THE
WINNER OF OUR 2009 'RESTAURANT
OF THE YEAR' AWARD IS...
The winner of VNV's 2009 Victorian Vegetarian Restaurant of the Year
Award has just been announced! The winner is: LAS VEGAN BAKERY & CAFE
22 Smith Street, Collingwood, ph: 03 9415 9001
Las Vegan was presented with their award plaque at a special
dinner on
29 January. (more)
OFFICE HOURS UPDATE!
The VNV Office opening hours have changed. The current hours
are:
Tuesdays - 12pm-4pm
Thursdays - 11am-3pm
Other times may be possible by appointment
(more)
HELP END THE ABUSE OF FACTORY FARMED ANIMALS, FOREVER
Each year, 500 million animals in Australia are condemned to lives of
misery behind the closed doors of factory farms. Animals Australia is
currently running a national campaign to end this single biggest cause of
animal suffering in Australia. [more]
A TV ad is being run as part of the
campaign to help raise the awareness of consumers. [more]
'EATING UP THE WORLD' BOOKLET
At the 2009
Sustainable Living Festival VNV launched its new booklet highlighting the effects of animal
products on the planet. The booklet has been so successful that
another 40,000 copies have recently been printed!
The 16 page booklet,
titled 'Eating up the World: the Environmental Consequences of Human
Food Choices', raises issues of land exhaustion, air pollution, and
ocean depletion among others such as species extinction, water, energy
and materials expenditure, and the social impacts - all stemming from
human dietary choices. The revised edition of the booklet is now available online. (more)
PIGS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Voiceless recently launched a follow up Consumer
Action Sheet to its 2005
exposé From Paddocks to Prisons.The sheet highlights the institutionalised
suffering of pigs in Australian factory farms and encourages consumers and
businesses to take action to help pigs and piglets. Abbie Cornish, actor
and Voiceless Ambassador endorsed the campaign saying: “I recently saw
a documentary exposing the cruel and inhumane treatment of pigs in
factory farms. It was deeply saddening to watch. I feel it’s
important that the
public is aware of the realities of factory farming and I hope that through this
knowledge we can come together to bring about change and eventually
abolish the unnecessary suffering of these sentient beings. Abbie Cornish
Since Voiceless’s report was published, despite a Government review of
the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Pigs and the
endorsement of a Revised Code by the Primary Industries Ministerial
Council, suffering in the industry remains rife. The cruellest practices are
still allowed, including confining female pregnant pigs in stalls so small they
can’t take a step forward or back and mutilations such as cutting off piglets’
tails without pain relief. Read more: Unhappy
as a pig out of mud: The
prognosis under Australia's proposed new pig code of practice.
'A DELICATE BALANCE'
- NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE A Delicate Balance documents the latest discoveries of some of the most
prominent experts on nutrition in the world. Over 50 years of research is
skilfully woven into what feels like a detective unravelling the mysteries
behind the disease epidemic which has struck affluent countries with a
vengeance - disease has been escalating over the last 50 years resulting in
1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women being diagnosed with cancer.
Watching this film will help you make informed choices about your health
and the environment around you and how to reduce your personal impact.
This feature length documentary is now available to watch online for
US$4.95 USD or purchase on DVD. Please visit www.adelicatebalance.tv for more details.
ABOUT
VNV
Vegetarianism is more than
just tofu, sandals and herbal tea! ABOUT VNV Vegetarian Network Victoria Inc. (VNV) is a not-for-profit organisation
based
in Melbourne, Australia. It is run by people who care about human health,
animal welfare and the environment. VNV is devoted to promoting
the many
benefits of vegetarianism and providing quality service, support and
up-to-
date information to vegetarians, vegans and the general community.
(more) VNV MEMBERSHIP To keep up-to-date
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