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Rapper Digga D blasted for animal cruelty after orangutan video surfaces

“This is absolute stupidity and cruelty against this animal, endured at the expense of idiotic individuals.” Controversial rapper Digga D has been blasted on social media – and accused of ‘animal cruelty’ – after he posted a video of himself playing with an orangutan “locked up” in a car. Shocking footage shared on Instagram page …

Breaking: ELLE drops fur from magazines worldwide

“The world has changed and the end of the use of fur is aligned with the course of History.” One of the world’s most influential fashion magazines ELLE has announced that it will ban fur content across all of its pages. The move makes it the first publication to make a global fur-free commitment. The …

Billie Eilish wins ‘Person Of The Year’ Award for her animal advocacy

Eilish ‘seizes every opportunity to point out that vegan fashion and foods are kinder to the animals and the planet we share with them,’ said the charity. Popstar Billie Eilish has been named ‘Person Of The Year 2021’ by PETA. At the age of 19, the musician is the youngest-ever winner of the award. According …

Vegan charity launches first-ever TV ad targeting animal lovers eating meat

View the advert to see what happens when a piglet is delivered to a couple’s doorstep with a butcher’s knife. Vegan animal welfare charity Viva! has launched its first-ever TV advert to encourage people to make the connection between the animals they choose to keep as companions and the ones that adorn their plates. The …

Vegan charity’s Urban Outfitters’ parody sparks outrage

PETA’s latest campaign is taking a shot at clothing companies that use animals for their products. A vegan charity has sparked outrage after it launched a fake online shop to sell goods made from “genuine human leather.” The shop called “Urban Outraged” includes everything from jackets to belts, and loafers to dresses, with each article …

Chris Packham slams COP26’s ’embarrassing’ treatment of the planet

Vegan environmentalist Chris Packham has spoken out about COP26’s failure to make meaningful commitments to save the earth. Chris Packham has slammed the ‘embarrassing treatment’ of planet Earth at this year’s Glasgow climate summit. The wildlife presenter and conservationist made the comments at The Vegan Society’s COP26 fringe event. He headlined the event at Glasgow’s …

Investigation exposes hellish farms that supply fox fur to upscale UK stores

The Finnish Fur Breeders’ Association claims all “operations are strictly controlled by national laws”, but covert footage suggests otherwise A new undercover investigation has found multiple instances of severe animal cruelty on farms of the biggest fox fur producing countries in Europe. The investigation was conducted by Mirror and the Humane Society International/UK as part …

Popstar Will Young handcuffs himself to gates of dog breeding centre

“I couldn’t sit at home and not do nothing [to] bring attention to the plight of these animals.” This week, popstar Will Young handcuffed himself to the gates of a Cambridgeshire dog-breeding centre in a protest over animal testing. The move was in support of “Camp Beagle” and comes as animal rights protesters demand the …

Vegan charity unveils faux-fur Queen’s guard cap in bid to save bear lives

“The humane, high-performing faux fur gives a nod to tradition while preventing sensitive bears from being viciously slaughtered for their fur.” Luxury faux furrier ECOPEL has teamed up with PETA to create the world’s first faux bear fur to make the Queen’s Guard’s caps. The humane, high-performing faux fur is indistinguishable from the real bearskins …

Greta Thunberg says COP26 pact only ‘waters down the blah, blah, blah’

“We can still expand fossil fuel infrastructure, we can increase the global emissions. It’s very, very vague.” Greta Thunberg has slammed the eventual agreement struck at COP26 saying it only succeeds in “watering down the blah blah blah.” According to the 18-year-old climate activist who came to Glasgow for the summit, the deal is “very …

Teacher ‘goes into hiding’ after horse abusing video sparks outrage

The woman identified as Sarah Moulds has also been suspended from her job as a school teacher and team organizer at a local Pony Club after the viral footage sparked outrage. A primary school teacher, who was filmed kicking and hitting a horse has gone into hiding following death threats. Sarah Moulds, 37, is reportedly …

Billie Eilish and Chris Paul to expose racial inequality in the food system in new film

They’re Trying To Kill Us documentary spotlights that ‘poisonous diets’ are ‘the single biggest threat to Americans of color’. Billie Eilish and Chris Paul are executive producers of a new vegan documentary that exposes the racial inequality in the American food system. The film called They’re Trying to Kill Us  has been  co-directed by John …