• Priest attacks "occult" PETA

  Describing animal rights campaigner group PETA as "occult", Bombala priest Fr Mick McAndrew has given his blessing to the act of sheep mulesing.

• Speciesism: Vivisection and Factory Farming

  New writer for HVG Julian Bennett examines 'Specisim'.

• UK minister opposed to religiously slaughtered meat

  Food and Farming Minister Lord Rooker provoked controversy Monday by expressing his opposition to halal and kosher meat, which he said should not be allowed to slip into the country's food chain.

• Revealed: the vegetarian Eden that was home to Adam, Eve and T Re

  "What do you think Adam was doing while T rex was considering lunch?" asked one sceptic in the audience.

  "Read the book," said Ham patiently. In Genesis, God decreed that eating flesh was not allowed. So humans, T rex and everything else in the Garden of Eden munched on foliage and fruit.

• Parents win a meaty victory

  The school has now decided to offer youngsters a choice of normal meat, a halal option or a vegetarian dish, and will use a wristband system to make sure pupils get the correct meal.

News from ActiVeg

• Meat habit is fueling world famine Photo: Martin Heigen

  Approximately 854 million people do not have enough to eat. Thirty-three countries are facing food crises, according to the World Bank, and food riots have recently erupted in Egypt, Haiti, Yemen, Malaysia and other poor nations. This is hard for most Americans to comprehend. The closest many of us will ever come to a food riot is when someone cuts in line for more nachos and hot dogs at the baseball-stadium concession stand.

  Check out this story on www.americanchronicle.com.

• Asthma risk from pregnancy nuts? Photo: bricolage108

  Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim Dutch researchers.

  Check out this story on news.bbc.co.uk.

• Fishing ban brings seas to lif Photo: Martin Heigen

  Five years without fishing around Lundy Island off the coast of Devon have brought a significant revival in sea life, scientists report.

  Check out this story on news.bbc.co.uk.

• Good News For Veggies: Personal Values Deceive Taste Buds Photo: bricolage108

  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.

  Check out this story on www.medicalnewstoday.com.

• Discarded cow eyes could replace live animals in toxicity tests

  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.

  Check out this story on www.guardian.co.uk.

• Government figures reveal that animal testing has risen by 21% since the Government came to power.

• 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".

• Cows or Beans - which is the better source for milk? Photo: Martin Heigen

  Which is better for the environment, soy milk or cow's milk?

  Check out this story on www.slate.com.

• Rose Elliot's top 10 vegetarian cookbooks Photo: bricolage108

  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.

  Check out this story on www.guardian.co.uk.

• Why Vegan Is The New Atkins

  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.

  Check out this story on www.huffingtonpost.com.

• EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt

  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.

  Check out this story on www.guardian.co.uk.

• Americans must diet to save their economy Photo: Martin Heigen

  Want to save the US economy? Go on a diet.

  Check out this story on environment.newscientist.com.

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