- [Narrator] This week an
animal rights politician
is elected in Switzerland,
Walmart bans live fish sales,
eating vegan food can boost
erections by nearly 500%,
and IKEA launches a
meat-free Christmas menu.
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Paul McCartney released an
antivivisection music video.
The animated music video features
McCartney's 1993 song
"Looking for Changes"
which protests experiments on lab animals.
The music video features a
cat, a rabbit, and a monkey
escaping a lab right before
they're experimented on.
They join McCartney in a protest
against vivisection on Capital Hill.
"I'm looking for changes that
will continue the momentum
"of getting animals out of laboratories,"
McCartney said in a statement.
"Experiments on animals are unethical.
"They're a colossal failure
and a waste of time and money.
"We can and must do better."
The song come just one month
after Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
urged the National Institutes of Health
to reduce animal testing.
Earlier this year the NIH announced
that it would replace animals
in the drug and chemical
toxicity testing process
with cruelty-free methods.
However, the number of
animals currently used
in biomedical is not public.
The Animal Welfare Act only protects
about 5% of animals used in labs.
The federal law excludes birds,
mice, rats, and cold-blooded animals.
Eating vegan food can boost
erections by nearly 500%.
According to a study featured
in the documentary "The Game Changers."
The film dismantles the
myth that athletes need meat
in order to be at the top of their game.
It was produced by
Academy Award winning
director James Cameron,
as well as Lewis Hamilton, Jackie Chan,
and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In the film, three
college athletes took part
in a study focused on erections.
They each wore a pair
of rings on their penis.
One on the base and one on the tip.
The rings track the strength, longevity,
and the number of erections
they had over two nights.
On the first night, they
were each fed a meat burrito.
On the second, they ate
plant-based burritos.
The first athlete witnessed
a nearly 9% increase
in the strength of his
erection on the second night,
and a 303% increase in
the time it lasted for.
For the second athlete,
results showed a nearly 500% increase
in the number of minutes
his erection lasted
after eating plant-based foods.
The third athlete
witnessed a 312% increase
in the number of minutes
his erection lasted.
He also witnessed a
13% change in hardness.
Former lead delegate of the
American Urological Association,
Dr. Aaron Spitz, conducted the study.
He said, "When I think of a manly man,
"I think of someone who
has strength, endurance,
"sexual prowess, and fertility."
He added, "What the
scientific studies are showing
"is that the more meat men eat,
"the more quickly they
lose their manly manhood."
In April 2018, Cameron
told "The Star" Newspaper
he'd like to give Viagra
a run for its money.
He said, "I'd love to put
Viagra out of business
"just by spreading the word
on plant-based eating."
Coming up, Switzerland elects
an animal rights politician.
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A new vegan food, drink,
and agriculture initiative
kicks off at Ireland University's
College Cork in January
called the Smart Protein Project.
It's backed by nearly 10 million euros
from the European Commission,
as well as food and drink companies.
Researchers will work
together with industry experts
to develop a new range of vegan products.
Brands working with UCC
include pasta maker Barilla,
brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev,
global seafood brand Thai Union,
and global nutrition group Glanbia.
It will be led
by UCC's School of Food
and Nutritional Sciences.
The first range is expected
to launch as soon as 2025.
UCC aims to develop vegan cheese,
yogurt, meat, seafood,
and bakery products.
Dr. Emmanuel Zannini, Smart
Protein Project leader,
told LIVEKINDLY that protein
is an indispensable
part of the human diet.
He said, "Global food production
is the largest pressure
"caused by humans on Earth,
threatening local ecosystems
"and the stability of the Earth system.
"Providing a growing global population
"with healthy diets from
sustainable food systems
"is therefore an immediate challenge."
At the University of Sheffield,
sustainability classes are now mandatory.
The university will embed the education
for sustainable development program
into the curriculum
for every single course
at the university.
It encourages major changes
in knowledge, skills, values,
and attitudes to help shape
a more sustainable future.
The president and vice
chancellor of the university,
professor Koen Lamberts said,
"Whether our students
go on to become doctors,
"engineers, scientists,
economists, or historians,
"we want them to be equipped
"with the knowledge, skills, values,
"and attributes they need to work and live
"in a sustainable way."
New research shows that one dairy farmer
leaves the industry every week.
The UK's Agriculture and
Horticulture Development Board,
a levy board funded by farmers,
surveyed major milk buyers to
learn more about the industry.
The board discovered there are
around 8,820 dairy
producers in Great Britain.
This figure has dropped by 30
to 35 farmers since February.
The number of dairy cows in
England has also declined.
Statistics from June
show that the population
of dairy cows who are
more than two years old
has dipped by 1.1%.
Dairy farmers saw their
profits drop by 50%
between 2018 and 2019, Farming UK reports.
A survey released at the dairy show
found that comparable farm profits
went from 5.9 pence per
liter to 2.69 pence per liter
in the year leading up to March 2019.
While cows milk falls out
of favor with the public,
more people reach for plant-based milk.
Mintel data shows that around a quarter
of British people now drink vegan milk.
Diary-free milk categories are soaring.
Oat milk volume sales grew
71% between 2017 and 2018.
Swiss animal rights
politician, Meret Schneider,
has been elected to the National Council.
Schneider initiated the proposal
to ban factory farming earlier this year,
and is a co-founder
of the animal rights
think-tank Sentience Politics.
She received 60,083 votes
in the national election,
taking the fifth seat.
The Green Party made strong
gains in the election.
- Meanwhile, Green
Parties have surged ahead
in Switzerland's Parliamentary elections.
Their gains reflect voters
concerns over climate change,
seen as the dominant
issue in this election.
- [Narrator] Earning a total of 28 seats,
13.2% of the votes, compared
to it's previous 11.
"I'm at a loss for words,"
Schneider told Bluewin.
"I really did not expect to be elected."
Last September, Schneider
and other campaigners
submitted more than 100,000
signatures for a proposed bill
that would ban factory farming nationwide.
"50% of all piglets raised in
Switzerland are slaughtered
"without ever seeing the sky," she said.
"Over 80% of the chickens
kept in Switzerland never stay
"on a meadow in their life,
"and already reach slaughter weight
"when they are only 30 days old."
The initiative was first
introduced in June 2018,
and aims to amend Article 80-A
of the Federal Constitution.
Supporters also argue that
factory farming contributes
to climate change, water
scarcity, and hunger.
Parliament will discuss the proposal
ahead of a nationwide vote on the ban.
Coming up, US Air Force bases
now serve the Beyond Burger,
Walmart is discontinuing
the sale of live fish.
The world's largest
retailer once sold live fish
at an estimated 1,700 stores,
but in a conference call with
suppliers earlier this year,
Walmart announced that it will no longer
offer fish or aquatic plants.
"Pet Business," the most trusted
name in the pet industry,
reports the move began in March,
but individual store managers
were given the choice
to decide on when to remove the tanks.
Walmart accounted for a large share
of the large fish market, about 30%.
"Pet Business" speculated
that Walmart's decision
could have a significant negative impact
on aquarium supplies manufacturers.
Several experts have pointed out
that whether humans are
using them as food or pets,
fish are typically excluded
from our moral circle,
but they are actually much
smarter than we think.
Because fishes inhabit vast obscure habits
science has only begun to
explore below the surface
of their private lives.
They're not instinct
driven, or machine-like.
Ecologist Jonathan Balcombe,
author of the 2016 book
"What a Fish Knows"
said in an interview
with the "New York Times,
"Their minds respond flexibly
to different situations.
"They are not just things,
"they're sentient beings with
lives that matter to them.
"A fish has a biography,
not just a biology."
The US Air Force is adding
Beyond Meat to the menu
at military bases across the country.
US Air Force services is partnering
with Florida-based chain Burgerfi,
and Pennsylvania-based Saladworks.
Millennial demand is driving the shift
toward more plant-based options.
"A younger, more socially aware
demographic is in service,"
Mike Baker, from the Air
Force Services Center,
told Fox Business.
"Additionally, the type of food provided
"to previous generations
are no longer relevant.
"We looked at the food
trends across the US,
"and we can all agree that quality food,
"and a variety of food sustainability
"are very important to today's consumer.
"Especially the demographic
"that enters the military
service, 18 to 24 years old."
The restaurants will provide food
for approximately 700,000
military personnel,
and their families living
on US military bases.
According to the "Military
Family Advisory Network,"
this includes around one-third
of all US military families.
IKEA UK is ditching turkey
in favor of a meat-free Christmas menu.
Instead of meat, the
Swedish furniture giant
will offer a vegan root
vegetable tart tatin,
as well as vegan minced pies.
The vegetable tart
features flaky puff pastry,
topped with glazed root veggies and thyme,
and Brussels sprouts on the side.
The new offerings are
part of IKEA's mission
to offer more affordable,
planet-friendly food.
"As part of our commitment
to supporting our customers
"to live healthier and
more sustainable lives,
"we have decided to launch our first
"ever meat-free Christmas
in our restaurants,"
IKEA said in a statement.
"We know that Christmas
dinners are an important part
"of the festive season,
"and we really want to
encourage our customers
"to try something new this year.
"Both our meat-free dishes
are packed full of flavor
"to showcase how more sustainable options
"can be just as tasty."
The turkey-free Christmas
menu is yet another step
toward IKEA serving more sustainable food.
According to a press release,
50% of the hot meals served
at IKEA's restaurants
are now vegan or vegetarian.
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