In 2020, it’s about enjoying lovely plant-based food and it’s a great chance to do some cooking at home, though judging by the difficult of getting flour, a lot of people are baking lockdown away.

National Vegetarian Week has 7 comforting meals with a plant based twist to try – you just download the recipe cards and get cooking!

There are plenty of ways to join in online – you can find these on the events’ Do More page.

Eating more plant based food is a great way to help both the environment and animals and the Vegetarian Society and Vegan Society both have lots of information on their websites about going vegetarian or going vegan.

In the UK alone, over two million land animals are slaughtered daily and almost 600,000 tonnes of fish are killed each year.

Find out why to go vegetarian

There’s even info on vegetarian food for pets!

Why not sign up for the Vegetarian Society’s newsletter?

If you can't be with the one you love: send them a bear hug.

And Animals Asia gives you the chance to do just that, literally to send a bear hug to your loved ones!

Send a bear hug 
Give the bear sanctuaries with Animal Asia your support!
©Animals Asia

Animals Asia rescue bears who have been trapped by the dreadful bear bile industry.   Bears love hugs, just like we do – and so the bear sanctuaries Animals Asia have in China and Vietnam are really important to them. 

Today, I sent 5 people I love Bear Hugs!   It’s easy to do.

Send a bear hug today!

This bear is having a blissful time in the pool
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When you send a bear hug, you can also help real bears by making a gift.   They are asking that, if you can, please make a donation of £5 for each hug you send – and then they can help real bears!   You can make a donation in £, $, Euros, Australian $ or Hong Kong $.

 
©Ape Action Africa

Ape Action Africa need help and they have come up with a scheme to enable anyone who can help and wants to help to Buy a Gorilla a Dinner!

The charity is passionate about great ape conservation in Cameroon. They are working to address the immediate threats that gorillas and chimps face in Africa.  And they are working with communities to come up with some long-term solutions to ensure the gorillas can survive in the wild.  We rescue orphaned and injured gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys, and work hard to look after them thereafter.

Their problem is that because of the coronavirus, their sanctuary is shut to visitors.  They have had to suspend their volunteer porgramme, their major fundraising events have been postponed, their income has fallen - and they still have to care for 280 rescued over 280 rescued gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys.

Consequently they need all our help and they are asking people to swing over to their website and to make a donation to Buy a Gorilla a Dinner.

You could make this a fundraiser on Giving Tuesday and invite friends and family for a virtual dinner to help this cause along!  They have a PDF you can download for more information.