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Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist

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Peter Singer on animal rights, octopus farms and why AI is speciesist

Controversial author Peter Singer, who inspired the animal rights movement, explains why killing humanely reared animals may be a defensible ethical position and why he has rewritten Animal Liberation for the 21st century

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Inside the decadent – but still ethical – world of vegan fine dining

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Inside the decadent – but still ethical – world of vegan fine dining

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Dogs holding green vegetables in their mouths

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Vegan pet food: Can cats and dogs be happy and healthy without meat?

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Soy-heavy vegan diet may reduce hot flushes in postmenopausal women

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A glass and jugs containing vegan milks

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Most plant milks are lower in key micronutrients than cow's milk

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In a laboratory experiment, proteins in a meat substitute (left) were less well absorbed by gut cells than protein from chicken breast (right)

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Protein from plant-based 'meat' may be less well absorbed by the body

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vegan sausages

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Stress-testing sausages may give vegan products a meat-like mouthfeel

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Fix the Planet newsletter: The race to replace meat

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Fix the Planet newsletter: The race to replace meat

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Are vegan meat alternatives putting our health on the line?

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Are vegan meat alternatives putting our health on the line?

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Meat-free diets linked with greater risk of breaking bones

Vegetarians, vegans and pescetarians are more likely to break their hips than those who eat meat, possibly due to lack of calcium and protein in their diet

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Our Veganuary study is just the latest self-experiment

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Going vegan for January? Find out how much difference it really makes

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Choline: The forgotten vital nutrient we’re not getting enough of

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A temporary low-calorie diet may reduce inflammatory bowel disease

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