Are Vegan Meat Alternatives Ultra-Processed? What the Evidence Says
An eight-week trial compared two diets with identical nutrition and changed only the degree of processing. The result is awkward for both sides of the argument.
World Plant Milk Day: Plant Milk Is Eleven Thousand Years Old
Today is World Plant Milk Day. The history of plant milk starts eleven thousand years ago, and today’s numbers show where it is heading.
“I’m on another level”: the vegan UFC fighter Ian Machado Garry
Ian Machado Garry fronts a PETA campaign for plant-based eating. At UFC 330 he lost his title fight to Islam Makhachev. Why that leaves his message intact.
38 hours without food: how a cloud outage left pets waiting
Petlibro’s cloud was down for 38 hours. The company says local feeding schedules kept running, users report feeders that dispensed nothing. What it means for anyone who feeds an animal through an app.
Robbie Lockie Interview: The Plant Based News Co-Founder and Creator of foodfacts.org on 70 Billion Animals and Hope
He co-founded one of the biggest vegan media outlets in the world, then walked away to fight food misinformation with foodfacts. The big conversation from episode 100 of our podcast.
The Best Vegan Documentaries, Ranked by Blood Score
Every vegan documentary worth watching, in an order that actually works: from a gentle, blood-free start to the hardest films out there. With a Blood Score from 0 to 5, an honest evidence check and where to stream each one.
Big Chicken on Netflix: 28 Days of Fried Chicken, and a Film That Stops Short
Mo Gilligan eats fried chicken three times a day for a month. What the new Netflix documentary proves about the industry, where it genuinely hurts, and the one conclusion it refuses to draw.
Brittany Ferries to Stop Live Animal Transport: Pressure Worked
Over 100,000 emails, two petitions and demonstrations in three countries. From September 2026 at the latest, Brittany Ferries will carry no live farmed animals from Ireland to France.
Monkey Torture Network: How US Agents Are Taking It Apart
A team in New Orleans has spent months dismantling a global network that paid for footage of tortured macaques. Over 30 charged, the first sentences handed down, and a law most of Europe lacks.
Only 5 in 100: What the Evidence Says About Animal Testing
Almost two million animals die in German laboratories every year. The justification has stayed the same for decades: it serves medical progress, and there is no alternative. A major scientific…