http://www.activeg.org for vegan and vegetarian information, support and networking en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:01:54 GMT 0124567891011121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T03:10+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html http://www.activeg.org/news/2768.html The new estimate of young vegetarians comes from a recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of alternative medicine based on a survey of thousands of Americans in 2007. Information on children's diet habits was gleaned from about 9,000 parents and other adults speaking on the behalf of those under 18. http://www.activeg.org/news/2767.html At PETA's sixth annual Proggy Awards the organisation described Fable 2 as a "vegetarian's dream come true". http://www.activeg.org/news/2766.html A Scottish MEP has called for a proposed ban on primate testing to be extended to include monkeys used in Scottish laboratories. http://www.activeg.org/news/2765.html "The declawing of domestic cats is a cruel mutilating operation and people are having this procedure done in the United States of America, without considering the full implication of the physical and mental effect on their cats. It is banned already in 24 countries. Declawing is banned in West Hollywood, California. We petition that it should be also banned in all the rest of the United States of America." http://www.activeg.org/news/2764.html Vegan Alanis Morissette her shed 20 pounds since September. http://www.activeg.org/news/2763.html A British vegan peace activist working in Gaza today described the crisis as "the worst she has ever seen". http://www.activeg.org/news/2762.html “Certainly, if the entire world decided to become vegan tomorrow, a whole host of the world’s problems would disappear overnight." http://www.activeg.org/news/2761.html A common additive used in bacon and ham could fuel the growth of cancers, research suggests. High doses of inorganic phosphate salts – which are used to enhance the texture and flavour of processed meats – increased the size of tumours in mice . Editor: of course, this tells very little on whether it has the same effect in humans - for that one would need to run the tests on humans, not mice. http://www.activeg.org/news/2760.html A wannabe vegan from Watford has won a national competition to help kick-start her efforts. http://www.activeg.org/news/2759.html SUPERMARKET shelves cannot continue to heave under the strain of produce from around the world because the impact on the environment is too great, a leading food expert has warned. http://www.activeg.org/events/1012.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1256.html http://www.activeg.org/events/702.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1223.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1170.html