Is Peanut Butter Vegan? Almost Always. Here Are the Exceptions
Peanut butter is almost always vegan: peanuts, salt, sometimes oil and sugar. Honey, whey and even fish oil do turn up, though. An ingredient check with brands and sources.
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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.
Is Soy Sauce Vegan? Usually Yes, With a Few Catches
Classic soy sauce is soybeans, wheat, salt and water, so it’s vegan. Honey teriyaki, oyster sauce, bonito soup bases and some restaurant dips are where animal products sneak in. A brand check with sources.
Moby backs Germany’s slaughterhouse trial: “Undercover investigation is not a crime”
Moby stands with two German activists who filmed CO₂ stunning of pigs and were sued by the slaughterhouse. Photos by Aglaja Brix.
High Seas Treaty: Germany Joins as 94 Countries Have Now Ratified
Germany has ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, bringing the total to 94 states plus the EU. What the treaty covers, who is missing and when the first protected areas could come.
Seb Alex Interview: The Animal Rights Activist Who Feeds Animals Under Airstrikes in Lebanon
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.
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.
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.
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.
„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.
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.