Consumers would boycott beauty products if they were aware that their ingredients had been tested on animals, according to a UK-based animal welfare group Uncaged.

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Animal welfare campaigners say Greenland's whaling, held under rules permitting subsistence hunting, has become too commercial in character.

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Huge areas of the Amazon rainforest are being cut down to satisfy global demand for soya. But how did this crop and a handful of others come to dominate our diet so completely?

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Henley by-election candidates from all five main political parties are considering their views on animal testing after being contacted by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV).

Cafe Iguana will not reopen. The fate of bar Iguana (which was never particularly veggie) is unknown.

The premises are being fitted out as a shop. The cafe was not great as it was overpriced and badly run, but it was friendly and it was veggie! So we are sad to see it go. It did a good trade despite such bad reviews and high prices, which goes to show that there's a strong market for a veggie cafe in Reading.

Having a party? There are some excellent solutions locally that we've discovered - frozen vegan nibbles that you cook up quickly on the day. Read on ....

Help required at T3V stall in Hartley Whitney.

The long awaited new edition of the London guide to the best places to eat and shop is now available. It's published by Vegetarian Guides, who produce the best researched most comprehensive veggie guide books we know, plus they always consider vegans in their reviews. A must for anyone in the Thames Valley, as we all pop to London sometimes!

A fabulous three course buffet feast at the Spice Oven plus a gorgeous fruit flower arrangement donated by Blooming Delicious set off National Vegetarian Week in Reading!