Reading Time: < 1 minute Activists with Animal Rebellion are currently occupying the London offices of CarVal investors – which invests in meat industry giant Cargill – in a bid to highlight its role in the climate emergency. According to Animal Rebellion, CarVal was founded in 1987 by Cargill, a global corporation whose business activities include distributing grain, agricultural commodities, […]
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BAFTA-Winning Filmmaker Creates Documentary About Arrest Of Environmental Journalist George Monbiot
Reading Time: < 1 minute A BAFTA-winning filmmaker has created a powerful new short film about the arrest of British journalist and environmentalist George Monbiot. Alex Lockwood – who won acclaim for his documentary short 73 Cows, about cattle farmer-turned-vegan Jay Wilde – created his new film, Monbiot: Arresting The Truth, in conjunction with We Animals Media. It follows Monbiot, […]
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U.K Government Told: ‘Stop Ignoring Link Between Animal Farming And Climate Crisis’
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.K government is facing calls to stop ignoring the link between animal farming and the climate crisis. Animal Rebellion – an offshoot organization of environmental advocacy group Extinction Rebellion which is calling for a plant-based food system – has launched a 10-day rebellion against the U.K government as MPs return to Parliament. The group […]
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U.K Government Faces Growing Pressure To ‘Tell The Truth’ About Animal Agriculture Dangers
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.K government is under increasing pressure to ‘tell the truth’ about the links between animal farming and pandemics and to start ‘leading a transition towards a just, sustainable plant-based food system in order to prevent further global pandemics‘. Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion sister group Animal Rebellion delivered an open letter to prime minister Boris […]
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Animal Rebellion To Occupy UK’s Biggest Fish Market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Animal Rebellion will occupy the UK’s largest inland fish market tomorrow in a bid to highlight what it describes as the devastating impact of fishing. The action is part of global two-week protests led by Extinction Rebellion to put pressure on the government to act on the climate emergency. Animal Rebellion wants to ‘bring attention […]
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Met Police Buy ‘Record Numbers’ Of Vegan Meals For Arrested Climate Protestors
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Metropolitan Police service has ordered a record number of vegan meals after arresting more than 1,400 climate activists this week, according to reports. The arrests are a result of a two-week international protest by environmental group Extinction Rebellion – and its sister group Animal Rebellion – in bid to make the government tackle the […]
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UK Parliament Passes Motion To Declare Climate Emergency
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK Parliament has unanimously passed a motion to declare a climate emergency after Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, put forward the proposal during a debate in the House of Commons. The UK is the first country in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency, which was one of the demands put forward by environmental […]
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Animal Rebellion To Blockade Biggest Meat Market In UK
Reading Time: < 1 minute Activists from Animal Rebellion plan to blockade Smithfield Market, the largest wholesale meat market in the UK, in a two-week-long protest starting October 7. The organization will mobilize more than 10,000 activists to take to the streets of central London for the demonstration, which includes overnight blockades of the market. In a statement sent to […]
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Mr. Broccoli Is A Climate Hypocrite – He’s Just Like The Rest Of Us
Reading Time: 3 minutes So, the stars have called themselves out as hypocrites. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law, and a hundred other celebrities supporting Extinction Rebellion admitted, yes, they lead high carbon lifestyles – knowing that this was the angle the media was taking to delegitimise the environmental protests that brought climate breakdown into people’s everyday lives. Earlier in the […]
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Musicians Aim For First Vegan Christmas No. 1 With Single ‘Peace On Your Plate’
Reading Time: 2 minutes A musical duo is hoping to make history this year – with a new charity they believe could be Christmas number one. Today is the last day to pick up a copy of Peace on your Plate, written by Gavin Chappell-Bates and Giles Bryant.* The odds on the pair hitting the coveted spot stand at […]
