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Yannick Haldenwanger

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Hi, ich bin Yannick. Aufgewachsen im Schwarzwald, 2019 habe ich This Is Vegan gegründet, heute lebe ich auf Bali. Von hier aus treibe ich Tierschutzprojekte voran und reise um die Welt. Fleisch lag bei mir schon im Grundschulalter nicht mehr auf dem Teller, vegan lebe ich seit über 10 Jahren. Ein schlechtes Gewissen zu machen war nie mein Ansatz. Ich zeige lieber, wie einfach, lecker und entspannt das im Alltag funktioniert. Genau dafür gibt es dieses Online-Magazin und den Plantbased Podcast: Menschen inspirieren, sich für Tiere und Umwelt stark zu machen und vegan zu leben.

Seb Alex Interview: The Animal Rights Activist Who Feeds Animals Under Airstrikes in Lebanon

Seb Alex und Yannick Haldenwanger stehen nebeneinander im Podcast-Studio auf Bali

He left architecture and the UN to film slaughterhouses, founded the Middle East Vegan Society and went into Beirut’s most bombed neighbourhood to feed cats and dogs. On the Plantbased Podcast, Seb Alex talks about halal, hotels, mental health and the sentence that made him quit his job.

Large blue and white striped circus tent with flags on top, photographed from outside across a meadow

7 min

Germany is the only EU country with no rules for circus wild animals. This week it boiled over

Three activists climbed a circus tent in Hamburg. Both sides filed assault charges. Behind the scuffle sits a fact most Europeans find hard to believe: 26 of 27 EU states regulate wild animals in circuses. Germany does not.

Dunkle Labormaus sitzt auf der Handfläche einer Person mit blauem Einmalhandschuh

5 min

Swiss animal testing hits a record low. Severe suffering hits a 26-year high

Switzerland used 507,863 animals in experiments in 2025, the lowest figure since records began in 1983. At the same time, 29,413 animals went through the most severe category of experiments, more than in any year since 1999.

Close-up of a large bird of prey's talons with leather straps on its legs, resting on a falconer's glove

5 min

Animal cruelty suspicion: German police search wildlife park with birds of prey centre

Around 800 animals, some 140 species and a court-ordered search: investigators in Rhineland-Palatinate suspect the operator of a wildlife park of breaking Germany’s Animal Welfare Act. What we know, what we don’t, and the rules for such parks.

Flasche Likör ohne Ei von Warlich in der zensierten Edition auf einer Holzbank vor Dünengras und blauem Himmel

8 min

„Likör ohne Ei“ keeps its name: German court allows vegan liqueur label, bans one word

A German appeal court ruled that a vegan soy-based liqueur may keep the name „Likör ohne Ei“ (liqueur without egg). The word egg liqueur, however, has to go from its advertising.

Verschiedene vegane Pflanzendrinks in Glasflaschen mit Zutaten daneben, Hafer Mandel Kokos Reis und Soja

5 min

Same oats, new name: Danone renames the Alpro oat drink after a Swiss court ruling

Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court ruled that “this is not milk” still counts as milk. Danone has renamed its Alpro oat drink and dropped the added sugar.

Zwei Buckelwale tauchen vor der Bergkulisse bei Húsavík in Nordisland ab

5 min

Good News: Iceland Plans a Permanent Whaling Ban

Iceland’s government will introduce a bill in February 2027 that considers a permanent whaling ban.

Wild lebender Irawadi-Delfin taucht mit Rücken und kleiner Finne aus ruhigem Wasser auf

7 min

Irrawaddy Dolphins in Songkhla Lake: How a Bridge Is Meant to Protect the Last Ones

Thailand is building a bridge across the lake of its last inland Irrawaddy dolphins. The World Bank loan comes with a conservation plan. We checked what it delivers.

Dreifarbige Katze sitzt allein auf einer Straße zwischen geparkten Autos und schaut in die Kamera

6 min

Croatia moves to punish animal cruelty with up to eight years in prison

Croatia’s cabinet has sent a criminal law reform to parliament: far higher sentences for cruelty, a new offence for the sexual exploitation of animals, life imprisonment for the worst destruction of nature. One detail gets lost in the coverage.

Aljosha Muttardi and models wearing three shirts from his fashion label DOBE.: a plain black shirt, Team Oat Milk and Protect All Animals

8 min

DOBE.: Aljosha Muttardi Launches a Fashion Label With a Stance

Aljosha Muttardi has launched the fashion label DOBE. We explain the designs and check how fair and vegan the collection is.

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