President Donald Trump [US] says he’ll try eating at a vegan restaurant for the first time; PETA sends him vegan burgers, oreos, and vegan jerky (PETA)***Australian market report: Vegan meat sales surge by 47% as vegan products become even more affordable (Vegconomist)***Japanese meat company Nippon Ham’s new vegan tuna sashimi sees demand from hotels and restaurants (Vegconomist)***French vegan egg producer Yumgo reports profits of over €1 million for 2023 (Vegconomist)***New Zealand vegan startup Jooules secures over US$590,000 to transform CO2 into complete protein ingredients (Vegconomist)***Enjoy free vegan food, a vegan chili cook-off and yoga at the Annual Cincy VegFest coming Sat, June 1 to Cincinnati [Ohio, US] – to learn more, please visit CincyVegFest.com (CityBeat)***Vegan Parkfest coming to Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich [England, UK] on Sun, May 5 – to learn more, please visit VeganMarkets.co.uk/Location/Norwich (Norwich Evening News)***The Middle East Vegan Society launches Vegan Islam Initiative to highlight the compatibility of veganism and Islam (Plant Based News)***New assessment tool VEGANScreener aims to boost diet quality among European vegans through series of nutritional questions (News Medical)***US vegan jerky producer All Y’alls Foods introduces reward program for acts of kindness, new cookbook, and teases upcoming protein-rich Big Crunchy [vegan] Bacony Bits (Vegconomist)***Going vegan for just one meal can lower levels of harmful ammonia in liver patients, study finds (New York Post)***Intelligent orangutans observed to treat own wounds and ailments with varied medicinal herbs (The Guardian)***What animals and insects feel: A decade of research on animal consciousness supports an elevation in their legal status, experts say (Sentient Media)***Ohio [US] state Representative Sara Carruthers [Republican] proposes bill to stop the majority of animal testing for cosmetics sold in the state, citing that animal experimentation is “just inhumane, sick and unnecessary” (Ohio Capital Journal)***For more relevant news from around our planet, please visit SupremeMasterTV.com/NWN