vegan

Around the world, 10 cows, 47 pigs, and 2,400 chickens get killed for meat every second.

Everyone is capable of going vegan.

— Brampton has become the first city in Ontario to endorse the Plant Based Treaty and make “a plant based approach as a part of the city’s climate plan.” The move means they join 33 towns and citiesworldwide, including Rainbow Lake in Alberta, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Edinburgh, in calling for a global Plant Based Treaty to be added to the Paris Agreement.

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Researchers analyzed the eating habits of nearly 200,000 individuals, discovering that vegetarians consumed 1.3 percentage points more ultra-processed foods compared to meat eaters. For vegans, the difference was marginally smaller at 1.2 percentage points. The study concluded: “This UK-based study found higher UPF consumption in vegetarian diets and lower in diets with a modest amount of meat or fish.”

According to the report, fast-food consumption in South Africa has surged by 33.1% since 2019, spurred by challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and load-shedding crises in the country, which caused many people to turn to fast food due to power outages in their homes. In response to growing health, ethical, and environmental concerns, plant-based main dishes have seen a 16.67% increase in menus, though they still constitute less than 5% of the total offerings.