 2009 - Art- Pinky Binks

2009-05-22T16:45:00.000+01:00

National Vegetarian Week 2009 - News - Pinky Binks

Art for Smiths - For National Vegetarian Week (18-24 May) vegan artist and lecturer Pinky Binks created a tribute to the thousands of animals slaughtered in a now lonely and dilapidated slaughterhouse in Hamsterley.

The installation was also timed to mark Morrissey’s 50th birthday (Friday 22nd May) as he has been an ardent campaigner for animal rights throughout his life and is partly made up of pink gladioli. Morrissey has also been named the UK’s Favourite Vegetarian in a nationwide poll, beating Sir Paul McCartney for the very first time.

Vegan Heroes

2009-05-21T22:37:00.000+01:00

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan sausage beats off egg rivals in taste test

This weeks vegan heros are Redwood's sausages

McCartney Celebrity Heirloom Challenge

2009-05-20T10:26:00.000+01:00

Paul McCartney Celebrity Family Heirloom Under Threat by Health Food Giants

In a National Vegetarian Week Battle of the Bangers it's now not enough that the McCartneys 2nd greatest legacy to the world, The Linda McCartney sausage is the healthiest veggie sausage (highest %protein and lowest %salt) and also the best value (99p in Iceland) it has to be the tastiest too.

New flexitarians, demi vegetarians, conveinegans, and conscious consumers demand the same choice, the same quality, the same value for money but more importantly the same enjoyment from their vegetarian foods as they expected when they ate meat.

Will the new redesigned healthier Linda McCartney sausage fulfil all those demands and stave off the might of Premier Brands industrialisation of vegetarian foods?

Lets see what the experts say at The National Vegetarian Week big breakfast event at tibits restaurant in London. tibits will also be showcasing a selection of top vegetarian products including a new Vegan Cookbook coming out in June

Vegetarian celebrity of the year

2009-05-11T18:54:00.000+01:00

National Vegetarian Week 09

Will Russell Brand be your favourite National Vegetarian Week 2009 Celebrity of the year? Vote Now

Oprah Moves Back onto the Vegan Hitlist

2009-05-11T13:26:00.000+01:00

Oprah Gives Away Free Chicken; We Yawn and Say We Told You So

After delighting millions by going vegan on national TV and worldwide on her blog the Oprah media machine has leavered opened the trap door underneath her ethical fans feet by going all KFC on us.

There's nothing worse than a vegan's scorn, I mean it's not like she was ever one of us, highly unlikely she'd give up Dairy Ice cream for good - the vegan stuff is just never in the right place at the right time for her - and she did kind of hint that unless she had a vegan chef pandering to her every need she would struggle.

But this???? - KFC's the enemy - you put a vegan spotlight on yourself and then Dance with the devil then plagues of vegan locust be upon you foul torturer! manslaughter be on your hands

Now Star Trek Diets to Fight against Pig Flu

2009-05-10T18:23:00.000+01:00

There will be no room for star trek pigs who would compete for space, air, water and food and cause waste and pollution problems due to their excrements and flatulence (and be a constant worry about H1N1 swine flu).

If Star Trek fantasies are ever to become a reality then the food dilemma has to be sorted first. It’s thought tomorrow’s Star Trek Space explorers will have to be self-sustaining farmers, growing enough plant foods such as fresh greens and vegetables to provide optimum nutrition for long journeys.

As the cost of sending equipment into space is estimated to be around $30,000 per pound, plants will have to also earn their keep by filtering and cleaning Star Trek air and water supplies.

Many experts suggest we should be looking more closely at an ethical Star Trek diet for planet earth as we approach environmental catastrophe due to our greed for animal food. Other experts have suggested it’s immoral for us to be feeding grain and water to pigs when there are so many people on the planet starving or dying from dehydration from lack of water.

The World Health Organisation and ex Beatle Sir Paul McCartney have urged us to just try vegetarianism even if it’s just once a week. McCartney has helped launch the concept of Meat Out Mondays all over the world as an ethical first step.

Despite the mountain of environmental evidence in favour of a plant based vegetarian Star Trek diet, the modern cornucopia of realistic alternative choice to meat and dairy products and the health risks it’s estimated over 50% of the population still eat meat more than once a week.

Health writer and nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston says “Dealing with the emotional attachment to eating meat means people find their habits difficult to change. They come up with all kinds of spurious claims such as “My body needs meat!” or “I only eat organic meat”. True, we’d be unlikely to be facing a pandemic of killer swine flu this Autumn if meat was farmed organically, however, whilst organic meat is undoubtedly less harmful to our bodies and the planet, it’s more vegetables we need in our diets not more animal products. Less than a quarter of the UK population even reach the NHS’s modest suggested targets of 5 fruit and vegetable portions per day”

Things have changed dramatically in recent years. McDonalds now sell salads whilst Burger King have allegedly paid Heather Mills $6 million (since denied by Sir Paul McCartney’s ex wife) to help launch a new swine flu free vegan veggie burger.
Swiss based Tibits, a vegetarian blue blood heritage restaurant chain in London, are leading the celebrations for National Vegetarian Week 2009 that starts on Monday 18th May, and are on a mission to encourage people to eat more fruit and veg.
Tibits will host; a photo call for vegetable body art, a launch of a new plant based cookery DVD, a vegan for dummies style recipe book launch, a fashion event to view a new range of designer shoes to rival Stella McCartney’s range and other vegetarian celebrity style products as well as their banquet choice of inspired dishes that make choosing your 5 a day an immune system boosting simple delight.

The finale of National Vegetarian Week is The Bristol Vegan Fayre on 30th and 31st May that last year attracted 12,000 people

London - National Vegetarian Week 2009

2009-05-07T23:56:00.000+01:00

London - National Vegetarian Week 2009 Tibits restaurant is the hero of this years National Vegetarian Week Celebrations it seems

Celebrity Wet & Wild Young Beavers Exposed

2009-04-15T12:35:00.000+01:00

Beaver diary - Wet and Wild (WWT)

Celebrity Young Beavers Exposed - FREE VIDEO

These wet and wild young beavers are shown getting wet, muddy and wild outdoors. Named Wizzy by a young girl in a natural nature project our hairy baby beaver has joined her mum and dad to become an honorary member of The Vegetarian Society UK with the approval of it's WWT babysitter.

See the amateur celebrity beaver outdoors swimming, splashing, licking and munching a fresh strawberry and nibbling on a fat corn cob with a remarkable display of pure naked basic instinct coming into play as she gets a twig in her mouth and drags it ashore for some good dam fun.

See Free Hi-Res Young Beaver Video

Celebrity Beavers

Joacquin Pheonix loses the Plot

2009-02-26T22:53:00.000Z

Joaquin Phoenix Mental Breakdown?
Is he or isn't He?

Mad or clever?

Mis guided or deranged?

What is it with Joacquin Pheonix is it just lack of vitamin B12 and Essential omega 3 fats?

Or has he truly gone stark raving bark at the moon bonkers?

Superbowl Bans Vegetables

2009-01-29T21:47:00.000Z

Peta Vegetable Sex Ad Banned from TV Network

Whatever next? is it a conspiracy? Macdonalds OK? GoDaddy OK? Alcohol OK? Vegetables Banned? Have the Superbowl gone mad or KKK?

Russell Brand - Vegan Aspirations

2009-01-27T10:24:00.000Z

Russell Brand considers quitting sex - Vegan aspirations for celebrity Veggie Russell Brand

Russell Brand has declared to US GQ magazine in an interview that he's getting bored with his life of sex and materialism and is worried about being more famous for being a tart than a comedian.

Apparently he's now on a mission to be celibate and vegan.

“ That’s all got to go" he said in the interview "until I’m in a position where I can say, ‘Look I’m celibate, I’m a vegan. All I do is meditate, come out and do stand-up and make films,’” he added.

Vegan Awards 2009

2009-01-22T21:22:00.000Z

Vegan Awards 2009

Chef Heather Mills Gives Vegan Cooking Lessons

2009-01-13T22:50:00.000Z

Vegetarian Star » Blog Archive » Chef Heather Mills Gives Vegan Cooking Lessons

Say what you will about Heather Mills-McCartney but she gets off her backside and does something. She also likes a challenge.

She went to the poorest part of New York blighted with some of the USA's highest rates of obesity, diabetes, asthma, and other health issues.

Not only did she donate a $1Million of vegan food she got on down and showed them how to cook low cost healthy food too.

Sinead O'Connor sings 'Troy'

2008-12-13T23:41:00.000Z

Sinead O'Connor sings 'Troy 'available live from Antwerp show| Irish News in Continental Europe

Sinead O'Connor has returned from a 5 week tour with Night of the Proms - in Belgium and Netherlands - She performed Troy - for the first time in 20 years.

She still has that naked ambition to encourage the world to be a better place.

Kate Winslet's Fur Coat

2008-12-13T22:30:00.000Z

Kate Winslet and a shaggy coat story | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

Seems veggie-ish Kate Winslet wouldn't necessarily rather go naked rather than wear fur, she would settle for fake faux fur. Unfortunately, and this is a big problem at the moment and partially responsible (we think) for the increase in sales of fur, like many other celebs she can't tell the difference between fabric and skin.

Perhaps celeb training could be started - Skin recognition for the ethically challenged?

Alicia Silverstone's Diet and Fitness Book

2008-12-13T21:15:00.000Z

Rodale to Publish Actress Alicia Silverstone's Diet and Fitness Book - MarketWatch

Rodale Inc. plans to publish actress and animal rights advocate Alicia Silverstone's book, "The Kind Diet," in the fall of 2009. The book explores the connection between what we put in our bodies and what we're doing to the planet, and how choosing the right foods in the kitchen can help you feeling lighter, sexier, and more alive than you ever thought possible. The book will include a 3-step diet program and 75 vegan and macrobiotic recipes.

Vegan Diet Recipe Book

McFuneral - Ronald is Dead

2008-10-29T14:12:00.000Z

McFuneral - CollegeHumor video

Off The Hoof For Vegans

2008-10-27T19:57:00.000Z

Off The Hoof For Vegans - Ethical Pulse

New Vegan Magazine targets 30 million ‘Nearly Vegetarians' for World Vegan Day Nov 1st 2008

Vegan Heroes Yaoh have launched a new independent vegan magazine titled Off the Hoof
with an irreverent, idiosyncratic style - a cross between The Big
Issue, Private Eye and Nuts or Loaded magazine - is due to be launched on World Vegan Day on 1st November.

Bristol Vegan Fayre Food & Music Festival

2008-05-28T11:32:00.000+01:00

Bristol Vegan Fayre Food Music Festival Be there or be like one of those people who still wishes they were at Woodstock, or Live Aid or whatever.

The tide is about to turn - be part of it bring your friends be a supervegan!

Vegan Festival

Theatre Bristol : Bristol Vegan Fayre

Vegan Bristol Fayre Myspace

Vegan festival - Gumtree

Skiddle - Vegan Festival

Oprah Winfrey Goes Vegan

2008-05-22T13:20:00.000+01:00

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Oprah Winfrey Goes Vegan

Another one bites the fruit.

This timeit's Oprah Winfrey's turn to discover the amazing benefits of a vegan diet!

Saf Restaurant London

2008-04-16T16:04:00.000+01:00

Saf Restaurant London

Go now - Saf will change your life. A true culinary hero in the world of vegan cuisine. truly Saf - ilicious.

Visit Saf

Joaquin Phoenix - Vegan Hollywood Star

2008-03-01T15:13:00.000Z

Getting a rush - Film - Entertainment - Home - brisbanetimes.com.au

The twice Oscar-nominated 33-year-old, who riveted audiences as the emperor's ruthless son, Commodus, in Gladiator, and Johnny Cash in Walk The Line, says there have been three important movies in his career but he won't name them.

Interview with Brisbane Times

Joaquin Phoenix... 'Acting is like bungy jumping … You want to get a rush'

Paul McCartney on ITV ITN News at Ten

2008-01-21T23:44:00.000Z

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Paul McCartney on ITV ITN News at Ten

I hear you yawning, Sir Paul McCartney banging on about vegetarianism again. Yeah but be fair - he's on News at 10 and he's written to Gordon Brown about the UN Livestock's long shadow report - what have you done today?

Ethical Guide

2008-01-19T21:07:00.000Z

Ethical Guide for Conscious Consumers

The Vegan Heroes at Ethical Junction are planning an Ethical Guide for Conscious Consumers. If it's anything like their Ethical Junction website it should be smashing!

Vegan Environmental Awards 2008

2008-01-10T20:45:00.000Z

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan Environmental Awards 2008

What are you waiting for? Vote now!

Chance to Win a hamper worth £50 every month just for voting!

Eva Mendes Nude

2008-01-03T16:34:00.000Z

PETA UK >> Feat >> Eva Mendes Poses Nude to Speak Out Against Fur

Skinny Bitch

2008-01-02T19:40:00.000Z

Still Skinny, but Now This Bitch Can Cook - New York Times

These ' skinny Bitches ' mean business. They have sold 850,000 copies of their vegan diet book ' skinny bitch ' (they even sold one to Victoria Beckham - Queen Skinny Bitch)

Their new vegan book, a cook book ' skinny bitch in the kitch ' seems set to do just as well.

“We really want everyone to stop doing all this stupid math,” Ms. Freedman said. “Just stuff yourself with things that are good for you, and you will be fine.”

Laboring heroically to make a vegan diet seem like the simplest thing in the world, Ms. Freedman said: “We are normal girls. We like reality TV and purses, all the fun stuff. But we just happen to know that most of what normal girls put in their bodies on a daily basis is barely even food.”

Vegan Cook Book

Vegan Review of 2007 - Vegan Trends

2007-12-30T11:50:00.000Z

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan Review of 2007 - Vegan Market Trends

World Vegan Day - Pass it on

2007-10-26T00:12:00.000+01:00

Wishing you very best wishes for an ethical, environmentally friendly and healthy

World Vegan Day - 1st November

PASS IT ON!

If you do nothing else, please vote in the World Vegan Day poll and please sign the petition

For Life, Health, Planet

WorldVegan Day Petition

World Vegan Day Poll

World Vegan Day Veganize a Pizza Campaign

World Vegan Day 1st November

2007-01-15T13:23:00.000Z

Vegan Heroes and celebrities will be gathering at The International Vegan Festival in Bristol on June 9th and 10th 2007

Be there or be square - at the Vegan Festival 2007 and vote in the Vegan Awards for your favourite vegan hero

John Mackey: Vegan CEO Of Whole Foods Market

2006-06-05T17:09:00.000+01:00

John Mackey: Not Your Average Grocer, Dan Rather Profiles The Founder And Vegan CEO Of Whole Foods Market - CBS News

At the age of 52, John Mackey has become that big man on campus in corporate America, running a Fortune 500 company.

Yet, in one of the most competitive industries, Mackey's unorthodox approach has transformed Whole Foods Market into a business worth about $9 billion. In the last five years alone, the company's stock has grown faster than such powerhouses as eBay, Yahoo and Microsoft. And he has done it by creating a supermarket unlike any other.

"Shopping for groceries for most people is like a chore," says Mackey. "It's like doing the laundry or taking out the garbage. And we strive to make shopping engaging, fun and interactive."

Da Vinci Da Vegan

2006-05-15T17:40:00.000+01:00

The Da Vegan Code: "O Draconian Devil - Leonardo Da Vinci: 'It is apparent from the works of Leonardo and his early biographers that he was a man of high integrity and very sensitive to moral issues. His respect for life led him to being a vegetarian at least part of his life (although, the term 'vegan' would fit him well, he even entertained the notion that taking milk from cows amounts to stealing. Under the heading, 'Of the beasts from whom cheese is made,' he answers, 'the milk will be taken from the tiny children.' Citation needed). Vasari reports a story that as a young man in Florence he often bought caged birds just to release them. He was also a respected judge on matters of beauty and elegance, particularly in the creation of pageants.'"

Vegan wins kickboxing Title

2006-04-12T15:06:00.000+01:00

Raw food vegan wins British kickboxing competition

London 10 April 2006 --- James Southwood of North London, a vegan of ten years and more recently of a raw food diet, defeated all opposition at the British Savate kickboxing League in March.

Boxe-Francaise Savate is a ring fighting art that uses fists and feet in quick, athletic strikes. To win, a fighter must be skilled, aware, physically fit and flexible. At the recent Great Britain Savate Federation League meeting, held in Cambridge on 19th March, James won all his fights to lead the field in ranking points. James chooses the raw food vegan diet for its optimum health-giving edge.

"Training five times a week as hard as a professional athlete, I need the right sort of nutrition." says James. "I would feel less able to do this without the nutrients available on a raw food diet and the health and well-being it provides.

As any of my opponents will tell you, my fitness and endurance are my big advantages in a fight. As I don't weigh myself down with unnecessary animal products or processed food, working flat out in the ring or in training is no problem."

At 186cm and 80kg, James is perfectly weighted for his height (BMI of 23).

With the World Championships in Paris a distinct possibility for James in September, how will he be preparing?

"Bodyweight exercises plus lots of sparring on the physical side - lots of green veg, fruit and nuts on the nutrition side, along with relaxation and meditation."

Anyone doubting the vegan role in optimum fitness is invited to train and spar with James five times a week in Camden, Holborn and London Victoria.

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More information on Savate and classes in London can be found on www.londonsavate.co.uk

Personal training with James is offered on www.jamessouthwood.com along with kickboxing fitness tips.

4 Deaths: 4 Famous Vegetarian and Vegans Die

2005-12-03T16:01:00.000Z

2005 was a sad year for vegetarians and vegans as 4 of the founding members and history changing pioneers of the vegan movement have died in the last 12 months.

2005 finished as it started with the sad death of a leading light of veganism.

Arthur Ling the man who gave us soya milk and vegan chocolate and an early president of The Vegan Society died at the begining of the year.

As 2005 drew to close Donald Watson inventer of the word Vegan and founder of The Vegan Society in 1944 sadly died too.

Neville Hall, who died on 6th December 2004 aged 94, was a former President of The Vegetarian Society, and was instrumental in the creation of the Society through the amalgamation of the London and Manchester Societies in 1969. For over 30 years he was President and Chairman of Homes for Elderly Vegetarians, now known as the Vegetarian Housing Association, which offers accommodation to elderly vegetarians and vegans in its sheltered homes in Hastings and Colwyn Bay. Neville was also a founder member of the Humane Research Trust - a charity which seeks alternatives to the use of animals in medical research.

Arthur Ling, who died on 18th January 2005 aged 85, became a vegan at the age of seven and went on to become President and an Honorary Patron of The Vegan Society. Founder of Plamil Foods Limited, the first British company to manufacture ‘soya milk’, and pioneer of vegan chocolate and non-dairy egg-free mayonnaise. In the late 1980s Plamil organised two half-marathon races for vegetarians and vegans to highlight vegan fitness. Arthur took a particular interest in the health of vegan infants and children, and Plamil’s Vegan Infants Case Histories booklet gave valuable reassurance to parents wishing to rear their children on a vegan diet

Maxwell Lee, who died on 3rd March 2005 aged 73, served the vegetarian movement for more than 50 years, holding senior positions within The Vegetarian Society, the European Vegetarian Union and the International Vegetarian Union during that time. He was an outstanding ambassador for vegetarianism, taking the vegetarian message worldwide through speaking tours and international conferences. At the time of his death he was still active on the Council of The Vegetarian Society and a trustee of The Vegetarian Charity - a trust providing grants to young people to promote vegetarianism.

Donald Watson, who died on 16th November 2005 aged 95, invented the word vegan at a dance with his wife Dorothy, “from the beginning and end of vegetarian”, and founded The Vegan Society in November 1944. He said recently that whenever he died, be it next week, next month, or next, year they should get the flags out as “I will have made it”. Driven by awe and admiration for creation and nature, all of his predictions from 60 years ago came true. Despite a weak heart he proved all his critics wrong by living fit, well and strong until a few weeks before his death without medical intervention. On reading his early diaries recently he reflected with satisfaction that his views had remained the same and his basic instincts were right. For his 95th birthday Donald spoke to millions of people via the BBC World Service.

WORLD'S OLDEST, LONGEST LIVING, VEGAN ON EARTH IS 175 Years Old

2005-11-23T13:32:00.000Z

EXCLUSIVE: THE OLDEST CREATURE ON EARTH
She was hatched when Queen Victoria was still a teenager she's now 175 years old - By Clare Raymond

HER skin is wrinkled and she's carrying a few extra pounds, but there's still a twinkle in the old girl's eyes.

In fact she's in uncommonly good shape for someone who was born before Victoria came to the throne.

Harriet, a giant (vegetarian) Galapagos Land tortoise and the world's oldest living creature, celebrates her 175th birthday.

Whilst animal research is not a good way to determine effects on humans it's still a good example of the potential benefits of a vegan / vegetarian diets.

Harriet dines on a diet of aubergines, courgettes, string beans, parsley, squash, endives, carrots, tomatoes, bok choi and her favourite morning treat - pink hibiscus flowers.

While Harriet is currently the oldest living being on earth, she isn't the oldest living animal ever.

According to the Guinness Book Of World Records, a Madagascar radiated tortoise called Tui Malila presented to the Tongan royal family by Captain James Cook in the late 1700s, was either 188 or 192 when it died in 1965.

Donald Watson Dies aged 95

2005-11-17T17:02:00.000Z

Breaking Vegan News, Vegetarian News, International News, Worldwide vegan News Feed

Donald Watson has died peacefully a few months after his 95th Birthday.

Interview with Donald Watson 1910- 2005

Vegan Heather Small in the Olympics

2005-08-12T16:19:00.000+01:00

ITV Heather Small: "Heather Small has been responsible for some of the iconic tunes of the last decade. But with her single, Proud, she captured the essence of the London Olympic bid. We chatted to her about the release of the single."

What inspired you to re-release Proud?

Well, when we won the Olympic bid, the retailers called the record label to say that they thought we should release the single. I wasn’t too sure about it, but I was told that you shouldn’t argue with the retailers so I went along with it.

So how did you get involved with the Olympic bid?

The Olympic team called my manager and asked if I wanted to get involved. They told me that the song captured the spirit of the Olympic, which was really flattering. And I thought if this helps with the bid, then why not? Then I saw the video and the visuals. Because the song is five years old, I didn’t really know what to expect, but with the video it just looked fresh.

Would you like to perform Proud at the opening ceremony?

If I was asked, then I’d love to do it. I remember when I was standing at Trafalgar Square waiting for the decision. It was a really great day and the atmosphere was fantastic.

But when I was standing there, I tried to be very British about the whole thing. I thought that if we got it, we got it, if we didn’t, we didn’t. We’re so used to losing in this country that I wasn’t sure we’d win. Then the guy said ‘London’ and the Square went mad.

What was it like being there?

It was fantastic. It was something that I’ll treasure for the rest of my life.

More (ITN Interview) - Heather Small - More 100 greats - Heather Small Pride of Manchester- Proud - Lyrics

HEATHER MILLS McCARTNEY TO GO VEGAN

2005-08-12T15:56:00.000+01:00

HEATHER MILLS McCARTNEY TO GO VEGAN

Celebrity HEATHER MILLS McCARTNEY is so inspired by her music star husband SIR PAUL McCARTNEY's devotion to vegetarianism and animal rights, she's planning to maybe go one step further by becoming Vegan.

The former model is so concerned about the animal kingdom, she plans to forgo all dairy products as well as meat in her quest to improve the planet.

She explains, "It's only since I met Paul that I really got to understand how vegetarianism not only benefits your health but also makes a huge difference to the planet and to feeding the world.

"I could never go back to eating meat or fish and I'm moving towards being vegan. When I crack an egg now, I think, 'Could that have been a baby?'"

(Or - how many useless male chicks were gassed or crushed to put that egg on your plate Heather?)

Vegan Marathon Runner wins 135-Mile Marathon

2005-07-25T15:50:00.000+01:00

Seattle man amazes everyone in 135-mile marathon--including himself: "On July 12, in 24 hours, 36 minutes and eight seconds, the Seattle man won the Badwater, one of ultrarunning's toughest events. Before the California race, Jurek had never run more than 90 minutes on pavement. Nor had he trained for the intense desert heat, except for arriving a week early to the Death Valley start area. And, he'd just come off of winning another world-class ultramarathon two weeks earlier -- barely any recovery time between two colossally demanding endurance feats."

For food, Jurek, a vegan, ate energy bars and gels, potatoes and rice balls, chased by soy protein drinks and electrolyte capsules. He consumed 60-120 calories every 20-30 minutes, mostly on the run.

Donald Watson - Vegan Society Founder

2005-07-05T14:28:00.000+01:00

Donald Watson formed the word vegan from the begining and end of "vegetarian" and founded The Vegan Society in November 1944.

Donald Watson - Vegan Society Founder:

Interview with Donald Watson founder and patron of The Vegan Society by Vegan Society Trustee and Author of The Vegan Passport George D. Rodger on 15 December 2002. First published in The Vegan Summer 2003 Edition. This extract from www.worldveganday.org

"Q: What do you think of the way the Vegan Society has developed since you were running it?
A: Better than expected, certainly. The genie is now out of the bottle and no one can ever put it back to the ignorant days before 1944, when this seed was planted by people full of hope. Now wherever Man lives he can have a vegan diet. All the early work was done by volunteers. In a way, everyone the Society has ever paid to do the office work have all been volunteers. Even our Chief Executive is on a wage at the very bottom of anything that is paid in the commercial sector. Because we can afford nothing more. So the Vegan Society has always, in that sense, been supported by voluntary labour. And we're enormously grateful to these people because heaven knows what would happen if they all packed in. "

More - 24 Carrot Award * www.worldveganday.org * Joanne Stepaniak
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Make Poverty History

2005-07-02T13:37:00.000+01:00

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Sam McCreesh 15 year old vegan celebrity

2005-06-30T15:35:00.000+01:00

Sam McCreesh.

Only 15 years of age an already he has award winning websites and a vegetarian guide to Rutland! What a star!

Stamford Today: News,: "Since he first became aware of animal rights issues and gave up eating meat seven months ago, the Uppingham Community College pupil has done all he can for the cause.

He campaigns against animal experimentation, intensive farming and bloodsports, and supports wildlife conservation, animal rescue and welfare organisations. In that time he has also lobbied the Prime Minister, set up library displays, become involved with street stalls and written articles for vegetarian publications.

And after giving up dairy products in March to become a fully-fledged vegan, Sam began working on a guide to vegetarian food in Rutland.

The newly published handbook, launched both in print and on line, is designed to help fellow veggies make the most of the county.

Sam, of Braunston Road, Knossington, said: 'The idea was also to make shops, restaurants and businesses think about what they are offering to vegetarians and vegans, and to help promote the area to the vegetarian community.'

He said he was pleased with the response and hopes the guide will grow. An internet version of it is available at www.vegetarianrutland.co.uk. For more information contact info@vegetarianrutland.co.uk

Avril Lavinge Vegan - Doesn't Eat Garbage.

2005-06-29T13:09:00.000+01:00

Avril Lavinge gets engaged: Ozzie Osbourne lookalike Punk Rock Princess Avril Lavigne Doesn't eat Garbage "It may come as a surprise that the punk pop princess, who has gained a party girl image over the past few months, is settling down. However, Avril recently explained that appearances may be deceiving. I'm on a vegan diet, I do yoga every day, I work out, I'm totally spiritual,' she said. 'I'm completely opposite of what everyone thinks I am.'"

Avril on MTV * Avril Lavigne Fan Site * Avril on VH1 * Turbulent

Vegan 'Man the hunted' not 'Man the Hunter' New Book

2005-06-28T09:46:00.000+01:00

Washington University in 2000. now St. Louis Anthropology">

Kansas City infoZine - 'Man the Hunter' Theory Is Debunked in New Book - USA: "Since the 1924 discovery of the first early humans, australopithicenes, which lived from seven million years ago to two million years ago, many scientists theorized that those early human ancestors were hunters and possessed a killer instinct.

Despite popular theories posed in research papers and popular literature, early man was not an aggressive killer, argues Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D., professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences.

Sussman's book, "Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators and Human Evolution," poses a new theory, based on the fossil record and living primate species, that primates have been prey for millions of years, a fact that greatly influenced the evolution of early man.

The idea of "Man the Hunter" is the generally accepted paradigm of human evolution, says Sussman, who recently served as editor of American Anthropologist. "It developed from a basic Judeo-Christian ideology of man being inherently evil, aggressive and a natural killer. In fact, when you really examine the fossil and living non-human primate evidence, that is just not the case."

Studying the fossil evidence

"Australopithecus afarensis was probably quite strong, like a small ape," Sussman says. Adults ranged from around 3 to 5 feet and they weighed 60-100 pounds. They were basically smallish bipedal primates. Their teeth were relatively small, very much like modern humans, and they were fruit and nut eaters.

But what Sussman and Hart discovered is that Australopithecus afarensis was not dentally pre-adapted to eat meat. "It didn't have the sharp shearing blades necessary to retain and cut such foods," Sussman says. "These early humans simply couldn't eat meat. If they couldn't eat meat, why would they hunt?"

It was not possible for early humans to consume a large amount of meat until fire was controlled and cooking was possible. Sussman points out that the first tools didn't appear until two million years ago. And there wasn't good evidence of fire until after 800,000 years ago. "In fact, some archaeologists and paleontologists don't think we had a modern, systematic method of hunting until as recently as 60,000 years ago," he says.

Robert W. Sussman, Ph.D * Book Man the Hunted * Science Daily * Press Release * Donna Hart

Oldest Vegan in the World. The Ice Man

2005-06-27T17:42:00.000+01:00

Seems someone got there before Donald Watson who coined the phrase vegan in 1944 and set up the Vegan Society.

EXN.ca | Mummies: "From a find in the Alps in 1991, an ice man quickly became famous in archaeological circles. Found frozen, a natural mummy, the ice man is believed to have been either a shaman or a hunter and he is estimated to be close to 5,000 years old.
In order to find out more about the traveller, Macko ran a piece of hair taken from the sample through a mass spectrometer to find the relative abundance of carbon-13 and carbon-12, as well as nitrogen-15 and nitrogen-14. These criteria will tell Macko what types of food Oetzi ate.
Using this form of analysis, Macko can distinguish between vegetable- and animal-based foods, marine and terrestrial foods. In fact, there is even a way to tell corn from wheat, which is invaluable in determining where a people may have come from, and what they ate along the way.

In the case of the ice man - he was believed to be a vegan. Whether or not it was by choice can't be determined with Macko's scientific tools."

Tatoos on his skin were thought to prove he was also a fan of acupuncture.

Further research suggested that there were traces of goat in his stomach leading vegans to believe that after visting an tyrolean fast food restaurant he hade discovered that the McYeti-Yougotit burger was not as he had mistranslated made of tofu and micoprotein but actually Italian Mounted Goat. The poor devil had literally choked on his supper when he realised.

It is believed he belonged to an agricultural community based on the cereal grains found not just on his garments but recovered from his colon which contained bran of the primitive wheat Einkorn.

More at BBC

Telegraph. Research on Otzi has revealed much information about Neolithic man. Analysis of his hair revealed he was most likely a vegan.

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World Vegan Day

What? World Vegan Dayis an opportunity for vegans and their friends to celebrate and promoteveganism

When? World Vegan Dayis every year on November 1st (since 1994)

Why? The world's firstVegan Society was born on November 1st 1944 - started by DonaldWatson and friends.

Where? World Vegan Dayis celebrated internationally all over the world.

How? World Vegan Dayis celebrated in many different ways,

from asimple birthday party to a full vegan festival with exhibitions ofvegan food and products, talks on nutrition and cooking demonstrations.

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What? World Vegan Day
is an opportunity for vegans and their friends to celebrate and promote
veganism

When? World Vegan Day
is every year on November 1st (since 1994)

Why? The world's first
Vegan Society was born on November 1st 1944 - started by Donald
Watson and friends.

Where? World Vegan Day
is celebrated internationally all over the world.

How? World Vegan Day
is celebrated in many different ways,

from a
simple birthday party to a full vegan festival with exhibitions of
vegan food and products, talks on nutrition and cooking demonstrations.