We are privileged to ask Ori Shavit to introduce us to the vegan scene in Israel. She began by sharing with us the historical background of the Israeli cuisine. Ori also shared with us the exciting development of vegan products in Israel. "Even dairy companies and meat companies are joining this revolution. In Israel, you can see that. We have one of the biggest meat companies, they have a whole line of vegan products and they invest profits in cultured meat research." "That is my mission to help people to learn how to cook vegan, vegan dishes simply, happily, tastefully, in their own kitchens."

RASTA stands for “Rescue And Sanctuary for Threatened Animals” and focuses on aiding abandoned and abused farm animals as well as inspiring compassion for all our animal friends through advocacy and public outreach. For almost 20 years, RASTA has taken beings of all shapes and sizes who need a home. If you ever visit this place of love, you get more than just a chance to meet the cute denizens. The kind volunteers also provide all visitors with a 30-minute presentation on the sanctuary and veganism. “Because in the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter how much land or how much money you have, you can’t rescue them all but you can make a much larger impact by educating people about veganism and about, just making kinder choices in life and things like that.”

Even though we axolotls are actually salamanders, some people somehow got into the habit of calling us the "Mexican walking fish." We have a distinct appearance with a wide head, lidless eyes, and a long, tapered tail, as well as four limbs with tiny digits at the ends. The six feathery branches on our head - our most noticeable feature - are external gills for respiration. Probably our most fascinating feature is our ability to heal and regenerate. If we have any nicks or wounds, they will close up without any scar.

Here, we’ll meet a special woman, who is a famed journalist, respected food critic, media personality, and strong advocate of the vegan culture, animal liberation, and a green, healthy lifestyle – Ms. Ori Shavit! She has made a tremendous contribution to the vegan movement and reached out to thousands of people worldwide through TEDx Talks. “About eight years ago. In Israel, it was a vegan desert. …one evening we made the whole restaurant go 100% vegan, it was never heard before. Nobody did that, so all the media jumped on it. All these chefs starting to cook vegan food? And that’s how, A vegan revolution in Israel started. It became main-stream like everywhere.”

It’s a good thing to celebrate. The Ching Hai Day is not only my day. It’s your day. It’s everyone’s day. “Ching Hai” is actually not just my name. It’s a name given, and it symbolizes the Pure Ocean of Love. That is in your heart, in everyone’s heart, in all beings’ hearts. And you can see that through some of our animal shows. You can see how animals, they treat humans with utmost love, devotion, and help, assistance, as much as they can, whenever they have a chance to do it. And they also treat each other kindly, lovingly, charitably. So these are all members of Ching Hai’s Day.

There are many other transparent animals in the ocean including the sea salp, glass sponge, transparent sea cucumber, ghost shrimp, glass squid, glass octopus, transparent-headed barreleye fish, juvenile surgeonfish, sea angel, sea walnut, and more. Research shows that these majestic beings play an important role in removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Scientists found one swarm of salps covering 100,000 square kilometers of the sea surface and consuming up to 74% of the carbon-containing plants on the surface per day. The salps’ waste is heavy and sinks and this particular swarm sent up to 4,000 tons of carbon daily to the seabed.

In many of his speeches, Mr. Wollen’s distinctly points to well-documented facts about the livestock industry’s enormous impact. “I’m sure you guys know that greenhouse gas emissions from livestock exceed those of transport. Forest depletion by the meat industry cost three times as much as the recent global financial crisis.” “So, the problem was caused by us, the problem needs to be solved by us; we don’t have a moment to lose. It's a problem that we all must face, and we must all take responsibility for it. ” “Because at the end, only three things matter: how deeply you loved; how gently you lived; and how gracefully you let go of things that were not meant for you. Meat was not meant for you. ”

Sadha has been a vegetarian since 2012, and she chose to do so, because she didn’t actually enjoy the taste, and she definitely did not appreciate the killing involved. “I quit having red meat when I just saw an animal being sacrificed at a festival, and it just broke my heart. I felt no living being need to go through that amount of fear and pain for me to satisfy my taste buds.” Sadha’s kind acts to animals was recognized and acknowledged by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. She received PETA’s Hero to Animals Award for rescuing a puppy, who had been hit by a car, and then changing her travel plans, so that she could care for it.

In his efforts to find more spokespersons for the animals, Mr.Wollen often openly invites people to join his cause. He especially believes that it is imperative for people in positions of power to speak out and take action. And once you get off the meat and dairy drug, there is no going back. Your health improves, the way in which you look at life improves, and they never go back to the bad old days. And now of course, everything has changed, everybody is working for the vegan world, and that all animals are free, not just having better conditions, but they are actually free, and we shut down the slaughterhouses. We don’t clean them up, we shut them down.

Speaking of flying, that brings me to the cute nickname you all have given my kind. While our scientific genus name is grimpoteuthis, the nickname we have most popularly come to be known as is the “Dumbo octopus.” That name is based on the fictional character “Dumbo” from the 1941 animated Disney film of the same name. Humans should consider us octopuses as royalty as well, for we too have blue blood! Scientists already known that we octopuses are quite smart. They know we can find our way through mazes, figure out problems, and even remember the solutions to those problems. We can take things apart for fun, and researchers have also realized that each octopus has a distinct personality.

Monty received a knighthood from Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his work—not with horses—but with people! The kind man interacts with children, domestic violence victims, and military veterans, particularly those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), a mental health condition caused by experiencing a terrifying event, to help them find peace, trust, and healing through working with equines. And we are receiving as much as 175% improvement in their psychological outlook in 3 days. Mr. Roberts has worked with hundreds of people to help them heal.