Vegan Brief August 22, 2026
Oregon Health & Science University's board voted to begin winding down primate breeding and experiments at its research center, after roughly 25,000 Oregonians demanded it.
“This resolution to transition the center into a leader in nonanimal research is a significant step in the right direction. We urge OHSU to set clear, measurable milestones to completely phase out primate experimentation.”
“The government allowed the meat and dairy industries to ghostwrite the Dietary Guidelines. They put money in industry's pocket and cholesterol in Americans' arteries.”
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“A reduction in egg intake, in line with recommended healthy diets, has the potential to positively affect both environmental outcomes and animal welfare, depending on which foods eggs are replaced with.”
In Radcliffe, Iowa, the Faaborg family held the ribbon-cutting this month for 1100 Farm, the barn that once confined 1,100 pigs and now grows oyster, lion's mane, and reishi mushrooms. Tanner Faaborg spent two years converting it largely by hand, unsure whether the family could afford to walk away from a guaranteed paycheck; 40 pounds of mushrooms came out of the fruiting room the day before the doors opened. "It was intimidating at first, and still is, and a bit overwhelming," he said. "But that was the whole goal: to build this, have a proof of concept, be transparent, collect the data, share that, and we built it. And people have come." [463]
Recipe of the day · Rainbow Plant Life
This bright and zesty cauliflower salad might just become your new favorite way to enjoy cauliflower. It’s shaved paper thin, marinated in lime juice, then tossed in a creamy…
