Welcome to LIVEKINDLY’s weekly news recap. 
Covering top news from the first week of 2019, up to January 4th. 
Television host and natural historian Sir David Attenborough
says that humans must stop eating meat for the good of the planet.
"We're facing a man-made disaster of global scale." 
He notes that those in ‘the comfortable west’
- especially people in wealthier parts -
are often untouched by the effects of global warming,
caused by a number of industries, including animal agriculture.
"...it doesn't really matter whether we stop or, 
whether we go on eating meat, because we're not affected.
But in fact it does matter because it matters to the whole world.
And the first people to feel the consequences of course, are the poor."
In late 2017, Attenborough revealed he had stopped eating meat,
calling animal farming practices “depressing.” 
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver
created an impressive plant-based menu
for the world’s first vegan football team, the Forest Green Rovers.
Along with farmer and television presenter Jimmy Doherty,
Oliver met the team at its new stadium
for Channel 4’s ‘Friday Night Feast’ segment.
Oliver and Doherty prepared multiple plant-powered dishes for the League Two team.
Speaking about the experience,
midfielder Dayle Grubb revealed that the celebrity chefs were excited about the team’s vegan focus.
Grubb said the food was ‘unbelievable’
and hopes that the news segment will open up the club to a new audience. 
Russia has passed new legislation
in a bid to improve animal welfare across the nation
- a ban that will end petting zoos, animal fights,
and the killing of stray cats and dogs.
Originally introduced in 2010, it took legislators 8 years to finalize the act. 
The law also mandates that pet owners take good care of their companion animals.
Exotic animals kept in homes and apartments are also included in the ban. 
Animal welfare is also being recognized in Serbia,
as the country’s fur farm ban has officially gone into effect.
The ban will spare the lives of as many as 12,000 chinchillas a year.
A rodent native to the Andes,
chinchillas are the only animals raised for fur in the nation. 
"Hello internet.
At Pizza Hut we get asked, 'Do you deliver?' 
[CRASHING SOUND] Yeah, we deliver."
Pizza Hut UK launched cheesy vegan jackfruit pizza in all 253 locations.
To celebrate Veganuary, the month-long pledge to go vegan in January,
Pizza Hut released the limited time Jack ‘n’ Ch**se. 
If Pizza Hut sells over 10,000 Jackfruit pizzas during the promotion,
the pizza will become a permanent menu item.
Sales will be tracked on the “Vegan-O-Meter,” updated weekly,
which can be viewed on Pizza Hut UK’s Twitter.
The company has also launched an #IWantYouJack campaign to promote the product. 
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We’ll see you again next week, for LIVEKINDLY’s vegan news in a nutshell.
