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Vegetarian Food Asia 2015 – Vegan Tips and Highlights

vegan in hong kong

Watch our highlight video of Vegetarian Food Asia 2015 in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. Learn some tips about Hong Kong’s favorite vegan restaurants and other tips from local vegans and vegetarians. Watch our video highlights here:   For more info see: http://www.vegfoodasia.com/…

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Animal Companions/ Animals/ Video

Nala Rides The Elevator To Visit Friends

Nala Rides The Elevator To Visit Friends

As if last week’s story of Radamenes the shelter nurse cat wasn’t heartwarming enough, we’ve found another story that is just guaranteed to keep you smiling for days. “This black teacup poodle named Nala is making everyone smile at a nursing home in Minnesota. She scurries from room to room, even riding the elevator by herself, to see her friends.” – USA Today…

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Animal Companions/ Animals/ Stories

Nurse Cat Looks After Other Animals At Shelter

Nurse Cat Looks After Other Animals At Shelter

Radamenes is an amazing little black cat in Bydgoszcz, Poland who was very sick with an upper respiratory infection. He was so sick, in fact, that the vet considered putting him down. But when they heard him purr, they decided to save him. Now it’s Radamenes who is playing nurse! After Radamenes got better, the vets were shocked to find him cuddling and cleaning the other animals.  Radamenes takes extra special care of the animals who…

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Animal Rights/ Veganism

10 Ways To Lead Your College Vegan Club To Success

10 Ways To Lead Your College Vegan Club To Success

College is one of the best places to promote an active culture of veganism. Campus is full of curious, smart people who are thinking about life’s big questions, like what are responsible ethics, how to decrease our environmental footprints, and what to eat for dinner. Young people tend to be more open-minded and flexible about lifestyle changes, and you can help make their dietary switch easy for them by providing…

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Animal Companions/ Cooking/ Recipes/ Veganism

Doggie Carrot Squares

Doggie Carrot Squares

There are some really high quality dog treats available out there, with great ingredients…but I’m sad to say that the opposite is usually the norm. Many dog treats are loaded with chemicals, artificial flavors, preservatives, colorings and by-products of the animal industry. That’s why I prefer to make homemade dog treats. Here’s an easy recipe for Doggie Carrot Squares. They are really simple and healthy, with the addition of nutritional…

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Animal Rights/ General

Art Against Vivisection

“Vivisection is a social evil, because, if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.” – George Bernard Shaw  ……………………………………………………………………… A French postcard in our Ernest Bell Library – from  Victor Hugo,  Alphonse Karr, Paul Viguier……… – inviting folk to their ‘last Tuesday in every month’ afternoon meetings of the – ‘Société Française contre la Vivisection’ – in Paris.  ……………………………………………………………………… Triptych – the front of the card Drawn by…

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Animal Rights/ General

A Museum for Animals & People – Please Share & Tweet Widely

The National Museum of Animals & Society –  Sharing Their Campaign Information Please Click & Visit the indiegogo.com Campaign A museum to explore the human-animal bond & the animal protection movement. HELP EXPAND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANIMALS & SOCIETY  …AND EMPOWER CHANGE Our History Has a Home from Nat. Museum of Animals & Society on Vimeo. Like you, we want a kinder, more compassionate world that celebrates animals as…

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Animal Rights/ Animals/ Veg History/ Video

The Art of the Animal on indiegogo.com

 “Reading the essays for the forthcoming book “The Art of the Animal: 14 Women Artists Explore the Sexual Politics of Meat” and looking at photographs of some of the images that will be included within it, all I can say to animal activists and feminists and artists and all my friends: Don’t miss a chance to experience the incredible vision and talent and insights and creativity of these 14 women…

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Animal Rights/ Veganism

Open The Doors – For Animals – New York Anti-Vivisectionists

Even 100+ years ago many ‘vegans’ & other meat abstainers were campaigning for animal rights & against vivisection. Today we jump back to ~ 1911 to revisit…… ————————————– Two old postcards & Trans-Atlantic Co-operation Open the Doors!! New York Anti-Vivisection Society This first postcard promotes  the New York Anti-Vivisection Society’s –  ‘The Open Door’ magazine. Mrs. Diana Belais – launched the New York Anti-Vivisection Society in 1908 – an article – here. We…

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Watch: Robin Quivers, Vegan Radio Personality, Interviewed At DC Veg Fest

Robin Quivers Interview

At Washington DC’s annual DC Veg Fest on September 20, 2014 the Cows met up with radio personality, author and actress Robin Quivers. Ms. Quivers has been vegan since 2007. She uses HappyCow to find vegan restaurants when she travels. In her new book, The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life, Ms. Quivers provides us with 90 delicious vegan recipes, and describes how she vastly improved her…

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Animal Companions/ General/ Health/ Travel

Tips For Staying In Shape While On The Road

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As a nationally ranked athlete, it’s very important that I stay in shape at all times…even on vacation. That can be hard, because like most people, the point of a vacation is to do something different and get away from your everyday routine. But as long as you budget some time into your vacation for workouts, you’ll still have plenty of time to enjoy other things and not get out…

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