“The youngest foxes, Coral and Reef, got to actually have a childhood [at the sanctuary]. They don’t know anything besides love.”   The post In Their Fur: The Lives of Foxes Saved From Fur Farms appeared first on LAIKA ..read more

We asked our fave dining out expert Crystal Pang, aka @veganeatsnyc, to curate a definitive list of the best, can’t-miss vegan dishes in NYC, and she delivered.   If you ask me, this summer is made for eating your way through New York City’s most outstanding vegan dishes. My cooking isn’t the best, but I lasted through most of the pandemic in my 500 sq foot studio apartment thanks to “top ten pantry meals” articles. However, no dish I made could replace the joy of eating at a restaurant — packed together with friends over drinks, watching other people get their food first as my hunger s ..read more

“I’ve never allowed my veganism to take anything away from my views on social justice. They need to be aligned. They need to work together. They need to form a whole.”   Cooking videos aren’t typically emotional revelations with a cinematic feel. Unless they’re Joanne Molinaro’s 60-second TikToks, which have gone viral multiple times. Since joining the platform less than a year ago, the Chicago-based content creator and food blogger known as The Korean Vegan has already amassed over two millions fans there. Her popularity lies in the appeal of her singular persona and video style, which ..read more

“Now is the time to incorporate activism into your every day.’’   The post A Letter to Gen Z appeared first on LAIKA ..read more

“People say that animal advocates are ‘the voice of the voiceless.’ But animals are not voiceless.” – Kitten Lady   When it comes to protecting the vulnerable, Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw is not kitten around. She’s so serious, in fact, that she has a state-of-the-art baby nursery in her home. But the babies that she cares for around the clock (up to a dozen at any given time) are of the four-legged variety. Shaw founded her nonprofit Orphan Kitten Club five years ago, which provides life-saving kitten care, a trap-neuter-return program, and grants through the Mightycat Grand Program — th ..read more

“With a humorous message, maybe that’ll be a step in the right direction.”   There is a scientific link between comedy and compassion. When we laugh, we release oxytocin, which is also known as the “empathy hormone.” Like laughter, acts of kindness and altruism stimulate the production of the feel-good chemical dopamine. Vegan comedian Doug Lussenhop understands this connection well.  When the Los Angeles-based writer, editor, and musician was approached in the summer of 2019 by Louisville Vegan Jerky to create a commercial for their Toppins’ line, he intuitively tapped into a magi ..read more

“I want to treat people like I want to be treated. I want the truth.”   The post Sue Coe’s Animal Rights Art Compels You To Look appeared first on LAIKA ..read more

“Growing locs and becoming vegan were choices that I made in order to survive as well as thrive in this unjust world.”   I once rode the wave of ambiguity when it came to my identity as a Black biracial, Jewish chick from Southern California, feeling comfortable going with the ebb and flow of people’s perceptions of me. Or, rather, I allowed myself to appear comfortable while putting up with teasing, discrimination, and racism time and again — from the school yard to the corporate world.  My awakening as a Black woman didn’t truly begin until I started making significant lifestyle ..read more

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Jenné Claiborne’s Southern twist on vegan pancakes. The post Cornbread Pancakes appeared first on LAIKA ..read more