Monthly Vegan Night Market returning to New York City’s Central Park [US] on May 7 – to learn more, please visit TheVeganNightMarket.com (Patch)

Planted Expo, North America’s largest plant-based vegan event, returning to Vancouver [Canada] on June 1-2 celebrating its 10th consecutive year – for more information, please visit PlantedLife.com (Vegconomist)

Vegan hot dogs, vegan crepes, beetroot falafel: 2024 Paris Olympics goes vegan in style with more than 60% vegan meals (The Times of India)

Grocery chain Lidl Belgium permanently lowering prices of vegan protein products to the level of the animal variant, aiming to double vegan sales by 2030 (Retail Detail)

Three campus locations at University of California, Davis [US] introduced new vegan dishes to participate in April’s Vegan Chef Challenge (The California Aggie)

PETA’s “Hell on Wheels” pig truck goes on tour in US, urges everyone to leave pigs in peace (PETA)

US Oat-based Snacks & Beverages Market set to surge to US$5.23 billion by 2029 – rising demand for vegan products sparks the market demand, new report reveals (PRNewsire)

Vegan fast food chain Odd Burger announces opening of 3 new Canadian restaurants in May and June, bringing total to 16 locations (Vegconomist)

Stephanie Downs, CEO and co-founder of US vegan leather firm UNCAGED Innovations, urges shift to sustainable vegan plant-based alternatives to save our planet (Vegconomist)

Global Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Protein Market to be worth over US$1.1 billion by 2031 with 14% yearly growth rate (Vegconomist)

Thai vegan company Chaoren Pokphand [CP] Foods wins three International Awards at 49th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva [Switzerland] for its innovative vegan cheese “Just-Cheese” (Khaosod)

Plant-based diets can slow progression of prostate cancer, study shows (Plant Based News)

Clever pet parrots prefer live video-calls over watching pre-recorded videos of other birds, study finds (Phys.org)

Significant blow to the illegal pet trade: Law enforcement operation in Chumphon [Thailand] rescues over 1,000 tortoises and dozens of lemurs (Good News Network)

Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift towards greater animal welfare (Reuters)

Belgium passes “historic” bill to include animal welfare in constitution (The Brussels Times)

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