http://www.activeg.org ActiVeg - vegan inspiration, news & events for vegan and vegetarian information, support and networking en Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:07:18 GMT 012345678910111314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T12:10+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html Help wanted for restaurant documentary http://www.activeg.org/news/3986.html Juniper Studio needs your help on producing a documentary on the best and worst of restaurants in the UK. Ultimate Fighting Championship event features Vegan Mac Danzig http://www.activeg.org/news/3983.html Mac Danzig faces Justin Buchholz in the Feb. 6 pay-per-view Ultimate Fighting Championship event, UFC 109: “Relentless.” A noteworthy side story to the event: Mac Danzig is a vegan. Burrowing US prairie dogs use complex language http://www.activeg.org/news/3978.html A tiny rodent may have the most sophisticated language of any animal. Climate change causes wolverine decline across Canada http://www.activeg.org/news/3977.html The wolverine, a predator renowned for its strength and tenacious character, may be slowly melting away along with the snowpack upon which it lives. US: Senate committee approves bill exempting animal testing http://www.activeg.org/news/3976.html A Senate committee Monday narrowly approved a controversial bill that would exempt scientific experiments in research laboratories from Arizona's animal cruelty statutes. Japan's whalers are at sea again, harvesting meat that few will eat http://www.activeg.org/news/3974.html By April, another 900 whales will have died for little profit. So what drives the Japanese to go on defying world opinion? Chinese legal experts call for ban on eating cats and dogs http://www.activeg.org/news/3969.html Widespread and ancient practice of eating dog meat increasingly distasteful for China's growing affluent, pet-loving middle class. BUAV welcomes DEFRA statement on animal testing under REACH http://www.activeg.org/news/3971.html The Minister clearly states in an answer today that animal testing under REACH should be a last resort and that companies must not conduct pre-emptive testing before testing proposals are agreed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): US: Judge rules that the Animal Liberation Front is not a gang http://www.activeg.org/news/3970.html January 26, 2009 Judge David S. Wesley ruled that the Animal Liberation Front is not a "gang." The government had tried to find two animal rights protestors guilty of being "gang members." Hollywood celebrities turning to vegetarianism http://www.activeg.org/news/3968.html Many Hollywood and other celebrities are flocking to vegetarianism for health and ethical reasons, besides reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Event: Vegan ski & snow-boarding trip http://www.activeg.org/events/702.html Event: The Anthony Maynard Sportive http://www.activeg.org/events/1734.html