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Vegan Couple Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara to Produce Film Exposing Link Between Factory Farms and Pandemics
New film The End of Medicine—created by award-winning British filmmaker Alex Lockwood and What the Health co-director Keegan Kuhn—aims to spotlight the role of animal agriculture in the rise of zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19.
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New Job Pays Meat-Eaters $2,500 to Go Vegan for 30 Days
Online resource VeganLiftz is looking for self-professed carnivores from Mississippi, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, and Indiana—the nation’s top five meat-eating states—to participate in a plant-based transformation that pays.
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Vegan Senator Cory Booker’s New Bill Aims to Slow Slaughter Speed to Protect Animals, Workers
The Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act would slow down slaughterhouse line speeds to protect workers, animals, and consumers.
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Vietnam Bans Wildlife Imports, Closes Illegal Wild Animal Markets
The country is taking steps to crack down on its wildlife trade in order to prevent future zoonotic diseases.
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One Million Mink Killed to Stop Spread of COVID-19 on Dutch Fur Farms
The virus behind COVID-19 has now been detected at 24 mink fur farms in the Netherlands.
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Doctors Demand USDA Drop Dairy From Dietary Guidelines to Fight Dietary Racism
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says health officials need to recognize the health risks of dairy products among people of color.
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New Flu Strain With Pandemic Potential Found on Pig Farms in China
According to a recently published study, a new strain of the swine flu known as G4 EA H1N1 has been identified on farms in 10 Chinese provinces.
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Pamela Anderson Urges Justin Trudeau to Go Vegan, Offers Personal Support
“Were you to drop meat and dairy from your personal diet—which I so hope you will—I would be honored to be your mentor and to suggest some of the tasty, diverse vegan foods proudly produced in Canada,” Anderson wrote in her letter to the Candian Prime Minister.
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Slaughterhouse Source of Germany’s Biggest COVID-19 Outbreak After More Than 650 Workers Test Positive
After lifting lockdown restrictions in early May, Germany sees its biggest COVID-19 outbreak at a single pig slaughterhouse in Gütersloh, forcing schools and childcare facilities to close until the end of the month.
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New Campaign Urges UK Government to Ban Factory Farming to Prevent the Next Pandemic
The Ban Factory Farms campaign has partnered with British television star and vegan activist Lucy Watson and vegan physician Michael Greger to share concerns about the risk of infectious disease among animals raised in factory farms.
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New Scientific Paper Pushes to Shut Down All Factory Farms to Stop the Spread of Diseases Like COVID-19
“Intensive confinement of animals in factory farm operations should be discontinued worldwide for the sake of animals, humans, and the environment,” the paper says.
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China Officially Removes Pangolin Scales From National Guide of Traditional Medicine
The country will no longer allow the use of the endangered animal’s scales for medicinal purposes.
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