Vegan Brief August 7, 2026
Brazil's new law banning foie gras production and imports took effect over French objections, making it the first country in Latin America and only the second worldwide, after India, to ban both.
“This is a historic moment,”
“Brazil has shown that ethical standards are not negotiable—not even under pressure from national and international economic interests,”
“SeaWorld can prove this is purely a rescue, not also a backdoor way to replenish its breeding stock, by ruling out breeding these animals right now, much like it did for orcas in 2016,”
“These whales have already endured a lifetime of confinement and exploitation. They should not be used to produce another generation of captive whales destined to spend their lives in tanks instead of the ocean.”
Animal Justice
“Our core plant-based meat business continues to face pressure in US retail and foodservice and in global foodservice consistent with category trends,”
Company claim"most compelling center-of-the-plate innovations since the Beyond Burger" (Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat CEO) [96]. The Steak filet launched at two retailers weeks earlier, and no independent sales or reception data back the claim yet.
vegconomist the vegan business magazineIn San Vicente, on the Philippine island of Palawan, villagers now patrol more than 8 kilometers of beach every night to protect nesting olive ridley sea turtles from stray dogs, tourism and rising tides, moving threatened eggs to guarded hatcheries that hatch about 75% of what they take in. Patrol leader Jerald Mahusay once treated turtle eggs as toys as a kid; he now trains his neighbors to save them instead. Project leader Kalei Suza says the goal is still for the turtles to nest safely on their own again, because, as she puts it, "mama knows best." [127]
Recipe of the day · VegNews.com
Dreaming of a summer getaway to Italy? So are we! No one cooks like the Italians, and here's our newest favorite Italian-inspired recipe from the VegNews Test Kitchen.
