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France Enacts ‘Gradual’ Ban On Wild Animals In Circuses, Marine Mammal Captivity & Mink Farms
France will begin phasing out the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and marine mammals held in captivity in marine parks as a part of its new animal welfare policies. The country has also committed to end mink farms in the next!-->…
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Leading Voices Pen Letter To Global Banks: Stop Funding Factory Farming To Prevent More Pandemics
The world’s leading environmentalists and experts including Jane Goodall and Stanley Johnson, the British prime minister’s father, have called on financial giants to stop lending money to the animal agriculture industry. In an open letter,!-->…
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Asian Conservation Groups Join Global Coalition To Protect All Aquatic Animals
Several major conservation groups in Asia have joined the Coalition for Aquatic Conservation (CAC), a global movement led by the Aquatic Life Institute dedicated to protecting and improving the welfare of all aquatic animals. With most of!-->…
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Pink Dolphins Spotted: Hong Kong Numbers Spike As Covid-19 Slashes Ferry Traffic
Rare Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, known as pink dolphins, have made a return to waters around Hong Kong due to the decline in high-speed ferry traffic amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists say that the threatened species usually!-->…
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‘My Octopus Teacher’ Is The Nature Film You Need To Watch Right Now
My Octopus Teacher is a nature documentary unlike any I have ever watched. It follows Craig Foster, an experienced diver and filmmaker, on his yearlong journey of friendship with, of all things, a wild cephalopod. I had few expectations!-->…
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One Year Later: First Vegan ETF Proves Climate Investing Is Profitable
One year ago, Beyond Investing launched the world’s first cruelty-free and climate-forward exchange-traded fund (ETF), the US Vegan Climate ETF, on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker VEGN. Now, one year later, VEGN stands strong!-->…
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Can Robot Dolphins Make Cruelty-Free Aquariums A Reality?
Could robot dolphins replace real dolphins in aquariums? Some tech innovators say yes. Having created animatronic dolphins that look nearly identical to their living counterparts, these innovators say that this provides a cruelty-free!-->…
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Bernie Sanders & Elizabeth Warren Co-Sponsor Cory Booker Bill To Phase Out Factory Farming
As the coronavirus pandemic exposes the dangers and vulnerabilities in the meat supply chains, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have co-sponsored a bill put forward by Senator Cory Booker to phase out factory farms. The!-->…
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Real Life Vegan: My Loved Ones Kept Asking Me If My Vegan Diet Was Healthy, So I Got Certified In Plant-Based Nutrition
Welcome to our new series, in which we offer real life Asian vegans a platform to tell their plant-based story in their words. In our first edition, UX Designer Beth Liang shares how she pursued a plant-based nutrition certification after!-->…
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How To Stop Using Animal Names In Vein: 8 Cruelty-Free Idioms To Know
PETA has previously been mocked for advocating for the replacement of certain idioms that are “anti-animal”. While many might see this as a bit of a non-issue, there’s perhaps a point to be made about the way some of the most commonly used!-->…
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Galápagos: The Reality Of Our Insatiable Demand For Seafood
This article is republished with permission from OceansAsia, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to ocean conservation and exposing wildlife crimes and activities that are polluting our marine ecosystems.
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Chinese Fishing Vessels Near Galápagos Raise Fears Over Wildlife Destruction
Around 260 Chinese fishing fleets were recently detected in the seas surrounding the Galápagos islands off the coast of Ecuador. The vast armarda of fishing vessels in the biodiverse Pacific islands has raised alarm bells over the fishing!-->…
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Taiwan Bans Great White, Megamouth & Basking Sharks Fishing
Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency has recently announced plans to impose a ban on three large-sized shark species. The law will apply to all Taiwanese fishing boats and will also require accidentally caught sharks to be released back into the sea.!-->…
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Are Your Feather Lashes Torn From Mink Animals? The Dark Truth Behind The Must-Have Beauty Trend
From Hollywood celebrities to YouTube make-up influencers, donning lash extensions to achieve the voluminous look has become a beauty must-have over the past decade. Large eyes with mega lash action are a basic requirement for those!-->…
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New Book Exposes WWF Backing Of Inhumane Trophy Hunting Industry
In a new book, ex-campaign staffer for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) claims that the organisation he used to work for as well as other conservation agencies such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) offers!-->…
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Study: Shark Fin Sold In Hong Kong Contains Dangerous Levels Of Mercury
A new study conducted by researchers from Hong Kong and the United States has found that shark fin sold in Hong Kong contains dangerously high levels of toxic mercury. All samples taken from shops in Sheung Wan tested positive for levels!-->…
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Ocean Park Dreams: How The Hong Kong Tourist Attraction Fuels The Taiji Trade Supplying China’s Dolphinariums
Between September and March every year, fishermen in the Japan's small coastal town of Taiji go on a gruesome hunt for dolphins. Famously depicted in the documentary film The Cove, the so-called Taiji dolphin hunters lure pods of dolphins!-->…
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Ditch Factory Farms: Health Experts Say Pandemic Is Telling Humanity To End Animal Agriculture
A new editorial article authored by leading academic physicians from the US to New Zealand says that the coronavirus pandemic is showing humanity that unsustainable and dangerous factory farming must be phased out for alternative proteins.!-->…
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Pangolin Scales Removed From China’s Official Traditional Medicine List
Update (July 2): This article has been updated to reflect that while China's 2020 pharmacopoeia has removed pangolins from the key traditional Chinese medicine list, it is still included as an ingredient in several listed patent medicines!-->…
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Jane Goodall: Change Our Food System Or Humanity Is “Finished”
Jane Goodall, the 85-year-old renowned anthropologist, animal activist and primatologist says that humanity will be “finished” if we do not make dramatic changes to our food systems in response to the climate and coronavirus crisis.!-->…
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World Environment Day: It’s “Time For Nature”, A Call For Bold Action To Save Biodiversity
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and is the United Nations’ largest annual event to encourage awareness and action to protect our planet. This year, the theme of the event is biodiversity, with a “Time for Nature”!-->…
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