VegE-News is a monthly news and events email service. It is free to subscribe. Their February issue's stories included:

• Are you a philosophical or a pragmatic vegetarian? "As sales have grown, so has the intrigue about plant-based meat substitutes."
• Q&A with Pamela Anderson, celeb veggie and anti-KFC campaigner.
• Vegans can still love carnivores.
• NFL star Tony Gonzalez: The 247 lb. vegan. Note: Tony is pretty new to the vegan diet thing. It may be too early to consider him a lifelong veggie. He still owns a couple of restaurants that serve meat, for example.
Photo ©2008 Blake Little, Washington Post

Health.
• New avian influenza flare-ups: Virus remains a global threat.
• Sushi made from tuna is trendy, if you're into mercury!
• Obesity becoming world crisis.
• USA Today: Veganism is taking root, but is it healthy? Short answer: Yes.

Environment.
• Eating as if the climate mattered.
• Boycott called for soybeans coming from the deforested Amazon region of Brazil. Note: The vast majority of soybeans are fed to animals. The best way to boycott soy production is to go vegetarian. 
• Africa: Wild meat threatens wildlife, local livelihoods.

Animal Issues and Advocacy.
• Coming home: 'Free-range' hens get first taste of true freedom.
• Video reveals abuse and law violations at California slaughterhouse.
• USA Today: Animal rights groups pick up momentum.
• Widespread kosher slaughter method scrutinized for cruelty.
• Exposed: The long, cruel road to the slaughterhouse. "Live animals including horses, pigs, sheep and chickens are seen being transported thousands of miles across the world. Thousands of animals die en route from disease, heat exhaustion, hunger and stress.

Books and Perspectives.
• 50 Easy Ways Kids Can Save Animals by Ingrid E. Newkirk. Compassion starts in childhood.