Archive for February, 2009
Shop at Ralphs to Benefit A.R.M.E.
I just saw this little piece of information in the Animal Rescue, Media & Education (A.R.M.E.) newsletter. Every time you shop at Ralphs, you can have your Ralphs Card set up to donate a small percentage of each purchase to A.R.M.E. Simply register online at Ralphs.com [http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UncagedFilms/c4508c8d85/bf4a82930d/66ceddab63]: 1. Click Services; then 2. Click on School [...]
ALF 2008 Annual Report
It’s that time of year when 2008 earnings releases and annual reports start to trickle out and the ALF is no different. The North American Animal Liberation Press Office has just published their Year-End Report on Animal Liberation Activities in North America and it is available for download on their website here. It has a [...]
Vegans By The Numbers Reprise
After waxing about the number of vegans in Europe and the US I came across this interesting post about vegan demographics on Vegan Bits. Vegan demographics Most likely to be female and under 35. Gender: Vegans UK Vegans USA Vegans Male 33% 36% 22% Female 67% 64% 78% Vegans By Age: Age: Vegans UK Vegans [...]
Belt Samples Are In
Sorry about the lack of posts as of late. My real-life job has gotten in the way of regular posting. I’ve been busy on other fronts and I’m excited because the belt samples that I ordered just showed up this week, and they turned out amazing. Look for them in The Vegan Collection shop in [...]
Vegan Guide: Restaurant/Shopping Guide for Europe
The newish veganguide.org just launched it’s English version last month and it seems to be a collection of vegan/vegetarian restaurants very similar to vegguide.org or happycow.com. The thing that seem to set them apart is that they are based out of Germany and uniquely focused on European restaurants. It seems to duplicate a lot of [...]
Vegan Outreach Presentation Archived on YouTube
Unfortunately I was unable to attend Vegan Outreach Co-Founder and President, Jack Norris’ presentation earlier in January since I was on vacation, but it has been archived and is now available on YouTube. He discusses the history of the animal rights movement in the United States and the evolution of Vegan Outreach. I’ve been watching [...]
Homemade Girl Scout Thin Mints
¡Yo Soy! tipped me off to this recipe for homemade Girl Scout Thin Mints. Now if I could only find a homemade candy corn recipe, my vegan dessert junk food cravings would be all settled. Hopefully I have a chance to try these out this weekend. The recipe is after the jump or check out [...]
Vegans By The Numbers
I’ve always been curious how many American are vegan, so I finally did a little research on the interwebs. In late ’07/early ’08 Vegetarian Times magazine hired Harris Interactive Service Bureau to conduct a data survey to measure the number of vegetarians, and out of those vegetarians how many were vegan. Based on 5,050 people [...]
Check out the new VegJobs.net
The new website VegJobs.net is dedicated to connecting animal welfare, non-profits, veg restaurants, small business, and any green businesses with people seeking jobs in these industries. This site has the potential to be a great resource for anyone out there looking for an animal-friendly career, but currently there is only one post up and that’s [...]
The REAL Top 10 Veg/Vegan Restaurants in LA
After that horrible list from BlackBook Magazine, I decided to step up to the place and put together my Top 10. Here it goes: Follow Your Heart Cafe: If I had the choice to live down the street from any one restaurant in LA, it would be Follow Your Heart. Vegan Reuben every day please! [...]