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World’s First All-Vegan Tennis Retailer Aims to Take Animal Products Out of Sports
Online platform Sheeps sells wool-free tennis balls, leather-free shoes, synthetic racket strings, and aims to create its own vegan products to raise awareness about the cruelty animals endure for sports.
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Denver Residents Outraged by City Killing Geese to Reduce Poop
Denver’s Parks and Recreation Department is gathering up local geese and sending them to slaughter. But residents don’t agree with such extreme measures to manage the birds’ population.
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Japan Resumes Whale Slaughter After 30 Year Ban
Despite a lack of demand for whale meat, the country breaks with international law and begins hunting the marine animal.
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Lawsuit Filed Against USC for Abusing Animals
The California school is under fire once again, this time for performing illegal surgery on animals, failing to properly sedate them, and letting baby rats die in freezer carcass bags.
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249 Cows Rescued From Slaughter on Hawaiian Dairy Farm
The Hawaii Lava Flow Animal Rescue Network is continuing efforts to rescue cows from the now-shuttered Big Island Dairy farm, recently saving another 60 cows from slaughter.
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New Orca Documentary Takes an In-Depth Look at the Case Against Captivity
Long Gone Wild believes the fight to save killer whales in captivity is not over, and shares the reality of the wildlife trade and plans for a model seaside sanctuary for retired orcas.
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A Vegan is Now in Charge of Advising the Israeli Government on Animal-Rights Issues
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Tal Gilboa to advise him on animal-rights issues, a subject that has become important to him.
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Respected Animal Activist Mary Max Has Died By Suicide
Wife of legendary artist Peter Max, Mary Max dedicated her life to helping animals in need.
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Billie Eilish Begs 26 Million Fans to “Be Smarter” and Go Vegan
Commenting on the recent investigation at Fair Oaks Farms, the vegan singer told her social media followers that “farmed animals are tortured for your pleasure.”
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Milk-Drinker Sues Fairlife for Defrauding Consumers with Humane Dairy Claims
The major milk brand faces a potential class-action lawsuit after Animal Recovery Mission finds rampant abuse at its dairy farm that squarely contradicts its “extraordinary animal care” label claims.
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Elephant Riding to Be Banned at Cambodia’s Largest Tourist Attraction, Angkor Wat
The iconic religious temple will end its use of elephants to transport tourists by 2020, and its 14 elephants will be taken to a conservation center.
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Alec Baldwin to SeaWorld: “When Will Trainers Stop Using Dolphins’ Faces as Surfboards?”
The actor will speak up for captive dolphins—all of whom have open wounds or scars on their bodies from performing—during SeaWorld’s annual meeting.
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