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Yannick Haldenwanger

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Hi, I'm Yannick. Meat has been off my plate since I was six, and I have lived vegan for more than ten years. Animal protection has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I have always stood up against injustice, whether it hits people or animals. Guilt-tripping was never my approach. I would rather show how well vegan works day to day. At the same time I stay honest and show what happens behind the scenes of the industry. With This Is Vegan and the Plantbased Podcast I want to make animal protection, veganism and environmental protection visible, so that more people get started themselves.

Over 100,000 Euros for PETA in One Evening: GIULIA & ROMEO Hosts Ingrid Newkirk in Munich

Hannes Jaenicke, Ingrid Newkirk und Daniela Brunner vor einer Fotowand mit den Logos von PETA und GIULIA & ROMEO

More than 100,000 euros for animals, raised in a single evening: the vegan Munich fashion label GIULIA & ROMEO hosted a charity dinner for PETA on Friday, 9 October 2026…

Ein junges helles Kalb blickt direkt in die Kamera

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Animal-Free Testing Is Not Always Animal-Free: The Calf Blood in Cell Culture

Many labs now work with cell cultures instead of animals. That counts as animal-free testing. But the liquid the cells grow in often contains the blood of unborn calves. A…

Ein Ozelot läuft durch einen Wald und blickt aufmerksam nach vorn

3 min

INTERPOL Operation in Latin America: 1,000 Wild Animals Rescued, 233 Arrested

Two tigers, several lions, jaguars, ocelots and large numbers of parrots: in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation across nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, investigators recovered more than 1,000 live…

Fuchs hinter dem Drahtgitter eines Käfigs auf einer Pelzfarm

6 min

Swiss Fur Ban: Switzerland Bans Import and Sale of Cruelly Produced Fur

Switzerland’s Council of States has approved the counterproposal to the fur initiative by 43 votes to one. Importing and trading fur from cruel production would be banned, with a final vote due on 2 October.

Retter von Humane World for Animals trägt einen geretteten Jindo-Welpen von der Hundefleischfarm in Gangjin

4 min

Last rescue before the ban: 70 dogs freed from a South Korean dog meat farm

Just months before South Korea’s ban on the dog meat industry takes full effect, Humane World for Animals has rescued more than 70 dogs from a farm in Gangjin. It…

Ein Schwein steht zwischen Metallgittern in einem Stall und blickt direkt in die Kamera

6 min

Denmark Is Creating a Dedicated Animal Welfare Inspection Agency

From 2027, a new Danish agency will inspect farms, with more than twice as many inspectors and prison terms of up to six years for serious animal cruelty. What the plan includes, why it is happening now, and why most countries still leave farm inspections to overstretched local offices.

Rhesusaffen-Mutter läuft über eine Mauer, ihr Junges sitzt auf ihrem Rücken

11 min

Harvard Monkey Experiments: NIH Announced the End, but Livingstone’s Lab Still Gets Funding

In May 2025, the NIH said it had cut funding for Harvard studies on young monkeys. Its own grant database tells a more complicated story: Margaret Livingstone still leads four NIH projects, and new awards arrived in 2026. We checked the numbers.

Tabby cat sitting in a bright apartment looking at the camera, symbolic image

7 min

Virginia Man Gets 15 Years for Torturing Cats in a $400,000 Donation Scam

A Virginia man adopted shelter cats, injured them and raised over $400,000 with fake cancer appeals. He will serve 15 years. How he was caught, why it was not a PACT Act case and how to spot fake animal fundraisers.

Veganuary 2027: How to Do the 31-Day Vegan Challenge

Veganuary is a free pledge to eat vegan for the 31 days of January. Here is how sign-up works, a week-by-week plan, the nutrients to sort out on day one and what the survey numbers say about February.

A knife spreading pale margarine on a slice of white toast

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Is Margarine Vegan? Usually, but These Ingredients Are the Exceptions

Usually yes. But buttermilk, whey, fish oil or vitamin D3 from sheep’s wool can turn a margarine non-vegan. A brand check for the UK, Germany and the US, as of 27 September 2026.

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