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- This week, Russell Brand discusses the truth behind
the vegan documentary What The Health.
Kim Kardashian West is loving vegan eggs,
and has replaced all of her fur coats
with faux versions.
Cambodia commits to ending elephant rides.
And find out which breakthrough artist of 2019
spoke up against dairy cow cruelty.
All that, and more, on LIVEKINDLY's Weekly Vegan News.
Comedian, author, and podcast host, Russel Brand,
discussed veganism on the latest episode
of his podcast, Under the Skin,
with guest, Kip Anderson,
co-director of controversial documentaries
Cowspiracy and What the Heath.
2017's What The Health takes a dive
into the connection between diet, chronic diseases,
and the medical industry.
- We're on par to have one in three people
be diabetic in the next 25 years.
That's crazy statistics.
The film has been highly criticized for a number of claims,
like meats influence on diabetes.
But, their claims, Anderson says, the film makers,
and a number of medical professionals stand behind.
- And anyone that tries to come out with a film
about refuting any of the claims,
'cause they're all completely sourced
if you got to whatthehealthfilm.com/factspage,
go to the sources and facts, it's all there.
- Brand, a long time vegetarian, recently returned
to a vegan diet, a move spurred on
mostly by his spiritual pursuits.
- If you do those things, everything else will take care,
you know, like when people are awakened,
they don't want to have the blood of animals
and other people on their hands anymore.
- Kim Kardashian West is loving vegan eggs
and vegan sausages.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star
shared a snippet of what she's been eating
on a recent Instagram story.
She captioned the story "Vegan".
The CEO of vegan egg producer JUST, Josh Tetrick,
reposted Kardashian's image on his Instagram,
letting his followers know that the scramble
was JUST's plant based egg made from mung beans.
Late last month, Kardashian shared another picture
of a vegan breakfast.
"Plant based life", she wrote on a photo of avocado toast,
meatless breakfast sausage, and egg-free scramble.
Has the reality star gone vegan?
She has not publicly confirmed anything,
but she also told her social media followers
that she had all of her fur coats
remade in faux fabrics.
She also shared a photo of her daughter, North,
playing dress up with a white fur coat,
and commented in a caption,
"Remember when I wore this!
She picked out the same look, but fun fact.
I took all my fave furs and remade them in faux fur."
Kim Kardashian first announced that she parted ways
with fur on Snapchat in 2018,
stating, "That's my new thing, faux."
Coming up, Simon Cowell pledges to rescue dogs
from the dog meat trade.
Cambodia commits to ending elephant rides by 2020.
Angkor Wat is an ancient religious site
that attracts more than 2.5 million tourists each year.
One of it's most famous attractions are the elephant rides.
This attraction is being phased out,
and the 14 elephants still used to carry tourists
will retire by next year.
Oan Kiry, the Director of the Angkor Elephant Committee,
issued a statement to solidify it's commitment
to ending elephant rides.
"Tourists can still watch the elephants
and take photos of them in our conservation
and breeding center.
We want the elephants to live in as natural a manner
as possible," he said.
The Angkor Wat attraction sparked public backlash in 2016
after an elephant died while carrying tourists
on a ride through the temple.
In 2018, another elephant died of exhaustion,
and a petition to end elephant rides
earned more than 14,000 signatures.
America's Got Talent judge and new vegan, Simon Cowell,
wants to end the dog meat trade.
The star recently donated 25,000 pounds
to help shut down a South Korean dog meat farm.
Cowell's donation went to Humane Society International
in an effort to rescue 200 dogs currently
on a South Korean dog meat farm.
30 million dogs are killed every year for meat.
"Simon's generous donation means the world to us,
and provides a huge boost to our appeal
to close this horrendous dog meat farm,"
an HSI Director said in a statement.
"More than 200 dogs are languishing
in the most appalling conditions,
but we have a real chance to save them."
HSI will relocate the rescue dogs
to homes in the United States, Canada,
the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
Coming up, this rising star condemns
the meat and dairy industry.
Experts predict that all meat will be vegan by 2040.
Global Consultancy Firm, A.T. Kearny,
conducted expert interviews and issued a report
that estimates 60% of the meat eaten in 2040
will be vegan or cruelty free, cultured meat.
The report draws attention to the environmental damage
caused by the meat industry,
and the public's' growing concern over animal welfare.
"The large-scale livestock industry is viewed by many
as an unnecessary evil," the report reads.
"With the advantages of the novel vegan meat replacements
and cultured meat over conventionally produced meat,
it is only a matter of time before they capture
a substantial market share."
The animal-based meat industry brings in more
than one trillion dollars a year.
A.T. Kearney projects that one billion dollars
has been invested into vegan products,
with some of this financial backing
coming from meat companies, such as Tyson Foods.
Vegan singer-song writer, Billie Eilish,
has urged millions of fans to think twice
about eating meat and dairy.
The 17 year old artist shared undercover footage
of the dairy industry taken at Indiana's Fair Oaks Farms,
a facility that supplies cows milk to diary brand Fairlife,
a subsidiary of Coca Cola.
Fairlife is advertised as a premium line of milk,
with grass to glass traceability.
According to the video,
it is the largest undercover dairy investigation to date.
"I keep my mouth shut most of the time about this
because I believe everyone should do, eat, and say
whatever they want, and I don't feel the need
to shove what I believe in in anyone's face,"
Eilish wrote on her Instagram story.
"But, man, if you can watch the videos that I just posted
and not give a (beep) that it's you contributing
by literally eating the creatures
that are being fully tortured just for your pleasure,
I feel sorry for you.
I know you think you're just one person,
and it won't change anything if you stop."
The star also adds that everyone can make a difference.
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