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Cooking

Meat for Christmas? Ho-ho no way:

Vegetarians go non-traditional route when planning their holiday meals

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39989

 

Vegetarian Society UK: 'Christmas Recipes'

Menu
Broccoli Cream Cheese & Pear and Almond Soup
Luxury Nut & Seed Loaf with Cranberry, Apple and Brandy Sauce
Rosemary Roast Potatoes with Garlic
Chestnut & Chocolate Ice-Cream with Apricot Sauce

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39670

 

Vegan Recipes for the Christmas feast

1. Vegan Cheese Spread
2. Boursin-Style Vegan Cheese
3. Vegan Sour Cream
4. Tofu Mayonnaise
5. Tahini Cakes

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39549

 

Vegetarian Stuffing and Gravy

Delight holiday guests with this aromatic, flavorful vegetarian version of traditional stuffing and gravy

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39294

 

 

Health

Vegan Chocolate: Dairy-Free Chocolate

There are many reasons to eat vegan chocolate. One certainly is because you are a vegan. However, a vegan chocolate is also good for you though you’re not a vegan.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39887

 

Switzerland: Fowl findings surprise veterinary officials

As many as nine out of ten chickens in Switzerland are infected with campylobacter bacteria, which when transmitted to humans can cause cramping and diarrhoea

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39769

 

Vegetarian/vegan diet for lasting weight loss

Vegetarians [and vegans] have a slightly higher metablolic rate during rest, meaning that they burn up more calories as body heat rather than storing them as body fat. http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39646

 

Vegetarian 'fungus food' used in Quorn lowers cholesterol

Mycoprotein, which is made from fungus, could reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes if consumed in sufficient quantities, a new study has shown.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39647

 

'Meat intake cut' on cancer fears

Processed meats have been linked to cancer

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39396

 

Effects of diet and age on oxidative damage products in healthy subjects

Damage of molecules as a consequence of oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases related to aging.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39837

 

USA: Vegan Living

Non-meat eaters don't just help the planet - they also help themselves

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39907

 

 

Animal protection

Turkey: Scholars, activists call for more respect for animal rights

As in previous years, this year's Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), one of the two major Islamic holidays, has witnessed a series of debates over the slaughter of animals, with religious scholars and animal rights activists urging for more respect for animal rights.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39930

 

Bulgaria Becomes First EU Country to Sign Contract for Humane Animal Treatment

Bulgaria becomes on Tuesday the first European Union (EU) country to officially sign a contract for the humane treatment of animals.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39786

 

CIWF: The State of Europe's Pigs

A shocking new study of Europe’s pig farming shows that pigs are all too often kept in barren conditions and basic European laws are routinely flouted

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39720

 

 

World hunger

Common Press Release: More hunger in the world calls for more ethical living

FAO: Number of hungry people rises to 963 million (9 December 2008)

 

See also: As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions

The United Nations expects beef and pork consumption to double between 2000 and 2050

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39648

 

FAO: New German funds for anti-hunger projects

$14.2 million pledged for food security, forestry and biofuel initiatives

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39576

 

 

Climate change

Climate: Too late? Why scientists say we should expect the worst

As ministers and officials gather in Poznan one year ahead of the Copenhagen summit on global warming, the second part of a major series looks at the crucial issue of targets(...)

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39901

 

New research reveals European land grab in developing countries

Factory farming and agrofuels blamed for rise in EU's 'footprint'

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39659

 

 

Politics

USA: Too many rich US farmers get subsidies: GAO

...Obama has complained about subsidies to 'millionaire farmers' during his campaign...

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39400

 

'Yes We Can' Create a Sane Food Policy in the U.S.

By Bruce Friedrich

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39706

 

USA: The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 27, 2006.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39714

 

 

 

Paul McCartney: an active vegetarian

Sir Paul McCartney's meat row with Dalai Lama

SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY tried to turn the DALAI LAMA vegetarian, insisting the famed Buddhist was "wrong" to eat meat.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39947

 

Pachauri and McCartney Urge People to Become Vegetarians

Nobel Prize-winning Indian scientist Rajendra Pachauri and musician Sir Paul McCartney have teamed up to urge people to become vegetarian to save the planet from the greenhouse gases created by rearing livestock

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39590

 

Turn veggie to save planet, says Sir Paul

Ex-Beatle claims eating less meat is 'single most effective way' to cut emissions

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39494

 

 

Videos

Song: Imagine vegan similar to Imagine by John Lennon

Imagine Vegan is a vegan song. Vocals by a Nonviolent Ogre Singing About Justice.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39952

 

Video/Jeremy Rifkin: The Link Between Meat Eating and Climate Change

Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, delivers a keynote address on the devastating role factory farms are playing in the climate change crisis at Animal Legal Defense Fund's "Future of Animal Law" conference at Harvard Law School in March 2007.

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39664

 

Video: Poultry in India

...Approximately 150 million laying hens in India spend their lives confined to small, wire battery cages...

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39708

 

Christmas War With Animals

Each Year around the twentieth of December, there is a culmination in human warfare against animals......

http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=39601

 

 

 

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