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Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. - Albert Schweitzer
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In this edition...
Top Stories |
 Australia is the third-fastest growing vegan market in the world |
| Brexit impact on veganism |
| Harambe the gorilla dies, meat-eaters grieve |
Health and Environment |
| The weight-loss benefits of a plant-based diet |
| Is fish 'brain food' for older adults? |
| Nutrients don't matter - the all potato diet |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron film PSAs calling for 'less meat, less heat' |
Lifestyles and Trends |
| Children influence their parents to go vegan |
| Interview with vegan Mt. Everest climber |
| American footballer Griff Whalen credits vegan diet for his success |
Animal Issues and Advocacy |
| How to talk about animal rights to people who don't want to listen |
| Sorry Your Holiness, but compassion demands disruption |
| Large U.S. poultry producer aims to improve standards |
| Veganism rejects violence towards animals within dairy and meat industries |
Books, Films and Perspectives |
| Book review: 'The Pig in Thin Air' |
| The lawyer fighting for animal rights in 'Unlocking the Cage' doc asks: 'What kind of being are you?' |
| Interview: Author says 'fish have feelings, too' |
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(Excerpts are included from current news stories. Click on the "Full story" link to read the full article.)
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Australia is the third-fastest growing vegan market in the world
Full story: Sydney Morning Herald
For the past year the Brewer household on Sydney's northern beaches has been vegan - that means mum Amanda, dad Trent, India, 9, Oscar, 4, and Noah, 2. Even the three family dogs are served up specialty vegan dog food when it is locally available. The Brewers are an example of the increasing move towards veganism in Australia, now the third-fastest growing vegan market in the world, after the United Arab Emirates and China. Data from market researcher Euromonitor International has shown Australia's packaged vegan food market is currently worth almost $136 million, set to reach $215 million by 2020.
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Sydney Morning Herald - June 5
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Brexit impact on veganism
Full story: Huffington Post
Whether you voted Remain or Leave in [or just watched the outcome in Britain's EU referendum], the Brexit outcome will have ramifications beyond direct financial, political and socio-economic impacts. There are so many questions that it almost seems paralysing to contemplate what an actual Brexit could mean for animals, the environment and veganism. However, one thing is fairly clear, which is that many projects and policy suggestions that were in the pipeline will be shelved, postponed and potentially even cancelled, as the UK and EU are suddenly faced with very different priorities.
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Harambe the gorilla dies, meat-eaters grieve
Full story: LA Times
[By Peter Singer and Karen Dawn] In the case of Harambe [the gorilla shot after a boy fell into his enclosure], some of the outrage came from people who feed animals to their own children, yet denounced a zoo for killing an animal who was a threat to another child's life. Evidently our attitudes to animals are changing, but they remain confusing and contradictory, if not incoherent.
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| Health and Environment
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The weight-loss benefits of a plant-based diet
Full story: PopSugar, UK
Trying to lose weight? Eat more. No really ... just eat more vegetables. Adding in more plants and plant-based foods into your diet - and thus replacing more caloric, fattier foods made from animal products - has been shown to be one of the most effective weight-loss tools.
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Is fish 'brain food' for older adults?
Video source: NutritionFacts.org
Why has fish consumption been associated with cognitive impairment and loss of executive function? Short answer: No. And it may even make things worse.
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NutritionFacts.org - June 10
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Nutrients don't matter - the all potato diet
Video source: VegSource
Are you trying hard to eat as many nutrient-rich foods as possible? Maybe you want to reconsider that and keep it simple. Here is an eyeopening presentation including Drs. McDougall and Lisle discussing the possibility of nutrient deficiencies on a healthy starch-based vegan diet.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron film PSAs calling for 'less meat, less heat'
Video source: Animal Place Sanctuary
 Chinese health officials are urging the nation's 1.3 billion citizens to cut their meat consumption in half to prevent heart disease, diabetes and other diet-related illnesses - and help the environment. Director James Cameron and movie star/former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger think that's a great idea, and are starring in a series of PSAs to spread the word in the U.S.
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Animal Place Sanctuary - August 7
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| Lifestyles and Trends
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Children influence their parents to go vegan
Full story: New York Post
Check out the young vegans influencing their families to follow a compassionate, earth-friendly path.
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Interview with vegan Mt. Everest climber
Full story: VegNews
As Kuntal Joisher attempted to become the first vegan to climb the world's highest peak, a 7.8 earthquake tore through Nepal. Here's his story.
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American footballer Griff Whalen credits vegan diet for his success
Full story: ESPN
Griff Whalen of the Miami Dolphins is the consummate NFL underdog. He is a smallish receiver at 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds. Whalen says he must use every advantage he can get, which is why, two years ago, he decided to go on a vegan diet, eschewing red meat and seafood. It is part of Whalen's goal to extend his NFL career and get an edge on his competition wherever possible.
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| Animal Issues and Advocacy
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How to talk about animal rights to people who don't want to listen
Full story: Care2
Anyone who cares deeply about animal rights has two goals: to end animal suffering and to get others to join the cause so they too can help with that hefty first goal. In a world of hamburgers, bacon on everything, zoos, hunting and an obsession with pure-bred puppies, how does one convince others to take the higher road, though?
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Sorry Your Holiness, but compassion demands disruption
Full story: Daily Camera, Colorado, U.S.
That's so disrespectful. This is the first comment I overheard after a group of animal rights activists displayed a banner during the Dalai Lama's second talk at CU Boulder [U.S.]. The banner read: "Meat Is Violence, Not Compassion." The three activists didn't shout or exhibit aggressive behavior, nor did they violently resist when the police dragged them away. The whole disruption lasted less than five minutes... No, not nearly as disrespectful as how we routinely exploit and kill the most vulnerable among us. Not nearly as disrespectful as ignoring the moral status of nonhumans for the sake of taste pleasure, habit, and convenience. Not nearly as disrespectful as treating sentient beings as things, animals as "meat."
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Daily Camera, Colorado, U.S. - June 28
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Large U.S. poultry producer aims to improve standards
Full story: New York Times
Over the next several years, all of [poultry producer] Perdue's chickens - 676 million last year - will bask in sunlight, part of an ambitious overhaul of the company's animal welfare practices. The commitment will hold Perdue to standards similar to those in Europe, which the American poultry industry has long dismissed as antiquated, inefficient and costly. The move may also have a sweeping impact on the industry, forcing competitors to adopt similar practices.
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Veganism rejects violence towards animals within dairy and meat industries
Full story: Stuff, NZ
Dairying has been a part of New Zealand life for 200 years and is tightly woven into our cultural fabric. It, like all animal agricultural industries, is based on the belief that animals are ours to use. It is a belief system that prevails in our society. Another widespread belief is that dairy is necessary to build strong bones and to live a healthy life. As a vegan I believe that animals are not ours to use and my dietary choice and lifestyle is the proof that we don't need dairy, or any animal products, to live a healthy life.
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| Books, Films and Perspectives
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Book review: 'The Pig in Thin Air'
Full story: Vegan Outreach
Part of the joy I experience in the animal rights movement is to hear an activist's story of how they became involved. The Pig In Thin Air: An Identification is Dr. Alex Lockwood's personal account of how he became involved in animal rights. Do you remember the Facebook image of a pig leaping out of an open bed truck headed for slaughter? That this image was taken from the car behind the truck, on a busy street in China? Many animal rights activists likely know this image that quickly went viral, and remember that the pig, who, because she fought to escape and save her life, was allowed to live. This image resonated with the author Alex Lockwood, and is the source of the title for the book.
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The lawyer fighting for animal rights in 'Unlocking the Cage' doc asks: 'What kind of being are you?'
Full story: LA Times
Is an animal's life always worth less than a human's life? This is the question that permeated public consciousness last month, when a western lowland gorilla was shot and killed by Cincinnati Zoo workers after a young boy fell into the animal's enclosure. What rights did he have? None. Because under the law, he was a thing - not a person. And that's something that Steven Wise, the lawyer who heads the Nonhuman Rights Project, wants to change. The 64-year-old Harvard lecturer is the subject of the new documentary Unlocking the Cage, which follows his years-long quest to give autonomy to animals who have none.
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Interview: Author says 'fish have feelings, too'
Full story: NPR
In his new book, What A Fish Knows: The Inner Lives Of Our Underwater Cousins, Jonathan Balcombe, who serves as the director of animal sentience for the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, presents evidence that fish have a conscious awareness - or "sentience" - that allows them to experience pain, recognize individual humans and have memory. He argues that humans should consider the moral implications of how we catch and farm fish.
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