• Eco-friendly Scarpa ski boots

  Scarpa have come out with environmentally friendly high performance new ski boots, that operate in a wider range of temperatures than standard plastic. They consume far less fossil fuel to manufacture.

• Meet veggie snow people on Facebook

  Veggie Snow now has a Facebook group, which you can join! Get in touch with like-minded snow-lovers and share good places to go and eat in the snow, and even discuss holiday plans.

• Chamonix has a veggie and vegan guide

  Chamonix has a handy vegetarian and vegan guide written by a chalet owner there. We'll be drawing on this for new additions to our locations listings on Veggie Snow.

• How green is the new Eurostar service?
• Veggie Snow Trip 2008 already booking up!

  The 2007 trip has just been and we're already getting provisional bookings for bookings for the 2008 trip. Reserve your place now to maximise your chances of getting on our annual very popular holiday.

News from ActiVeg

• US: Senate committee approves bill exempting animal testing

  A Senate committee Monday narrowly approved a controversial bill that would exempt scientific experiments in research laboratories from Arizona's animal cruelty statutes.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Climate change causes wolverine decline across Canada

  The wolverine, a predator renowned for its strength and tenacious character, may be slowly melting away along with the snowpack upon which it lives.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Burrowing US prairie dogs use complex language

  A tiny rodent may have the most sophisticated language of any animal.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Ultimate Fighting Championship event features Vegan Mac Danzig

  Mac Danzig faces Justin Buchholz in the Feb. 6 pay-per-view Ultimate Fighting Championship event, UFC 109: “Relentless.” A noteworthy side story to the event: Mac Danzig is a vegan.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Help wanted for restaurant documentary

  Juniper Studio needs your help on producing a documentary on the best and worst of restaurants in the UK.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Japan's whalers are at sea again, harvesting meat that few will eat

  By April, another 900 whales will have died for little profit. So what drives the Japanese to go on defying world opinion?

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Chinese legal experts call for ban on eating cats and dogs

  Widespread and ancient practice of eating dog meat increasingly distasteful for China's growing affluent, pet-loving middle class.

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• BUAV welcomes DEFRA statement on animal testing under REACH

  The Minister clearly states in an answer today that animal testing under REACH should be a last resort and that companies must not conduct pre-emptive testing before testing proposals are agreed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA):

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• US: Judge rules that the Animal Liberation Front is not a gang

  January 26, 2009 Judge David S. Wesley ruled that the Animal Liberation Front is not a "gang." The government had tried to find two animal rights protestors guilty of being "gang members."

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

• Hollywood celebrities turning to vegetarianism

  Many Hollywood and other celebrities are flocking to vegetarianism for health and ethical reasons, besides reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  Check out this story on www.activeg.org.

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