Last month, Verte Luxe and The Kind Bride hosted The Luxe and Kind Bridal Boutique and Pop Up, the worlds first vegan bridal fair. The event, which took place at the Bel Air Tree House in Los Angeles, offered advice for a vegan wedding about choosing a venue, picking a cake, finding a caterer, decorating

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and everything else that goes into planning a vegan wedding. PETAs very own Senior Social Media Manager Ashley Frohnertwho tied the knot in not one but two wonderful all-vegan ceremonies last yearspoke at the event.

The vegan bride shared her own wedding-planning experiences and offered recommendations to those in attendance. If you couldnt attend, dont fretweve got her tips right here on making your wedding a lovefest foreveryone:

For some brides, the dress is the most important and exciting part of a wedding. For both of her ceremonies, Frohnert wore a dress from Anthropologies bridal line, BHLDN, and vegan leather shoes from SUSI Studio. Frohnerts betrothed, Tony Safran, sported a burgundy three-piece wool-free suit from ASOS, a belt from Brave GentleMan, and dark brown oxfords from vegan shoe store MooShoes.

Pro tip: Check every label to ensure that your ensembles are free of leather, wool, silk, feathers, or any other material taken from an animal. (Because wearing someone elses skin and other body parts is not romantic.)

Frohnerts hair and makeup were styled using cruelty-free and vegan products. For your big day, make sure that your makeup artist uses vegan productsbe sure to search PETAs Beauty Without Bunnies database to ensure that everything is cruelty-free, too.

Pro tip: Get your locks styled at Aveda and your makeup done at Sephora, where you can request that only vegan products are used. (Again, make sure that theyre cruelty-free, too!) If youre not near one of these stores, take your own animal-friendly products with you to your local salon.

For their initial Los Angeles nuptials, Frohnert and Safran celebrated at The Mountain Mermaid in the hills of Topanga, California, which provided a perfect serene backdrop. A few days later, in Pennsylvania, the couple celebrated at the historicBraddock Carnegie Library.

Pro tip: When choosing a venue, avoid sites that contribute to animal suffering, such as ones that host circuses that use animals.

The couples Los Angeles menu featured jackfruit tacos with cashew crema, oyster mushrooms in mole sauce, semilla salad with fresh strawberries, guacamole and chips, and a vegan take on a shrimp cocktail, all from Todo Verde. In Pennsylvania, LadyFingers Cateringprovided an all-vegan spread of mac n cheese, tacos, and fresh vegetables.

Pro tip: Chances are, youll have some nonvegan guests attend your special day. This is your chanceshow your family and friends just how delicious and easy going vegan can be.

The best part about choosing the perfect vegan wedding cake is tasting all the varieties! Being vegan is so common that more and more bakeries now offer animal-friendly optionscall around to your local shops to see if theyll cater your big day.

Pro tip: Its your day, so serve whatever dessert you want. In Los Angeles, Frohnert and Safran served cake and cupcakes so that their guests could sample a variety of vegan flavors.

Sipping on champagne, wine, or beer thats been filtered with isinglass (a substance derived from fish bladders) is not something to toast. Thats why the vegan couple chose organic white wine from Frey Vineyards and beer that was local and animal-friendly.

Pro tip: When in doubt, check Barnivore.com.

Ever heard of a cookie table? I hadnt, either. Apparently, at a Pittsburgh wedding, youll find a table (or two) covered with cookies. During particularly hard financial times in the U.S., Frohnert explained, instead of an expensive cake or wedding favors, folks would bake dozens of cookiesfavors that guests could take home and satisfy their sweet tooth with. Decades later, the tradition remains.

Pro tip: Pop a recipe card into the takeaway bags with your cookies so that your guests can recreate the delicious egg and dairy-free treats you send home with them.

Frohnert and Safrans wedding registry was as animal-friendly as can be, and yours can be, too. If youre registering for home goods, be sure to leave items made with wool, leather, or other animal-derived materials off your list. Or you can crowdsource your post-nuptial trip via a honeymoon fundjust be sure to leave off any activities that exploit animals. Or how about making the world a kinder, safer place for animals by setting up a charity registry?

Pro tip: Check out these other vegan wedding registry ideas for a little inspiration.

Sometimes, incorporating your nonhuman best friends into your wedding is one of the most important parts of planning your big day. Frohnert and Safran did so by dubbing their adopted pupsJackson and Howardtheir best men.

Pro tip: Get your bride tribe and groom crew as excited about a vegan wedding as you are! Ask for their input on your silk-free bridesmaid dress preferences, or bring your best man with you to pick out the wool-free suit that hell be sporting on the big day.

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Ready, set, recipes! Here are our just published, fresh-out-the-mill recipes in one convenient place! These are the top vegan recipes of the day, and are now a part of the thousands of recipes on ourFood Monster App! We have salad cookies, and pasta, so if youre looking for something new and delicious, you are sure to find a new favorite!

Source: Kale Caesar Salad With Oil-Free Croutons

Not sure about what to take to work for lunch, so that you can actually feel satisfied, energetic, and happy and avoid that post-lunch energy slump? This 3 delicious veganKale Caesar Salad With Oil-Free Croutons by Marina Yanay-Triner will be your new favorite! It is easy to make pack in a container and take with you to work. Plus, it tastes so good that you wont get sick of it!

Source: Apple Lasagna

This Apple Lasagna by Gretchen Price is a delicious and sweet take on the classic pasta dish. Cinnamon sugar apples are layered with a cream cheese mousse and topped with vegan toffee and caramel. What more could you ask for?

Source: Strawberry Crumble Cookies With Vanilla Bean Glaze

Strawberry Crumble Cookies With Vanilla Bean Glaze by Angelina Papanikolaou have a buttery base and topping, fresh strawberries, and sweet vanilla bean glaze! So easy and so tasty!

Source: Irish Colcannon Soup

A play off the traditional Irish dish of Colcannon mashed potatoes, this Vegan rish Colcannon Soup by Kat Condon combines the flavors of the traditional dish with a slight twist! The traditional soup combines potatoes, cabbage or kale, and butter or cream. This one subs in coconut milk to make it creamy and a delicious blend of spice

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These French Toast Overnight Oats by Lauren Smith will make you wake up before your alarm. They are filling, sweet, and super creamy. Letting the dates soak with the oatmeal overnight is the secret step that makes all the different. The oats absorb the sweetness and the date pieces get super soft.

Source: Roasted Italian Brussels with Arugula Pistachio Pesto

If you love all things Brussels, youre going to love this modern vegan with Roasted Italian Brussels with Arugula Pistachio Pesto by Gabrielle St. Claire! Whats fab about this recipe, is everything. Its a quick and easy veggie packed sauce, features staple ingredients, texture, healthy fats, a gorgeous color, the dish can easily be made in bulk, and is perf for any season!

Source: Raw Sweet Potato Pad Thai

The base for this Raw Sweet Potato Pad Thai by Natalie Yonan is very simple, just slice up all the veggies, blend the sauce and enjoy! Feel free to use a spiralizer to make the sweet potato noodles, but a mandolin or some other cutting tool works just as fine. If youre looking for a veggie-centric, vegan dish, this is the recipe for you. Its fresh, crisp, vibrant, filling and oh so delicious!

Source: Middle Eastern Harira Soup

A flavorful, spicy Middle Eastern Harira Soup by Helyn Dunn treat in a bowl! This soup is the perfect warming meal to eat on those chilly days.

Source: Spaghetti Carbonara

This Spaghetti Carbonara by Kirsten Kaminski is a veganized, healthy version of a classic, spaghetti carbonara. Imagine the creamiest non-dairy sauce, slightly flavored with a cheesy and egg-y note, paired with little bits of smokey and crunchy plant-based bacon yum! Whats great about this recipe in particular is that you can totally adjust the sauce according to your own taste, add more or less cheesiness, spices, or egg flavor!

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Meat-free chicken parm? Yes, please! This Seitan Parmesan by Melanie Sorrentino tastes just like the old classic, right down to the savory flavor and meaty texture. Serve it on top of your favorite pasta, tomato sauce, and plenty of melty vegan cheese.

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When I was at school, copying someone was known as dogging them. It means something different now. I believe scraping is the verb teenagers favour these days. And on behalf of vegetarians everywhere, I would like to celebrate the scraping of Greggs and their vegan sausage rolls. How I love those magical little stumps of meat-free stodge. One measly pounds worth of sheer joy.

Greggs is obviously shifting them, because the scraping has now started in earnest. One morning last week I stopped at a BP garage heading north out of Liverpool. In the Wild Bean Cafe, lying there nonchalantly as you like, was a vegan sausage roll. Slightly flakier of pastry than the Greggs original, and possibly with slightly more filling, it did the job. But at roughly four times the price of a Greggs VSR, Im not sure it represented great value.

And later that day there was more VSR action, this time at The Pasty Shop at Manchester Piccadilly. Again, it was half-decent, but at a reassuringly high price that would buy you five Greggs VSRs. Not sure if many people could eat five Greggs at one sitting (I could, easily), but I suppose you could freeze them for a rainy day.

If you want to spend that much on a really top-drawer VSR, may I warmly recommend AMT Coffees offering. The pastry is so flaky you will leave a trail as you walk away; a trail that you can then follow back to buy another one. Oddly though, only some AMTs have them. If you enquire at an AMT that doesnt, they look at you as if you have asked for a piece of moon rock. And you are met with similar bafflement at the West Cornwall Pasty Company, Delice de France and others. Their time will come, because scraping is surely the sincerest form of flattery.

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Starting today, vegan restaurant Caf Gratitude will add the I LOVE YOU Bowl to all four of its locations in California. The new optionwhich features a variety of seasonal ingredients such as Brussels sprouts and butternut squash, with forbidden black rice and quinoawas co-created by the restaurants Executive Chef Dreux Ellis, musician and social-justice advocate Jaden Smithson of celebrity couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smithand Smith Family chef Tabitha George. Caf Gratitude aims to sell 10,000 I LOVE YOU Bowlswhich are served in a flamingo pink ceramic bowl inscribed with a handwritten I love you message from Smith himselfso that Smith can serve 10,000 free meals to the food insecure through his own vegan venture I LOVE YOU Restaurant in 2020. In July, Smith launched the first pop-up location of I LOVE YOU Restaurant to feed the homeless community of the Skid Row region of Los Angeles and has since served 1,500 vegan meals, curated by George, at two additional stops in Los Angeles and New York.

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Pork product manufacturer Tulip Ltd has partnered with UK retailer the Co-op to introduce a new plant-based brand.

The Green Butcher has launched to market with vegan slices with peppers, which were developed with the Co-op to meet the needs of the increasing number of consumers looking to switch to vegetarian and vegan diets.

High in protein andcontaining real peppers, thesoy and pea protein slices are now available in Co-op stores with a recommended retail price of 1.75.

Tulip is also developing further innovations to launch as part of The Green Butcher brand in the next year.

Weve worked hard to develop this product in collaboration with Co-op and the slices demonstrate our capabilities as a modern food manufacturer to meet the evolving needs of the market, said Sam Reader, NPD and innovation controller at Tulip.

We knew that if we were going to create a vegan product, we wanted to offera healthier optionfor consumers and with our slicescontaining real vegetables, we havea big point of differentiation from other products in the sector.

Mark Cloudy, Co-op cooked meats buyer, added: Were always looking at ways we can evolve our product portfolio in order to appeal to the next generation of shoppers and cater for the growing demand for meat-free options.

The slices will fill a gap in our cooked meats fixture and give our customers more choice in-store. Were looking forward to exploring more options as part of The Green Butcher collection.

The launch comes as JBS-controlled PilgrimsPride announced it has completed its 290 million acquisition of Tulip Ltd from Danish Crown.

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Filmmaker Kevin Smith recently took WIREDs Autocomplete Interview to answer the Internets most searched questions about himself. During the interview, he discussed how to be vegan when you hate vegetables.

Smith is best known for writing, directing, and starring in the cult hit film Clerks (1994) as well as Mallrats (1995) and other related movies in the View Askewniverse. Most of Smiths films feature or reference the characters Jay and Silent Bob, played by Jason Mewes and Smith respectively. Smith is currently promoting the upcoming Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.

In the WIRED interview, Smith discusses his 2018 widowmaker heart attack and acknowledges how eating meat and dairy contributed to his poor health up to that point. He also discusses how going vegan had a transformative effect on his physical health and recovery.

The LAD is the artery that goes across the front of your heart, 100 percent blocked by cholesterol, says Smith. [Because] I used to eat a lot of animal food products. I used to drink two gallons of milk a day.

During his post-op recovery, Smith was supported to go vegan by his daughter and fellow actor Harley Quinn Smith and says that eating plant-based helped him to get healthy.

After I had a heart attack, my kid encouraged me to go vegan, says Smith. She had been a vegan for two, three years at that point. So she was like Ive gotta flip him, and she did, and I became vegan.

Smith explains that even though he still dislikes eating vegetables, the combination of fasting and a plant-based diet works well for him. I hate vegetables, [expletive] hate em with a passion, says Smith. Very hard to be a vegan when you hate vegetables and stuff. But what I do is now I intermittently fast.

Smith says that given the choice between broccoli and kumquats hed rather not eat. So he skips meals as part of ntermittent fasting. I dont eat breakfast. I break my fast at about 1 or 2 oclock in the afternoon, he says. I go as deep into the day as I can and I dont eat after 8 oclock at night.

Smith is extremely vocal about animal rights, animal welfare, and social justice issues. He is an animal advocate and appeared in a promotional video for Farm Sanctuary with Harley Quinn. The two encouraged viewers to abstain from Thanksgiving turkey and Smith said, I will never eat another turkey.

Smith donates $2,000 a month to the non-profit organization Women in Film in place of residuals from his Weinstein funded movies. Smith is also a co-founder of The Wayne Foundation; a charity that supports women affected by human trafficking and exploitation.

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When youre Alicia Silverstone, theres one career highlight that will follow you around forever: the 90s classic that is Clueless. When you think of the nineties hit coming of age movie, is it Cher Horowitz and that signature yellow plaid blazer skirt combo that sticks in your mind? Or maybe you love *that* freeway freakout scene with Dionne Davenport? Or Tai Frasiers iconic makeover? The movie, with all of its quotable moments, has a place in the hearts and minds of many.Its nearly 30 years since Clueless first hit movie theatres (Ugh! As If!), and it wouldnt be what it is today without its admired protagonist. So what is she doing now? Silverstone has been busy since 1995. Shes a successful entrepreneur, a passionate animal rights activist and environmentalist, and a mother to an eight-year-old son, Bear. But if theres one word that ties each of her endeavors together, its kindness.

Although she remains a passionate actor, the animals have Silverstones heart. It was around the age of 21 that she threw herself into the vegan lifestyle or the kind life as she refers to it. Like many before and after her, it started with looking from her plate to her pet.I watched the documentary The Witness and took a look at my dog and thought If Im not willing to eat you, how can I continue to eat these other creatures that have the same desire to live, are just as funny, and have the same reaction to pain as my dogs? she told LIVEKNDLY. I had a realization that I was an animal lover eating animals and it didnt feel ok to be aware of the terrible reality behind the animal agriculture industry and condone them by actively participating in it with a non-vegan diet, she says. I realized that until I stopped purchasing animal products, the suffering would never end.She was all in for the animals, but the health benefits surprised her. She lost weight, she recalls, and her energy levels increased dramatically. Her hair got thicker, and all of her allergy symptoms disappeared. She enjoyed the health benefits of veganism so much, she chose to extend her passion to others and created Mykind Organics.

The idea for the line of non-GMO, vegan vitamins first came about when Silverstone was pregnant with Bear. Every vitamin recommended to her was either packed with chemicals or not suitable for vegans, so she solved the problem herself. Despite her busy work schedule shes been filming in Vancouver recently, as well as meeting with politicians to request more vegan options on the menu in California schools her attention is still very much on the vegan vitamin line. In vitamin-land, Mykind Organics launched 16 herbal supplements last fall. Im so thrilled about this line, she said. These products are so special because we source ingredients from sustainable organic farms and use a groundbreaking organic, non-GMO extraction method without the use of conventional corn alcohol or other harsh chemicals commonly used.

In the spirit of wellness, she has also partnered with the deodorant brand Crystal Deodorant to become its brand ambassador. The company makes its products with natural, non-toxic ingredients. I am proud to partner with a company that shares my values and is committed to making healthier and kinder products, she said in a recent statement.

Silverstones clearly up on all the benefits of veganism, from animal welfare to human health. But does she see a world where everyone feels the same way as her? Potentially. I think were making significant strides, she says. I remember going on the Letterman show many years ago sharing that I was vegan and was received like I was an alien! Now its actually cool to be vegan and immensely valued from a health and environmental standpoint, she continues. The United Nations has even called for a massive decrease in animal agriculture! You can find vegan options and entire vegan restaurants at airports! Last year, the United Nations Environment Program labeled tackling meat consumption as one of the worlds most urgent problems. And its a good start, but those in power have to take it further, says Silverstone. I believe legislation and markets must raise the bar significantly so people wont have the option to be blissfully unaware of cruel consumption. We are at such a crucial tipping point, she says. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, we have less than 12 years before we can no longer stop irreversible damage from the climate crisis. Floods, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and many other forms of natural disasters will be commonplace, and millions of people will be displaced. Silverstone sums it up best. This is terrifying, she says. But there is potentially a way out: if we all live like her. The easiest and most effective thing any individual can do is adjust their diet to ditch animal products, she explains. Shes not wrong. The biggest-ever food production analysis conducted last year revealed that the single biggest thing a person can do to reduce their impact on the environment is to go vegan.

So how do you keep fighting in a world that feels like its doomed? You keep in mind who youre doing it for. The generation of tomorrow. For Silverstone, it starts with her son, Bear.

Its been the biggest inspiration to watch his innate compassion for animals and the earth unfold as he grows, she says. [He] inspires me every day and every moment. Silverstone says its a doddle raising a vegan kid. Because of the way he eats, she says he never gets sick, and living plant-based even has an impact on his behavior and personality. Because Bear feels so good he acts so sweet, she says. Theres no raising my voice or negotiating with him, just easy respectful conversations. Shes also inspired by her dog Sampson, any cow or pig that crosses her path, and the activists that put themselves on the line to fight for animal rights and for the planet. Its beautiful and encouraging, she says, referring specifically to the millions of young people who have recently protested for climate action around the world. Her inspiration isnt limited to those fighting for the planet, but those fighting for humanity too. She refers to Kendrick Castillo, the teenager who lunged at the gunman at STEM School Highlands Ranch, allowing others the time to run and hide. He was incredibly brave and heroic, she says. Kendricks selfless love and courage combined with my disdain for gun violence leaves a mark on my soul. Silverstones support and love for the planet and the people and the animals that depend on it is unrivaled. The star may be known for her iconic looks in Clueless, but she carries the passion and vulnerability that shaped Cher Horowitzs character with her to this day. She uses her platform, and her huge Instagram following as Cher may have had she have been a Millennial in 2019 to advocate for change, and above all, kindness. She recently posted a selfie to her Instagram account with the caption, Hi there friends. I was having a particularly happy moment when I took this. I was overcome with that very unique joy I experience when I think about all the love and support I give to my body and this planet (from the kind diet). She asked her 935,000 followers to consider flirting with veganism, to ditch the single-use plastic, and to become more conscious about the world that surrounds them. She continued, Im going to continue riding the highs that [the kind life] can bring, but boy does my heart break a little bit every day multiple times over all the unconscious acts of abuse to our earth and creatures and ourselves every day. We have so much more work to do!

And as for Clueless? Sorry to disappoint, but Silverstone says its unlikely there will ever be a sequel. Unlikely, but not impossible. No one knew what a cultural phenomenon Clueless would be when it was made, says Silverstone. But Im thrilled that it resonates with so many people! Even amongst a whole new generation. Ive run into teenagers who gush over it. Its so fun! According to the actor, Amy Heckerling who directed the original movie has said there wont be another. But who knows? You could be the one to change her mind. Silverstone says, if you have any ideas, Tweet her at @AmyHeckerling! Ha!

In the meantime, she has a few other projects up her sleeve. She recently filmed The Baby-Sitters Club for Netflix, as well as the new horror movie The Lodge, which will hit theatres this Fall.

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Veganism is gaining momentum around the world. And vegan musicians are leading the trend.

Plant-based, cruelty-free living is becoming popular in industries everywhere; doctors are clocking on to the health benefits of vegan food, fashion designers are featuring animal-free leather in their work, and athletes are adopting plant-based diets to boost performance.

The music scene is just as involved. More and more artists are going vegan and many are keen to let their fans know about it.

Various factors motivate celebrities to go vegan. Health is a major motivator. A growing bank of research is finding links between meaty, dairy, and eggs, and disease. Animal products often contain high levels of saturated and trans fats, which can increase blood cholesterol. High cholesterol can increase the risk of peripheral artery disease, stroke, and heart attack.

More than ever, celebrities are doing their part for the planet by updating their diet. Animal agriculture is to blame for more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector combined. It also uses vastly more land and water than plant-based farming.

Animal welfare is another leading reason that celebrities go vegan. The meat, dairy, and egg industries are typically rife with animal welfare violations. More musicians are making the connection between whats on their plate and the animal its sourced from, and boycotting animal products to take a stand against animal cruelty.

The decision to adopt a vegan diet could bring with it a range of health benefits. Plant-based food, by nature, contains no cholesterol; cholesterol is only found in animal products. Vegan food also contains good amounts of fiber, while animal-based foods have none. Cholesterol-free, fiber-rich diets lower the risk of disease and can extend lifespan. Data collected from 185 observational studies said that individuals who eat the most fiber are 15 to 30 percent less likely to die prematurely. Fiber-rich diets were also connected to a 16 to 24 percent reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes, stroke, and colon cancer.

Vegan lifestyles are good for the planets health, too. Eating animal-product-free can help clean the planet and save resources.

According to Cowspiracy, 70 to 90 percent of freshwater pollution in western countries is linked to animal agriculture. A study by the European Commission Joint ResearchCentre (JRC), which was published in Nature in 2018, found that a vegan diet uses five times less water than a meat-based one.

The most comprehensive analysis of farmings impact on the planet looked at data from 40,000 farms in 119 countries. Researchers found that if everyone on the planet went vegan, global farmland use would drop by 75 percent. This move would free up landmass the size of Australia, China, the EU, and the U.S. combined.

Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore, who led the study, stated: A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use.

Former Beatles frontman Sir Paul McCartney has been living meat-free since 1975 but these days, the rock n roll legend is all-vegan.

His plant-based diet has powered him through his recent solo world tours where he performed two-and-a-half-hour shows featuring more than 30 songs.

The 77-year-old made a short documentary film with his daughters Mary and Stella McCartney which looked at the impact of animal agriculture on the planet. The film, which is called One Day a Week, also features vegan actors Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson and encourages people to reduce their consumption of meat. [If] we all join together in this effort, we can help improve the environment, reduce the negative impacts of climate change, and even improve peoples health,McCartney said.

He added, Through this campaign, I can say to people, Just try it and show that it can actually be quite fun when you look at what you do, what you eat, how you live and think, is this what Im gonna do for the rest of my life or would it be interesting to try making a change?

At the age of 17, American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has taken the world by storm with hits like bad guy and bellyache. The musician went vegan around 2014. She wrote in a blog post that there werea lot of reasons for the lifestyle change, including the impact of dairy on health and animal welfare leave animals alone,she wrote.

In June, Eilish took to Instagram to urge people to think twice about the food on their plates. She shared undercover footage taken at Fair Oaks Farms, a facility in Indiana that supplies cows milk to dairy brand Fairlife. The expos, which said to be the largest undercover dairy investigation ever, showed farmworkers abusing calves.

If you can watch the videos that I just posted and not give a [expletive] that its YOU contributing by LITERALLY EATING the creatures that are being fully tortured just for your pleasure. I feel sorry for you, wrote to her 26.1 million followers.

I understand that meat tastes good and I know you think youre just one person and it wont change anything if you stop,Eilish continued.But thats ignorant and stupid.

Pop sensation Miley Cyrus went vegan in 2014, the same year she adopted a rescue pig named Bubba Sue.

By 2018, Cyrus had 16 animals living with her, including nearly 10 rescue dogs, one of whom, a beagle who was rescued from lab testing.

The musicians bond with her animals is a close one. She told Howard Stern in 2017 that her rescue pigs were stopping her from touring. Literally the only reason Im not touring is because of those [expletive] pigs. Thats how much I love those pigs,she said.

Cyrus has also been vocal about the need to save the planet. At the Tinderbox Festival in Odense, Denmark, the artist delivered a passionate speech about ocean pollution. I dont like that theres more [expletive] trash in the water than living [expletive] animals that deserve to be there, that have nowhere else to go, the She Is Coming artist said. And by the [expletive] way, we dont have anywhere to [expletive] go, either! Theres no planet B, so dont [expletive] up!

American rapper A$AP Rocky revealed his newly adopted vegan lifestyle in his latest single, Babushka Boi. He raps on the track, I aint ducking bullets either. Sh*t, I aint duck sauce since I became a vegan.

The musician became a pescatarian in 2011 and later stopped eating fish, too, telling Rolling Stone that eating meat-free helps him to clean my mind, body, and soul.

Animal welfare and health reasons were behind the change. He toldComplex in 2012, I started doing research and found out how they treat those animals before they, you know, service them. They inject them with steroids and drugs that enhance their growth. None of that sh*t is healthy, and on top of that those [expletive] animals were stressed and compressed the whole time, he said. That kind of food going into your body is unhealthy. I dont mean to sound like some weirdo, but it is what it is.

Will.i.am went vegan in 2017 after being diagnosed with high blood pressure and cholesterol. The change in diet helped the rapper lose 15 pounds and lower his cholesterol and blood pressure without medication. He also said it improved his nasal drip, energy levels, and acid reflux.

Will.i.am has since spoken out about the ethical side of plant-based living. If we didnt have these fancy utensils, would I have the ability to go up to a living creature and like, savagely kill it to eat it? Could I do that?he said in a video on his Instagram.

The Black Eyed Peas frontman said on a podcast with Arianna Huffington that going vegan changed my life.

Singer and dancer Ne-Yo was inspired to go vegan after watching What the Health. The 39-year-old said to Capital FM earlier this year, Initially, I watched the documentary What the Health, and to put it frankly, it p***ed me off. It really did, he said.I was like, let me get this straight: The person giving you the disease and the person fighting the disease are in bed together? To hell with yall.

The switch has paid off. I am loving it. I genuinely am. Its been about two years. More energy, my face clears up, weight falls off. I lost, like, 30 pounds!he said.

Ne-Yo is set to appear in Hungry for Justice, an upcoming documentary that explores the issue of food injustice, including food deserts, the link between diet and disease, and nutritional racism.

Sixty-year-old singer-songwriter Morrissey stopped eating meat at 11-years-old. As the frontman of The Smiths, Morrissey released the album Meat is Murder in 1985.

The musician hasnt been quiet about his lifestyle. He told Fiona Dodwell in an interview, I refuse to eat anything that had a mother, thats obvious.

Earlier this year, he began setting up booths at his concerts to collect petition signatures to urge winter clothing manufacturer Canada Goose to ditch down and coyote fur. Im writing to urge Canada Goose to act more like its namesake (e.g., smart, brave, and willing to fly off in a new direction) by making the bold ethical choice to remove coyote fur and down feathers from its parkas,the musician wrote in the petition, which will be delivered to Canada Gooses CEO Dani Reiss once the tour has ended.

Last year, Morrisseywrote a letter to the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine asking for a ban on fur farming in Ireland.

American rock singer Joan Jett has been meat-free since the 80s. The artist made the change for ethical reasons. Twenty years ago I thought: Whats the difference between eating a bloody steak and killing my dog, slitting him open and roasting him? Jett said to the Guardian in 2010. Ive always loved animals but it was around the late 80s that I realized I had to go vegetarian. A lot of things converged in my life then musically, emotionally but mainly it was my love of animals and spending so much time touring that made me decide I had to change my diet.

It was a change of pace for the frontwoman of the Runaways, who had grown up being a major carnivore. Now shes a major supporter of PETA, the largest animal rights group in the world. In a 2008 testimonial for the organization, Jett said, Cutting meat out of your diet is the best thing you can do for animals and your own health. Did you know its one of the best things you can do for the planet too?

When longtime vegetarian Ma went vegan, she experienced a world of benefits. She has since declared she is vegan for life. The R&B artist credits her plant-based diet for helping her beat anemia. I thought you had to have meat to have protein and get your iron, and thats just false information, she said in a video for PETA.

She explained that she no longer gets sick since ditching animal products and thanks her healthy diet for her clear skin and fountain of youth.

Its done wonders for my entire life.

American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande adopted a plant-based diet in 2013. She told the Mirror the following year, I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding.

But I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-round happier person, she said.

By 2017, Grande had adopted nine rescue dogs (one of whom, Toulouse, appeared in the music video for 7 Rings).

The entertainer has been spotted donning a faux fur coat by Marei 1998, a Tel Aviv-based luxury fashion brand.

Canadian musician Bryan Adams, the artist behind the 1985 hit Summer of 69, is a vocal supporter of the vegan movement. The singer-songwriter said last year that ditching animal products (and sugar) was the best thing I ever did for myself.

Adams frequently urges his fans to think twice about whats on their own plates (even his Instagram bio encourages people to go vegan). Earlier this year, he warned his fans to ignore meat industry propaganda, especially the myth that meat is needed for protein. In September he took a stand against whale hunting, saying theres no need to hunt the magnificent giants. He added, The future is recognizing that killing animals for food is [expletive] up the planet.

Jermaine Dupri has been vegan for more than 12 years. The American rapper first dipped his toes into plant-based eating by participating in a 25-day cleanse. The energy I had, the way I felt, I just tried to figure out at that point how could I keep this same feeling. People were like, well you should be vegan,'he said last year for a campaign that encouraged people to feel the beets, lose the meats, go vegan.

The vegan lifestyle, to me, is the best lifestyle. And I want to get the world into this, the Grammy Award-winner said.

Twenty-six-year-old singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin adopted a plant-based diet in 2014. Today, I embark on my fully vegan adventure. Trembling at the thought of no blue cheese. Or just no cheese at all. No. cheese. at. all, she wrote on Facebook.

But the British musician seems to be coping just fine. The Please Dont Say You Love Me singer now has her own vegan cooking show on YouTube called Food With Friends. The online series sees her whipping up dairy-free mac n cheese, eggless omelet, vegan Buffalo wings, and plant-based jackfruit tacos.

American musician Moby hasnt kept quiet about his animal rights activism and vegan lifestyle. The artist recently got a vegan for life tattoo on his neck. Ive been a vegan for almost 32 years, so getting this tattoo seemed like a pretty safe bet, he wrote on Instagram last month.

In 2018, Moby sold his personal record collection which featured more than 1,000 records and more than 100 pieces of music equipment and donated the money to PCRM, a non-profit research organization that promotes a plant-based diet for optimal health. The same year, he sold his house in New York which is worth $1,300,000 and donated a portion of the proceeds to his animal rights foundation.

Jason Mraz adopted a plant-based in 2011. The Im Yours artist wrote on his blog at the time that he felt stronger, fitter, healthier and more productive as a vegan. I ride longer distances on my bike, can do more pull-ups than ever, and my brain seems to have a larger capacity for new projects, problem-solving, songwriting, and fielding random questions, Mraz said.

My health and strength make me a better performer and all that combined gives me more confidence to go out in the world and shine my light. It also makes me a lot better in bed. Just sayin he added.

The musician also lives on a five-and-a-half acre avocado farm, which might be the most vegan thing about him.

Member of the Wu-Tang Clan RZA thinks veganism leads to a better tomorrow.

The American rapper was partly motivated by ethics to ditch animal products. He told PETA in 2014 that theres nothing on this planet that doesnt want to live.

Im quite sure [animals] do not wanna be on my plate When you eat [animal products] youre eating that stress, eating that sickness, eating that fear,he said, also adding, I dont need a dead animal or dead piece of flesh to go into my live body.

Last year, RZA launched his own vegan fashion line. The collection features shirts, jackets, CDs, hats, socks, and cruelty-free leather wallets.

American singer-songwriter Dawn Richard went vegan cold turkey following her fathers cancer diagnosis. Everything has changed for me and for the better, Richard commented, also saying that veganism is about more than just food, its a lifestyle.

She believes more people need to make the connection between whats on their plate and the animal their food was sourced from. People are forgetting that it starts with the animals and we have misused them as if they are not like us, she said. The mistreating of them, it comes into our food.

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Last year we noticed the oat milk craze had hit North Texas, with Oatly flying off the shelves at supermarkets and being added to the alternative milk lineup at many local coffee shops. Since then, more oat milk options have popped up from big brands such as Silk, Pacific and Califia Farms.

And while oat milk is a favorite of baristas for the way it foams, just like regular cows milk, it also freezes well and makes a darn-good substitute for ice cream. Oatly, the Swedish brand that started it all, recently launched a line of frozen non-dairy desserts in flavors such as vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and salty caramel. Theyre made with an oat base, sugar, fully hydrogenated coconut oil, and emulsifiers and stabilizers. The texture is super thick and creamy, not chalky, and theres no weird aftertaste. Its 210 calories per serving, 11 g of fat, 2 g of protein and 18 g of sugar. Theyre available for $5.99 a pint at Whole Foods and Target.

Oatly also makes oatgurt," cream cheese-like spreads and whippable custards, but those are not yet available in the U.S. But were crossing our fingers.

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Your vegan Full English awaits (Picture: Waitrose)

Vegans who miss bacon and want an alternative to satisfy old cravings may be interested in facon fake bacon.

Waitrose has launched its first own-label facon to cater to those on a plant-based diet.

You can now get your hands on smoky streaky slices made from seitan (which is made from gluten, the main protein of wheat).

Waitrose is hoping to encourage non-meat eaters to grab the stuff for a vegan fry-up or a facon sandwich.

The latest addition to the vegan has is said to have a rich earthy flavour and its been cured in maple syrup to add a hint of sweetness.

The move from Waitrose & Partners comes after an increase in demand for top-quality vegan products.

Waitrose reported that sales for the overall vegan category are up 35% compared to last year.

And specific searches for vegan bacon on Waitrose.com have seen a 94% increase.

So good news for anyone whos been looking for it, your reward awaits.

Other new additions to the vegan range include a mushroom & roasted garlic ravioli.

There will also be three new vegan ready meals: vegetable laksa noodles, Goan vegetable curry and a roasted butternut squash vegetable bowl Gill Sans.

Simona Cohen-Vida, vegan product developer at Waitrose & Partners said: Making delicious, innovative and great quality vegan products is a huge part of what we do.

Our vegan bacon strips have been carefully smoked to get a deep rich flavour and the spices used with the seitan makes them perfect for frying.

Try them in a sandwich with lashings of tomato sauce or pop them on top of your favourite vegan burger for the ultimate Friday night feast.

The vegan bacon streak should hopefully revolutionise the Full English. Because lets face it, some folks are getting vegan versions of the classic so, so wrong.

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