Shedd Aquarium's necropsies of two Marineland belugas found rocks and paint chips in their stomachs, confirming years of neglect before their rushed transfer this summer.
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Shedd Aquarium's necropsies of two Marineland belugas found rocks and paint chips in their stomachs, confirming years of neglect before their rushed transfer this summer [78].
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The Vegan Society of Ireland is pushing for a national plant-based food fund modeled on Denmark's, ahead of Ireland's Budget 2027 on October 6 [57].
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Polybion's bacteria-grown Celium material walked New York Fashion Week in three looks for designer Patricio Campillo [60].
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Ripple Foods launched a pea-protein toddler milk exclusively at Walmart, following its Ripple Kids line [43].
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PETA added three University of Washington researchers to its Hall of Shame over brain experiments that left 41% of 71 monkeys with complications [73].
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Twenty-seven wildlife groups urged India's Vantara zoo to make its pause on wild-animal imports permanent after a CITES probe into 60,000 live imports [63].
Shedd's necropsies find rocks, paint chips in dead Marineland belugas
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Shedd Aquarium's preliminary necropsies of Peekachu and Rain, two belugas who died after Marineland shipped them out of its shuttered Niagara Falls facility, found foreign materials including large rocks and paint flecks inside their stomachs, along with evidence of underlying chronic health issues [78]. Animal Justice said the findings confirm the whales were already suffering from years of neglect when Canada approved an emergency transfer this summer, rather than treating them first [78].
“It's shocking to learn that they apparently ingested objects like rocks, paint chips, and feathers.”
Vegan Society of Ireland asks Budget 2027 for a Danish-style food fund
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The Vegan Society of Ireland is asking the government to create a national plant-based food fund and strategy in Budget 2027, due October 6, modeled on Denmark's 2023 plan [57]. The group points to Ireland's collapsing vegetable-growing base, now fewer than 70 commercial growers, down from over 600 in the 1990s, as the case for redirecting some support toward horticulture [57].
“Irish people want to eat more fruit and vegetables, yet almost all of it is imported. Our farmers could be growing it. A fund like Denmark's would give them the support to make the change.”
James O'Donovan, chairperson, Vegan Society of Ireland · [57]
By the numbers
83%of Ireland's fruits and vegetables are now imported, as commercial vegetable growers fell from over 600 in the 1990s to fewer than 70 today [57]
81%of surveyed Irish adults say they would like to eat more fruit, vegetables, and legumes [57]
1 billion kronor(about €168 million at the time) is what Denmark set aside for its national plant-based action plan in 2023 [57]
WatchIreland's Budget 2027 lands October 6, when the government will show whether it acts on the ask [57].
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Polybion's bacteria-grown Celium walks New York Fashion Week
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Mexican biomaterials company Polybion supplied its bacteria-grown Celium for three looks in Patricio Campillo's Spring/Summer 2027 CAMPILLO collection, shown at New York Fashion Week on September 13 [60]. Polybion grows the material by feeding bacteria nutrients recovered from agroindustrial fruit waste, then stabilizes and finishes the resulting cellulose for fashion, sportswear, and now runway pieces, after earlier work supplying interior lighting brands [60]. The company has not said whether Campillo will use Celium in the collection's commercial production [60].
By the numbers
1.1 million square feetof Celium Polybion says its Irapuato, Mexico plant can produce a year at full capacity [60]
$4.4 millionSeries A round, led by Blue Horizon Ventures in 2022, funded the facility's scale-up [60]
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Ripple launches pea-protein toddler milk exclusively at Walmart
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Ripple Foods launched Ripple Toddler Plant-Based Milk, a pea-protein drink formulated for children ages 12 to 36 months, sold exclusively in Walmart's baby aisle [43]. The drink follows the brand's Ripple Kids line and adds omega-3 fatty acids, choline, prebiotic fiber, and calcium to a shelf-stable plant milk aimed at a category still dominated by dairy toddler formulas [43]. It reaches Walmart now, in Original and Unsweetened Original varieties [43].
“Ripple Toddler allows us to support families even earlier, with nutrition designed for this important stage and a shelf-stable format that can go wherever their day takes them.”
8 gramsof pea protein per serving, plus omega-3s, choline, prebiotic fiber, and calcium [43]
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Worth Knowing
Food & Recipes
Trader Joe's launched organic Greek-style vegan cashew and coconut yogurts with 10 grams of protein per serving, even as it discontinued its Dairy-Free Cheddar-Style Slices for slow sales [43].
Innovation
Maple Leaf Foods will close two of its three plant-based meat plants, consolidating Field Roast, Lightlife, and Yves Veggie Cuisine production into one Indianapolis facility [51].
Impossible Foods made its UK retail debut at Tesco without its flagship heme protein ingredient [51].
Activism & Animals
Scientists described the tilcayo, a new wild cat species from Bolivia's Yungas cloud forests, the first living cat species named in more than a century [62].
Wild African elephants use at least 41 distinct gestures, including separate signals for "move away" and "stop," to resolve conflicts with each other, new research finds [71].
One Good Thing
In Bali, Wayan Wardika grew up watching clouds of fireflies over the rice fields, then watched them disappear as pesticides and light pollution spread [61]. Six years into his project Bring Back the Light, his small team has released close to 20,000 larvae and adults, and four neighboring farmers have switched to the organic compost and eco-enzyme pesticide he gives away for free, in exchange for a shot at seeing the fireflies come back [61]. He funds the whole thing with firefly tours and produce from his own organic farm, and he pays farmers for any losses along the way [61].
Animal Justice
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