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According to the Santa Barbara Independent, 50 percent of cafeteria meals served in the Santa Barbara Unified School District are vegan after a partnership between the district and plant-based company Hungry Planet. Last year the district and Hungry Planet teamed up for Earth Day to serve vegan meatball subs, chicken chile verde burritos, and double cheeseburgers […]

Last week, Veracruz—the second-largest state in Mexico—announced it would serve vegan meals every Monday, totaling 925,000 vegan meals each year. The announcement came after government officials signed a collaboration agreement with Mercy For Animals’ Latin American food policy program, Come Consciente (Conscious Eating). Beginning in April, Veracruz schools will replace 20 percent of the meat […]

Thanks to an outcry from concerned consumers, over 100 major grocery stores, including Costco, Target, and Walmart, have recently pledged to stop selling eggs from chickens kept in battery cages—a cruel yet common industry practice—over the next few years. These corporate commitments are the latest sign that the era of extreme animal confinement is coming […]