Vegan News for June 2025
Maui animal sanctuaries need your support. Before you visit, consider this.
EVENTS
The Vegan Society of Hawaii sponsors online and in-person presentations. Check here for updates.
Moku Roots offers a series of vegan brunches and dinners at its Kula farm. Sign up for notices about ongoing events.
NEWS AND TRENDS
New Research Shows What Our Diets Are Doing to the Oceans: “An Existential Crisis”
Red Pills, Raw Meat: The Manosphere’s Influence on Men’s Health and the Environment
Social Media ‘Super-Spreaders’ Of Health Misinformation Put Millions at Risk
Vegans And Vegetarians Aren't Who You Thought
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Vegan Doctor Reveals Why Some People Quit Plant-Based Diets
Why Nutritionists Say Beef Tallow Isn’t Worth the Hype
Regular Chicken Consumption Linked to Elevated Cancer Risk, Says Study
Could plant-based diets improve health outcomes in context of infectious diseases?
UPF Research is Misleading Consumers About Plant-Based Meat Amid Worsening Climate Crisis
SPORTS AND FITNESS
‘I do have an influence’: Vegan bodybuilder aims to prove the power of plants
Vegan Runner Takes Silver in 2025’s Wings for Life World Run
World’s Fittest 102-Year-Old Reveals Secrets To Longevity
RESOURCES
Recipe Finder: Searchable Database
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
June 16, 1824: Twelve people meet at a London coffee house and become the founders of the world’s first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
June 1842: Bronson Alcott visits Alcott House, named in his honor.
June 1956: Leslie Cross, vice-president of the Vegan Society, sets up the Plantmilk Society, which would produce one of the first widely distributed soy milks in the Western world.
June 19, 1997: A British court rules that McDonald’s made false claims about the nutritional value of its food and is responsible for animal cruelty.
June 2001: In response to pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Burger King announces a set of animal welfare guidelines.
June 2018: A study published in Science asserts that the adoption of plant-based diets in the United States alone could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 61% to 73%, and that the global adoption of a vegan diet would reduce the use of agricultural land by 75%.
June 2021: Upscale New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park reopens without serving a meat, fish and other animal products.