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Vibrant Vegan is on the lookout for the ‘UK’s biggest meat-eater’ to offer £50,000 in exchange for going vegan. Would you accept this challenge?

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Vibrant Vegan is on the lookout for the ‘UK’s biggest meat-eater’ to offer £50,000 in exchange for going vegan. Would you accept this challenge?

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Vibrant Vegan is on the lookout for the 'UK's biggest meat-eater' to offer £50,000 in exchange for going vegan.

The chosen meat-eater will sign a contract stating they will not consume any animals products for three months, while also encouraging others to give a vegan diet a go on social media.

Named 'Vegan Curious Coordinator' their £50k role will involve eating Vibrant Vegan's meals and sharing what they think and speaking to other meat-eaters about making the switch.

At the end of the three-month period, they will be asked if they want to stay vegan for the rest of 2021. If they do, Vibrant Vegan will supply them with £100,000 worth of vegan meals to last them a 'lifetime' providing they prove their pledge with social media posts and a food diary.

'Vegan curious'

The idea for the role of Vegan Curious Coordinator came from a survey of 1,5000 people which found that 34% admitted to being 'vegan curious'.

Moreover, Google Trends identified that vegan searches are now three times more frequent than in 2017, with searches peaking in Veganuary each year.

It can be hard to know where to start when you go vegan, so Vibrant Vegan will be providing the winning applicant with unlimited meals and a nutritionist on-hand to ensure they are getting everything they need from their new diet.

'Vegan food can, and should be enjoyed by everyone'

The founder of Vibrant Vegan, Ian Burke-Hamilton, said:

"As we head into the New Year, we at Vibrant Vegan want to demonstrate not only the health and environmental benefits of being vegan that we hear so much about, but also highlight that vegan food can, and should, be enjoyed by everyone - even the UK's biggest meat lover!

"We're incredibly excited to hire our first Vegan Curious Coordinator and to watch them share their journey with people that love good food and are interested in a vegan lifestyle but perhaps feel it's too much of a commitment or simply aren't sure where to start."
The winning applicant will be selected on January 25th, with their vegan pledge starting on February 1st.
If you know a meat-lover willing to give vegan a try, they canapply here. Want to go vegan but unsure of what it actually entails?
Here is our guide tothe difference between vegetarian and vegan.

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A company is offering one meat-eater £50,000 to go vegan

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Vibrant Vegan is on the lookout for the 'UK's biggest meat-eater' to offer £50,000 in exchange for going vegan. The chosen meat-eater will sign a contract stating they will not consume any animals products for three months, while also encouraging others to give a vegan diet a go on social media.

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Hundreds of racehorses are allegedly being slaughtered in Australia every year after retiring from the sport, according to a TV report.‘We’re talking about destroying animals on an industrial scale; we’re seeing animals suffering,’ says expert.

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Hundreds of racehorses are allegedly being slaughtered in Australia every year after retiring from the sport, according to a TV report.‘We’re talking about destroying animals on an industrial scale; we’re seeing animals suffering,’ says expert.

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Hundreds of racehorses are allegedly being slaughtered in Australia every year after retiring from the sport, according to a TV report.

An undercover investigation revealed covert video footage of the animals allegedly being beaten and electrocuted at an abattoir in Queensland.

The footage, aired on ABC's 7.30pm programme on Thursday, sparked an outcry and prompted the government to launch an investigation into the allegations.

The slaughter of racehorses is not illegal in Australia - however industry rules in some states, including New South Wales, which was also a focus of the ABC investigation, require horses to be rehomed.

Paul McGreevy, a vet and professor of animal behaviour and welfare science, who has been studying thoroughbreds for 25 years, told ABC: "We're talking about destroying animals on an industrial scale. We're seeing animals suffering."

About 8,500 horses retire from the racing industry each year - and according to the industry, less than one per cent end up in a knackery or abattoir.

However, Elio Celotto and the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses have been watching an abattoir in Queensland for two years and they tell a different story.

According to the report, the coalition found the abattoir slaughters mixed livestock, including about 500 horses a month.

A team of undercover investigators also entered the slaughterhouse, where they recorded a thousand hours of footage which showed brandings on the horses and also scanned their microchips.

ABC cross-referenced the information with the Australian Stud Book, an official online record of thoroughbreds, and found 300 racehorses were processed through the abattoir within a 22-day period.

Some of the meat was allegedly found to be exported to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

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Professor McGreevy told ABC: "The industry tells us that 0.4 per cent of horses leaving the racing industry are ending up in a knackery or an abattoir, which I think equates to 34 horses per year.

"The figures don't add up."

Kevin Anderson, New South Wales racing minister, said the ABC report would make people in the industry "sick to their stomachs".

The head of Racing Australia said it "should" and "likely will" lead to prosecutions.

However, the national body admitted it did not have the ability to track every racehorse after retirement and once again called for a national traceability register.

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'Mass slaughter of racehorses' prompts police investigation

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Hundreds of racehorses are allegedly being slaughtered in Australia every year after retiring from the sport, according to a TV report. An undercover investigation revealed covert video footage of the animals allegedly being beaten and electrocuted at an abattoir in Queensland.

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Hunger is a serious problem in several developing countries like Haiti, where almost 3 million Haitians don’t have enough food on their table (some didn’t even have a table). Adults and children, especially the children, suffer from malnutrition. I know that no one lives in a bed of roses, but can you see how lucky you are?

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Hunger is a serious problem in several developing countries like Haiti, where almost 3 million Haitians don’t have enough food on their table (some didn’t even have a table). Adults and children, especially the children, suffer from malnutrition. I know that no one lives in a bed of roses, but can you see how lucky you are?

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Hunger is a serious problem in several developing countries like Haiti, where almost 3 million Haitians don't have enough food on their table (some didn't even have a table). Adults and children, especially the children, suffer from malnutrition. We all know how malnourishment hampers the physical and cognitive growth of the children.

Food shortage is not even a valid reason because the sad truth is, on the other side of the world, industrialized countries like the USA threw about 220 million tons of foods, which is almost equivalent to the net food production of sub-Saharan Africa with 230 million tons.

In Haiti, while ten percent of the richest Haitians is equivalent to 70 percent of the country's total income, 2 out of 3 of its citizens has to make do with only US$2 budget or less a day. Fruits and other basic foods have become a luxury they can't afford. Without any money to buy for nutritious food, it's heartbreaking that they have to be rely on mud cookies to survive.

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Mud cookies are available at local markets

The cookies are made by mixing salt, vegetable oil, and dirt

It's then formed into desired shapes and let dry under the sun

With no essential nutrient, Haitians are at risk of malnutrition from eating those mud cookies

These mud cookies being in laid directly on the ground without any protection, experts say eating it can have negative effects on health. People who ate those particular cookies are at risk of malnutrition and acquiring soil-transmitted bacteria.

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Activists work to save animals at scandal-hit farm linked to UK’s biggest producer.Activists are working to save the 4,000 goats at a farm where workers were caught brutally attacking the animals in a scandal that led to three people being sacked. I think I don´t have to ask this, but do you support this activists?

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A Danish organisation is using the power of football to bring people together in Sierra Leone, helping them reconcile after the civil war and to learn about basic rights.efore the Ebola epidemic struck Sierra Leone, more than 1000 local people used to gather every year for the 20-30 annual football festivals conducted by the organisation Play31.The festivals were not just for fun; they were ways for local people to gather, socialise, dine together, and reconcile after the country’s civil war. All this was interrupted when the deadly disease Ebola appeared, but now it is once again safe to gather. Hundreds of people showed up at the first workshop in their local community since the outbreak.This is also good news for the hundreds of young girls that now once more get the chance to participate in the Play31 ‘Girls Peace Clubs’. These clubs, provide a safe space for the girls, where they can speak in confidence about their experiences and learn basic life skills, such as health care, hygiene, and contraception. Can you see how life-changing this is?

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A Danish organisation is using the power of football to bring people together in Sierra Leone, helping them reconcile after the civil war and to learn about basic rights.efore the Ebola epidemic struck Sierra Leone, more than 1000 local people used to gather every year for the 20-30 annual football festivals conducted by the organisation Play31.The festivals were not just for fun; they were ways for local people to gather, socialise, dine together, and reconcile after the country’s civil war. All this was interrupted when the deadly disease Ebola appeared, but now it is once again safe to gather. Hundreds of people showed up at the first workshop in their local community since the outbreak.This is also good news for the hundreds of young girls that now once more get the chance to participate in the Play31 ‘Girls Peace Clubs’. These clubs, provide a safe space for the girls, where they can speak in confidence about their experiences and learn basic life skills, such as health care, hygiene, and contraception. Can you see how life-changing this is?

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Before the Ebola epidemic struck Sierra Leone, more than 1000 local people used to gather every year for the 20-30 annual football festivals conducted by the organisation Play31.

The festivals were not just for fun; they were ways for local people to gather, socialise, dine together, and reconcile after the country's civil war. All this was interrupted when the deadly disease Ebola appeared, but now it is once again safe to gather. Hundreds of people showed up at the first workshop in their local community since the outbreak.

This is also good news for the hundreds of young girls that now once more get the chance to participate in the Play31 'Girls Peace Clubs'. These clubs, conducted by the organisation's local employee Huratu George, provide a safe space for the girls, where they can speak in confidence about their experiences and learn basic life skills, such as health care, hygiene, and contraception.

Huratu George has personal experience with the consequences of abuse, and she now dedicates her time to help other women. For example, she works to prevent forced marriages between young women and much older men.

Through dialogue with the girls and their parents, Huratu George argues that the girls must be given the choice of when and whom to marry. In several cases, her help has directly contributed to girls avoiding such forced marriages.

Real results

The girls clubs have had a tangible effect on the small communities. As a result of the work of Play31 and others, none of the participating young women have dropped out of school, or had involuntary pregnancies at a young age. There are also far fewer teenage pregnancies in the area as a whole, and the girls also gain essential knowledge about their human rights, including the right to protest against unfair treatment. For example, if teachers ask for sex in return for good grades, which is another of the problems that has been shared in the safe confines of the girls clubs.

"The girls have the opportunity to participate in sports activities for their health, and they now stand up for their rights, saying no to abuse. Because now, they know their rights, and what to do if someone tries to violate those rights", says Pel Koroma, country director for Play31 in Sierra Leone.

In the future, the young women will be able to pass on their knowledge about rights, health, and contraception to their own communities, where they will function as peace ambassadors.

Pel Koroma, Huratu George, and the other Play31 employees are working hard every day to foster teamwork among the various players in society, both on and off the football pitch. Though the civil war ended in 2002, there are still many wounds to heal. But the reconciliation work done through sports and workshops are good steps towards winning this challenge.

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Before the Ebola epidemic struck Sierra Leone, more than 1000 local people used to gather every year for the 20-30 annual football festivals conducted by the organisation Play31. The festivals were not just for fun; they were ways for local people to gather, socialise, dine together, and reconcile after the country's civil war.