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Save Ralph: Humane Society International Release Film To End Cosmetic Testing On Animals Voiced by Taika Waititi
As part of their support for a global campaign to ban cosmetic testing on animals, Hollywood filmmakers and movie stars including Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn, Pom Klementieff, Tricia Helfer and others joined Humane!-->…
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GlobalData Urges Food Brands: Meat Eating Experience Must Be Replicated To Transition To A Sustainable System
According to data found by a 2021 Q1 consumer survey conducted by data and analytics company, GlobalData, 42% of global consumers said that they wouldn't choose plant-based and vegan alternatives to conventional red meat, and to address!-->…
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Center for Contemporary Sciences Partners With GlassWall Syndicate To Fund Alternatives To Animal Testing
Non-profit organization Center for Contemporary Sciences(CCS) recently announced its partnership with GlassWall Syndicate to provide financial assistance to those companies that are developing technologies or products that!-->…
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Indigo: Joaquin Phoenix Film Rescues Animals From Slaughterhouses & Calls On Us To Rethink Our Food Choices
Puerto Rican-American actor, producer, animal rights activist, and environmentalist Joaquin Phoenix has released a short documentary titled 'Indigo', which showcases his experience rescuing animals from slaughterhouses along with the!-->…
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Exclusive: Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson ‘Whether It’s 2048 Or 2078, Fish Stocks Are Going To Crash’
From rising sea temperatures to overfishing and plastic pollution, the state of our oceans has never been more dire. In the latest ocean assessment released by the U.N. on Earth Day (April 22), experts warn that our human activities are!-->…
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U.S. Animal Agriculture Subsidies Soared In 2020 Despite Climate & Health Damage
Farm subsidies and bailouts for animal agriculture companies in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2020 to continue to prop up the carbon-intensive and health damaging industry, new data has revealed. Describing the coronavirus-stricken period as a!-->…
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This New HEALabel App Is Making Conscious Consumerism Easy
Most of us want to be conscious consumers, but it’s a pretty difficult task in practice. From the thousands of products available, whether it be food or beauty and skincare, it takes time and effort to properly research and decipher those!-->…
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Aquaculture Posing ‘Unparalleled Welfare Threats’ & Suffering To Fish, Study Warns
Despite aquaculture exploding into an enormous global industry in the past years, its impact on the welfare of fish has largely gone unnoticed. In a new study, New York University (NYU) researchers emphasise the “knowledge gap” on animal!-->…
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Leading Fashion Brands Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga Ditch Animal Fur For Future Collections
As part of the French multinational corporation, Kering Group's work with The Humane Society of the United States, and its international arm, Humane Society International (HSI) that works around the globe to promote animal welfare, two of!-->…
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85% Of Global Veganuary Participants Plan To Make Plant-Forward Diet Permanent
More than 8 in 10 people who joined the Veganuary pledge for the first month of 2021 plan on making their newfound plant-forward diets a long-term habit. The findings, revealed in the annual survey released last month, also showed!-->…
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Environmental Graphic Artist Weiyuan Wei: ‘I Want My Work To Educate, Inspire & Excite’
Originally from China and now based in the United Kingdom, graphic designer and illustrator Weiyena Wei is passionate about using art and design to 'encourage new behaviours in a visually engaging way. Over the past few years she has!-->…
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Seaspiracy Response: Here’s What NGOs & Other Organizations Are Saying About The Documentary, Plus Our Take
Seaspiracy premiered on Netflix less than two weeks ago. Just four days after it was released, it had already made it to the Top 10 lists on Netflix in more than 32 countries, including the U.K. and the U.S. Netflix does not release!-->…
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Over Half Of U.S. Consumers Prefer Cruelty-Free Leather Alternatives Over Animal Leather, Study Finds
The Material Innovation Initiative (MII), a non-profit dedicated to promoting the creation of animal-free materials for various industries, collaborated with the North Mountain Consulting Group on a study about U.S. consumer perception!-->…
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Hong Kong: An Illicit Wildlife Trade Hub ‘Fuelling Global Biodiversity Crisis’, New Report Reveals
Hong Kong remains one of the largest hubs for the illegal wildlife trafficking industry, with wildlife seizures at record-breaking levels, a report has revealed. According to newly published data, pangolin trafficking is still prevalent at!-->…
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#EATMEATLESS: Jane Goodall Unveils Plant-Based Cookbook To Encourage Animal-Free Diets
Renowned anthropologist, animal activist and primatologist Jane Goodall recently shared news of The Jane Goodall Institute's first ever cookbook titled #EatMeatless: Good for Animals, the Earth & All, which offers around 80 plant-based!-->…
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Netflix Seaspiracy Review: If You Can Still Eat Fish After Watching This Film, We’re Not Made The Same
Director Ali Tabrizi's documentary film, backed by Cowspiracy's executive producer Kip Anderson, is shocking, terrifying and an unsparing indictment of the commercial fishing industry. Let's hope everyone on the planet watches it so our!-->…
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Sweet Farm: This Animal Sanctuary Brings Goats To Your Zoom Call To Fight Factory Farming
Yes, there’s an animal sanctuary introducing goats to your next video conference. But for good reason. California-based Sweet Farm is connecting you to their rescued llamas and goats at the sanctuary to spread the message about the harms!-->…
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Interview: Vivi The Super Vegan Author ‘I Realised That Kids Books Aren’t Vegan Friendly’
We recently chatted with Tina Newman, the author of Vivi The Supervegan, a series of children's books with a message to empower kids to be kind to everyone – animals, humans and the planet. Newman shares her journey to veganism, raising!-->…
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World First: Animal-Rights Campaigner & Lawyer Debuts Vegan Wig Created From Hemp Instead Of Horsehair
In a world-first, U.K.-based vegan and animal-loving lawyer Samuel March decided to design his wig out of hemp rather than the traditional wig that uses horsehair.
Designed and manufactured by Oxford-based Cultiva Kingdom, a hemp!-->!-->!-->…
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H&M & Inter IKEA Group Back TreeToTextile To Scale New Sustainable Textiles Production
Sweden-based TreeToTextile recently invested EUR€35M (approx. US$42M) in constructing a demonstration plant in Sweden to upscale the production of new sustainable textile fiber.
Owned by H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso, and!-->!-->!-->…
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Ricky Gervais, Brian May & Other Leading Voices Pen Letter To U.K. Government To Demand Fur Sales Ban
Several celebrities including Brian May and Ricky Gervais came together to call on U.K.'s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to ban the use and sale of fur through a letter that demands that the government ‘fully support those charities calling!-->…
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