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New Program Helps Struggling Chicken Farmers Convert to Plant-Based Crops
Animal-rights group Mercy For Animals launched the “Transfarmation” Project to create a more compassionate farming system.
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Vegan Cheese Brand Miyoko’s Aims to Convert California Dairy Farm Into Plant-Based Facility
“Farmers are struggling, farms are closing, livelihoods are threatened, and we want to help the American farmer stay true to the land,“ Miyoko’s Creamery CEO Miyoko Schinner said.
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Northern California’s Alameda County Bans Cruel Sheep Rodeos
The cruel practice of “mutton busting”—which encourages children to ride terrified sheep as they struggle to escape—will no longer be permitted.
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Greta Thunberg Declines $54,000 Environmental Award, Demands Governments Take Climate Action Instead
“The climate movement does not need any more awards. What we need is for our politicians and the people in power start to listen to the current, best available science,” Thunberg said.
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BREAKING: NYC Becomes Largest City in the World to Ban Foie Gras
The sale of the animal product—made by cruelly force-feeding ducks and geese—will be illegal in New York City.
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Joaquin Phoenix-Backed Animal-Rights Film Premieres in Texas
New documentary The Animal People focuses on the journey of six activists branded as terrorists after protesting against animal testing.
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Vegan Drag Queen Honey LaBronx Performs 100th Show to Benefit Animals
The energetic performer comes to Long Island New York for her 100th show after raising more than $40,000 for 138 organizations.
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Vegan Race Car Champ Lewis Hamilton Asks 13 Million Fans to Boycott Dolphin Shows
“Captivity isn’t cool,” Hamilton says while in Japan for the Grand Prix.
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Vegan Presses Charges Against “Friends” Who Fed Her Chicken While Drunk
Three people are facing charges for food tampering after documenting themselves tricking a decade-long vegan into eating chicken flesh.
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Airbnb Donates $100,000 to End Wild Animal Exploitation
The travel and accommodations platform made a large donation to PETA to support its efforts in ending animal exploitation such as dolphin selfies, elephant rides, and forcing whales to perform tricks.
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Companies Given “Rotten Eggs Awards” for Making False Cage-Free Egg Promises
Omni Hotels & Resorts, Fogo de Chão, and Another Broken Egg Cafe have made promises to go cage-free before 2019 but have refused to publicly report on their progress.
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Airbnb’s New Travel Experiences Ban Dolphin Selfies, Elephant Rides, Horse Racing, and More
Airbnb’s new Animal Experiences aim to change the way travelers interact with wild animals, with an extensive animal-welfare policy that promotes compassion over exploitation.
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