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This Is Vegan: Dein veganes Lifestyle-Magazin

Sebastian Everding Interview: The Animal Rights Advocate in the EU Parliament on Lobbyists, Canteens and 0.4 Percent Vegans

Sebastian Everding speaking at the rostrum in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament, flags of the member states in the background

Three of 720 Members of the European Parliament are vegan. One of them is Sebastian Everding of Germany’s Animal Protection Party. On the Plantbased Podcast he talks about motions rejected because of his name, the tobacco lobby in the health committee and a dancing bear in Romania.

Blick in ein volles Festzelt auf dem Oktoberfest in München

19 min

Vegan Oktoberfest 2026: All Vegan Dishes in the Beer Tents, With Prices

Vegan at Oktoberfest 2026: we checked the beer tent menus. Vegan dishes from 14.80 euros, stall snacks, is the beer vegan, animal numbers and a free PDF guide.

6 min

Volunteer at animal shelters worldwide for free: the World Animal Welfare platform

World Animal Welfare connects shelters and volunteers worldwide, free for both sides. A look at the platform and its founder Jessica Dzikonski.

5 min

Undercover Under a False Name: Samara Eckardt on Her Years Inside the Animal Industry

Animal rights activist Samara Eckardt went undercover into a certified animal welfare farm under a false name. The key passages from our podcast conversation.

9 min

Ube Cake: A Vegan Recipe for the Purple Cheesecake From the Yam

Vegan ube cake with a cheesecake filling made from purple yam, a soaked sponge layer and aquafaba meringue. Plus what ube is, where the trend came from and where to buy the ingredients.

7 min

Why Coconuts Are Not Always Vegan: Chained Macaques in the Harvest

In southern Thailand, chained macaques pick coconuts. What a study of 158 animals found, which products are affected and what to check when you shop.

6 min

£22 Million for Mini Organs: The UK Speeds Up Its Move Away From Animal Testing

Miniature organs grown from patient tissue, lab-grown ear models, AI instead of dogs and monkeys: the UK is investing £22 million in non-animal methods. Germany never published the strategy it promised.

6 min

Four Weeks Vegan Shift Gene Regulation: What the Study Shows and What It Does Not

A randomised trial finds altered DNA methylation after one month on a vegan diet. What was measured, what follows from it, and what the same group found when they counted cells directly.

Schwein blickt aufmerksam in die Kamera, im Hintergrund eine Weide

6 min

Speciesism: Why We Stroke the Dog and Eat the Pig

29 August is the World Day for the End of Speciesism. The day is the occasion, the question underneath is bigger: what justifies stroking one animal and eating the other?

Tofuwürfel mit Sojasauce und Sesam auf einem Teller, daneben verstreute Sojabohnen

8 min

Who Owns Your Tofu? These Brands Are Still Independent [Overview]

Since Müller bought tofu pioneer Berief, many people look twice in the chiller aisle. Our traffic-light overview shows, with receipts, which tofu and plant-drink brands are independent and which belong to a meat or dairy corporation.

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