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Taking the Fight to Sobeys: Advocates Demand an End to Cage Cruelty
Toronto advocates joined Mercy For Animals at Sobeys' head office to deliver thousands of consumers' signatures demanding accountability for the company's cage-free egg commitment.
Charity calls for festival 'boycott' as horse dies
The eight-year old racehorse was euthanised after suffering a fatal injury during a race.
via BBC News
The Quest to Save One Baby Gorilla From Illegal Wildlife Trade
Social media is fueling a black market for infant primates like Bili, who was captured in the wild and trafficked.
via New York Times
It’s Time To Talk Turkey Welfare
Turkeys receive far less attention than chickens, yet the conditions they face on farms are similar. In this report, a panel of experts evaluates their welfare, recommending more space, better enrichment, and phasing out painful mutilations.
via Faunalytics
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12 Sugars Ranked: Which Vegan Sweeteners Do The Least Damage?
From "Satan itself" to whole food sweeteners, find out which ones truly belong in your pantry.
Inside Bali’s Unregulated Pig Slaughterhouses
During a We Animals field investigation across Bali’s Badung regency, photojournalists Resha Juhari and Muhammad Fajri visited eight small slaughterhouses on two separate occasions. They documented conditions and practices inside facilities that appear to operate with little oversight, raising concerns about animal welfare, worker safety, and public health.
via We Animals
The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa
In Nigeria, customs officers and conservationists are confronting the grim impacts of the $20 billion trade.
via New York Times
Livestock Pharmaceutical Sales Still Booming Despite Public Health Concerns
Elanco Animal Health reported $1.14 billion in quarterly revenue, and its farm animal sector increased 17% year-over-year.
Industry Report Suggests Dairy Is ‘Important’ For Health And The Environment, Despite Contrary Evidence
The new report has been criticized as an "exercise in marketing" that defies the growing scientific consensus on dairy.
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via Viva!
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What If the World’s Religions Stood Up for Animals? With Joyce D'Silva | Ep. 110
Have you ever considered what it would mean if global religions echoed and supported our fight for animals?
via The Vegan Report
‘Sickening’ videos of damaged salmon at highland farm
Campaigners complained to a government animal welfare watchdog, with videos of badly injured salmon at a fish farm. This prompted a review, but should more have been done?
via The Ferret
Vegan Hercules takes podium in strongman nationals
American powerlifter, Bradie Crandall, also known as Vegan Hercules, took silver at the Natural USA’s Strongest Man.
via Viva!
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The real reason all of your eggs still aren’t cage-free
Nearly half of the eggs sold in the US today come from cage-free farms. That’s an astounding turn, considering that in the early 2000s, just a few percent did. But according to pledges made by many of the country’s largest food companies — from McDonald’s to IHOP to Starbucks — most of the 94 billion […]