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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 20h

“Impossible Beef and Impossible Burger products have become the first plant-based meats to earn NSF Certified for Sport® status. This certification recognizes the products as meeting the high standards required for athletes” 🌿🍔🌿

You go, Glen Coco!

#vegan

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Impossible Foods Becomes First Plant-Based Brand to Earn NSF Certification for Professional Athletes - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine

Impossible Foods announced that its Impossible Beef and Impossible Burger products have become the first plant-based meats to earn NSF Certified for Sport®

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 20h

The Latin American countries Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico & Ecuador will have their 1st vegan product awards ceremony this year 🏆

The awards are for “innovative, high-quality products aligned with ethical, sustainable, and cruelty-free principles” 🌿🖤🌿

vegconomist.com/fairs-events...

V-Label Introduces Regional Awards to Celebrate Latin America’s Top Vegan Products - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine

V-Label has announced the launch of the V-Label Awards LATAM 2025. This new initiative will spotlight exceptional vegan and plant-based products from five

vegconomist.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 20h

Vegan Dubai chocolate cake recipe ✨👌

youtu.be/WSjgbMVHgWo?...

How to make DUBAI CHOCOLATE cake!

YouTube video by The Happy Pear

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 21h

“Subway Switzerland has partnered with Planted to launch a nationwide plant-based Teriyaki Sandwich, marking a major step in making sustainable protein mainstream” 🇨🇭

Now just expand that vegan offering to other countries too ^_~*

www.vegpreneur.org/blog/subway-...

Subway Launches Plant-Based Chicken Sandwich — VEGPRENEUR

Edited by The VEGPRENEUR Team Subway Switzerland has partnered with Planted to launch a nationwide plant-based Teriyaki Sandwich, marking a major step in making sustainable protein mainstream.

www.vegpreneur.org

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

Many blessings from Dear Leader Trump! ✨🙌✨

Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

How generous of Texas to send their armed forces to other states! What wisdom to provide such service & an honor for other states to receive such a gift! Brave New America! Thank you Texas & Dictator Trump for your leadership & strength! Many blessings! ✨🙌✨

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

How can we possibly doubt anything that gorgeous specimen of a man, Miller, has to say? If Dear Leader Trump believes in him, we must too! Many blessings to Dictator Trump & his minions! ✨🙌✨

Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

LOVE this!!!!!!! Way to set an example for making laws that protect the innocent! 🐾🖤🐾

Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

Yessssss!!!!!! *\(^o^)/*

“Governor Gavin Newsom signed four bills today, three of which take on puppy mills to protect pets and pet parents…

The Governor also signed AB 867 by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-Milpitas), which bans the practice of declawing cats when not medically necessary”

#vegan

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

🔗 Read more about the new legislation I signed to improve animal welfare:

Governor Newsom takes action to end the puppy mill pipeline, protect cats | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

RFK, with his devil-may-care good looks & immense intellect, was a brilliant choice for leading the country’s health department! Thank you, Dear Leader Trump!

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

What a blessing to have this gentleman & scholar running the nation’s Department of Health and Human Services. Thank you, Dear Leader, Trump ✨🙌✨

Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

Love this! 🖤

Way to go, Hector Bellerin! Vegan for the win ✨🏆✨

Plant Based News @plantbasednews.bsky.social · 1d

“I feel with power comes responsibility." ⚽

Vegan Footballer Wins BBC Green Sport Awards, Says 'With Power Comes Responsibility'

Hector Bellerin, a vegan footballer and keen environmental advocate who cycles to work, has said that "with power comes responsibility"

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

I try only posting vegan good news here, but once in a while can’t help myself…

I went to buy something from a French business (it was vegan, so kinda fits my theme), but I was told they don’t currently ship to the US… more blessings from Dear Leader Trump! ✨🙌✨

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

5 vegan recipes perfect for game nights & gatherings

- Loaded nachos & smoky lentil “chili”

- Crispy cauliflower bites & buffalo-maple glaze

- Creamy spinach-artichoke dip & cashew cheese

- BBQ jackfruit sliders & crunchy slaw

- Chocolate avocado mousse parfaits

vegoutmag.com/recipes/c-5-...

5 vegan recipes perfect for game nights and gatherings

Five crowd-pleasing vegan dishes that make hosting easy—and keep everyone coming back for seconds.

vegoutmag.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

I love me a vegan advent calendar ^_~*🎄

These are all available in the UK 🇬🇧

www.veganfoodandliving.com/products/bes...

22 best vegan advent calendars for 2025: Reviewed and rated

From vegan chocolate calendars to sweets and popcorn calendars, countdown to Christmas with the best vegan advent calendars for 2025.

www.veganfoodandliving.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 1d

“Starting in 2027, the military will replace the four existing vegetarian MREs (meals ready to eat) with fully plant-based options…

this shift could result in about 6.5 million plant-based MREs served each year” 🌿🇺🇸🌿

#vegan

mercyforanimals.org/blog/victory...

VICTORY: U.S. Military to Serve Millions of Plant-Based Meals

After years of dedicated federal policy work led by Mercy For Animals, the U.S. military is making a monumental shift in its food procurement. Starting in 2027, the military will replace the four exis...

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 3d

“The vegan pet food market was valued at $9.6 billion in 2020 and is estimated to reach $16.3 billion by 2030” 💸💸💸

The future is vegan!

www.newstrail.com/vegan-pet-fo...

Vegan Pet Food Market Expected to Reach 16.3 Billion by 2030

The vegan pet food market was valued at $9.6 billion in 2020 and is to reach $16.3 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 5.5% from 2021 to 2030.

www.newstrail.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 3d

There is a vegan snack food brand called “All Y’alls Foods” 🖤

The cutest company name ever?

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All Y'alls Foods Brings 'It's Jerky Y'all' to 10 European Markets via Amazon - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine

All Y'alls Foods, a Texas-based producer of plant-based snacks, has expanded its reach to European consumers through Amazon’s platforms. The company announced

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 3d

Recipes for 7 tasty vegan sauces!
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- Lemon-tahini drizzle
- Gochujang-maple glaze
- Green chimichurri
- Cashew cream alfredo
- Peanut-lime satay sauce
- Romesco
- Miso-scallion ginger sauce

vegoutmag.com/food-and-dri...

7 vegan sauces that make anything taste like a restaurant order

You’ll eat more plants without trying, spend less, and feel like you cracked a cheat code. Which one are you making first?

vegoutmag.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 3d

“2025 EAT-Lancet Commission has issued its boldest call yet for a global shift in how we eat, arguing that a widespread move toward plant-rich diets could avert up to 15 million premature deaths each year and slash food system greenhouse gas emissions” 🧐

#vegan

vegnews.com/eat-lancet-2...

EAT-Lancet’s 2025 Report Says Food Systems Could Decide the Planet’s Future

The 2025 EAT-Lancet report frames diet as a pivotal climate, health, and justice lever and draws both enthusiastic support and pointed critique.

vegnews.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 3d

“Miami Seaquarium is officially closing on Sunday, October 12. This is a huge moment of triumph for the animals who suffered behind concrete walls and inside dilapidated enclosures for decades”

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

#vegan

www.peta.org/news/miami-s...

Dolphin Prison No More: Miami Seaquarium to Shut Down | PETA

After more than 50 years of miserable animals and false promises to clean up its act, the Seaquarium’s impending shutdown is a huge win.

www.peta.org

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 6d

I went a little stoneware crazy at Walmart today 😅 The Pioneer Woman brand got me again with its cute design 🖤

First thing I used a container for was leftover kale salad 🌿🖤🌿

#vegan

Little kale salad in stoneware container

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to Milwaukee for having their 1st Vegan Restaurant Week coming up!

If you’re near that part of Wisconsin, it will be going on November 3rd-9th with about 30 restaurants participating 🌿🖤🌿

www.milwaukeemag.com/first-ever-m...

First-Ever Milwaukee Vegan Restaurant Week Is Nov. 3-9

Local restaurants – plant-based and not – offer specials and incentives to dine meatless.

www.milwaukeemag.com

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Pup C @pupcraw.bsky.social · 7d

Vegan politician, Zack Polanski “was elected the new leader of the UK’s Green Party in a landslide victory in September…

As of May, the Greens have gained 48 seats, held 38… currently holds 859 seats on 181 councils” 🌿🇬🇧🌿

plantbasednews.org/culture/poli...

Vegan Politician Zack Polanski Elected New Green Party Leader In Landslide Victory

Zack Polanski, a vegan politician and self-proclaimed “eco-populist,” has been elected the new leader of the UK’s Green Party

plantbasednews.org

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