Her Majesty The Queen of Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition commit to raising US$1 billion to protect tigers (UNDP)

French multinational food corporation Danone continues “strategic move towards plant-based” with new high-protein vegan dairy products in its Alpro brand (Vegconomist)

Czech retailers pledge to make vegan alternatives more accessible at New Food Forum conference in Prague (Vegconomist)

Walmart makes affordable vegan food with launch of private label brand bettergoods (Vegconomist)

Plant Based Foods Association: “The plant-based foods industry represents an opportunity to re-envision how we feed the world” (Vegconomist)

300,000-hectare Queensland [Australia] cattle pasture to be converted into conservation area after anonymous US$13.7 million donation (The Guardian)

Two stray lions found in Montenegro and Ukraine transferred from sanctuary in the Netherlands to one in South Africa (Africa News)

US-based vegan company Impossible Foods partners with Whole Foods Market to distribute vegan chicken products across the US (Vegconomist)

Studies find diets based on vegetables, lentils, fruits, nuts and whole grains can help people with cancer live longer (The Independent)

UK vegan cheese brand Sheese unveils complete rebrand and improved recipe (Vegconomist)

Head of Wales [UK] arm of World Wildlife Fund [WWF Cymru] writes of the “inevitable demise” of Welsh industrial animal raising (Vegconomist)

US-based mayonnaise producer Duke’s announces launch of vegan mayonnaise for foodservice (PR Newswire)

Bees understand the benefits of teamwork, study finds (The Telegraph)

New research on animal communication shows their cultures are often complex and cumulative, as each generation of animals passes skills on to the next (Sentient Media)

Illinois [US] schools must offer a vegan lunch if a student requests it in advance. Urbana School District goes one step further by offering vegan lunches every day (IPM News)

British pie company Pieminister partners with vegan company THIS to launch vegan sausage & bean handy pie (Vegconomist)

Spanish company Angulas Aguinaga enters vegan seafood sector with vegan battered squid rings available in retailers Carrefour and Alcampo in Spain (IntraFish)

Animal Welfare Board of India advises complete ban on abrasive “manja” kite string, which endangers animals who ingest it (The Times of India)

Birmingham City University [England, UK] gearing up to host fourth annual UK animal law conference 2024 on May 29-30 (Solicitors Journal)

Lassie’s Law, a bill in Ohio [US] state House of Representatives, would require state road work crews try to locate owners of found deceased pets (WOUB)

UK charity Born Free leads efforts to implement ban on advertising acts of animal exploitation overseas, such as elephant riding and dolphin shows, that would be illegal in the UK (Born Free)

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