Indian startup makes innovative vegan leather from floral waste
‘Flower cycling shows that leather can be produced without harming animals or the environment’ Phool.co, an Indian biomaterial start-up has created ‘fleather’— a viable alternative to animal leather from discarded temple flowers. According to co-founder Ankit Agarwal, his company has “pioneered the flowercycling technology,” and fleather was discovered after his R&D team inspected the “formation …
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U.S. allows killing sea lions to save declining salmon population
‘Killing sea lions is only going to distract from what they aren’t doing to address the real problems salmon are facing’ Wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are now officially allowed to kill sea lions in the Columbia River basin reports the Guardian. The granted permit will allow the states and several Native American …
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UK investigation exposes horrific reality of the ‘game’ bird breeding industry
‘Game farms operate to maximise efficiency and profit, the welfare of the birds incarcerated at these places comes a poor second’ An undercover investigation of a UK game-bird farm has revealed animal abuse and neglect according to a report by the Independent. Advocacy organization Animal Aid secretly filmed thousands of partridges and pheasants on an …
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Footage shows angry man throwing a dog against a wall after kicking and slamming his head
‘Anyone capable of repeatedly punching a dog in the face is likely to pose a serious threat to all living, feeling beings’ Bournemouth based Jamie Dennis Gordon Elsworthy, also known as Hill was filmed torturing a dog last April. The incident happened in a beer garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, where CCTV cameras captured the 40-year-old …
David Attenborough’s new film urges the world to ditch meat and go plant-based to save planet
Sir David Attenborough has urged viewers to adopt a meat-free, plant-based diet to fight climate change in new film. The world’s most renowned natural historian and veteran presenter has warned that humans should ditch meat for a mostly plant-based diet if we want to save animals and the planet. The 94-year-old’s new documentary A Life …
Court allows hellish German lab torturing animals with barbaric tests to reopen
‘That shows that in red-green Hamburg, profit from outdated animal experiments takes precedence over the protection of people and animals’ The Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) in Mienenbuttel, Lower Saxony, embroiled in an animal experiment scandal and subsequently closed by authorities in February of this year has been granted court permission to reopen. German …
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Stockholm Fashion Week hosted first-ever digital and fur-free event
‘The (Swedish) fashion industry is getting ready for a digital and sustainable future; hopes to be a positive example to inspire the rest of the world’ The Stockholm Fashion Week held its first online show last week in which it also opted to exclude fur or exotic skins ‘spearheading a new, compassionate, eco-friendly era in …
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Harrowing footage shows starving pigs eating each other at a ‘high standards’ farm
‘Flat House farm is one of the very worst pig farms I’ve investigated in Viva!’s 26 years,’ says animal protection agency founder. This week, vegan charity Viva! Campaigns released horrific footage of its four-month undercover investigation of Leicestershire based Flat House Farm—one of the largest hog farms in the UK. The farm is home to …
Joaquin Phoenix calls on people to ‘reject animal cruelty’ and ‘change the world from your kitchen’
‘There’s so much pain in the world that we are powerless over, but being party to animal suffering is not one of them’. Joaquin Phoenix has spoken against the factory farming industry stating it ‘maligns our values’ and ‘exploits our trust’. The multiple award-winning actor and passionate vegan made the comments as part of PETA’s …
Graphic video shows Detroit cop mercilessly shoot pet dog in its own yard after it clashed with a K-9
In the video, a Detroit police K9 gets into a fight with a fenced-in pit bull in its own yard. An upsetting home video shows a Detroit police officer mercilessly shooting a dog in the head while the dog was confined within the fence of its owner’s property. The disturbing incident happened as the cop’s …
Animal Charity calls on farm to ‘give up goats’ following cruelty exposé
‘The response to what we uncovered has been incredible with national and international attention’ Around 50 animal rights activists staged a protest outside Far Marsh Farm in Ottringham demanding the farm release its goats. The demonstration took place on Saturday following Animal rights group Surge’s undercover footage that exposed horrific animal abuse at the outlet …
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BMW to use ‘highest grade and quality’ vegan leather in 5-series cars
‘What really matters is that we make an effective contribution to environmental and climate protection here and now’ Luxury German automobile company BMW’s 5-Series cars will now boast of the ‘highest grade and quality’ vegan leather seats. According to the company, most 5-Series cars sold around the world will now feature Sensatec leatherette seats, a …
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