Monthly Vegan Night Market returning to New York City’s Central Park [US] on May 7 – to learn more, please visit TheVeganNightMarket.com (Patch)***Planted Expo, North America’s largest plant-based vegan event, returning to Vancouver [Canada] on June 1-2 celebrating its 10th consecutive year – for more information, please visit PlantedLife.com (Vegconomist)***Vegan hot dogs, vegan crepes, beetroot falafel: 2024 Paris Olympics goes vegan in style with more than 60% vegan meals (The Times of India)***Grocery chain Lidl Belgium permanently lowering prices of vegan protein products to the level of the animal variant, aiming to double vegan sales by 2030 (Retail Detail)***Three campus locations at University of California, Davis [US] introduced new vegan dishes to participate in April’s Vegan Chef Challenge (The California Aggie)***PETA’s “Hell on Wheels” pig truck goes on tour in US, urges everyone to leave pigs in peace (PETA)***US Oat-based Snacks & Beverages Market set to surge to US$5.23 billion by 2029 – rising demand for vegan products sparks the market demand, new report reveals (PRNewsire)***Vegan fast food chain Odd Burger announces opening of 3 new Canadian restaurants in May and June, bringing total to 16 locations (Vegconomist)***Stephanie Downs, CEO and co-founder of US vegan leather firm UNCAGED Innovations, urges shift to sustainable vegan plant-based alternatives to save our planet (Vegconomist)***Global Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Protein Market to be worth over US$1.1 billion by 2031 with 14% yearly growth rate (Vegconomist)***Thai vegan company Chaoren Pokphand [CP] Foods wins three International Awards at 49th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva [Switzerland] for its innovative vegan cheese “Just-Cheese” (Khaosod)***Plant-based diets can slow progression of prostate cancer, study shows (Plant Based News)***Clever pet parrots prefer live video-calls over watching pre-recorded videos of other birds, study finds (Phys.org)***Significant blow to the illegal pet trade: Law enforcement operation in Chumphon [Thailand] rescues over 1,000 tortoises and dozens of lemurs (Good News Network)***Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift towards greater animal welfare (Reuters)***Belgium passes “historic” bill to include animal welfare in constitution (The Brussels Times)***For more relevant news from around our planet, please visit SupremeMasterTV.com/NWN