http://www.activeg.org for vegan and vegetarian information, support and networking en Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:09:14 GMT 0123456781011121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T09:10+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html http://www.activeg.org/news/2266.html The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada - the largest in the world. http://www.activeg.org/news/2265.html If you're wondering about the recent articles claiming that a study found that high-protein diets help lose weight and drop cholesterol, please take a closer look. http://www.activeg.org/news/2258.html Rose Elliot is a renowned writer on vegetarian cooking. She has written over 50 cookery books,including Not Just a Load of Old Lentils, The Bean Book, Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Cookery and Vegetarian Express. She is a patron of the Vegetarian Society and in 1999 was appointed MBE for services to vegetarian cookery. Her latest book is Forget the Lentils (Little Books). Fast Fresh and Fabulous (BBC Books) will be out in September. http://www.activeg.org/news/2257.html Which is better for the environment, soy milk or cow's milk? http://www.activeg.org/news/2255.html Grasping the bars from inside a jail cell next to the tagline "I Am Not a Guinea Pig", respected actor Jenny Seagrove stars in a brand-new ad from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The ad (attached) - which debuts to mark the Home Office's release today of the animal experimentation statistics for 2007, showing a 6% rise on 2006 - goes on to say, "As many as 92% of drugs that pass animal trials fail in humans. Animals and people are different - except when it comes to feeling fear and pain". http://www.activeg.org/news/2253.html Government figures reveal that animal testing has risen by 21% since the Government came to power. http://www.activeg.org/news/2251.html A technique that allows experiments to be carried out on cow eyes thrown away by abattoirs could lead to thousands fewer rabbits being used in scientific research each year. http://www.activeg.org/news/2250.html Many heavy meat eaters believe they eat a lot of meat because of the taste. But according to groundbreaking new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, the reason that a beef burger tastes better than a veggie burger to some people has more to do with values than actual taste. http://www.activeg.org/news/2249.html Five years without fishing around Lundy Island off the coast of Devon have brought a significant revival in sea life, scientists report. This is how seas would be if we were all vegan. http://www.activeg.org/news/2248.html Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim Dutch researchers. http://www.activeg.org/events/1012.html http://www.activeg.org/events/702.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1042.html Sun 30th Nov 2008 – 10:00:00 @ Kensington Town Hall http://www.activeg.org/events/1011.html http://www.activeg.org/events/715.html Tue 28th Oct 2008 – 00:00:00 @ your chosen venue http://www.activeg.org/events/1078.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1081.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1010.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1008.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1014.html http://www.activeg.org/events/1013.html http://www.activeg.org/events/703.html