COVID-19 positive mink ‘likely’ to have infected Dutch farm worker
‘End fur farming in the Netherlands, before one more mink or worker picks up this deadly virus.’ In a letter addressing the parliament, the Dutch Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten admitted that a farmer “likely” contracted coronavirus from an infected mink. According to Reuters, Schouten accepted that her office’s initial assessment of humans not getting infected …
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Vegan orders shoot beyond 100% in Hong Kong amid COVID -19
Plant-based protein food demand has surged dramatically in Asia as consumers, particularly in Hong Kong and Mainland China prefer to stay away from meat in wake of coronavirus’ impact. In Hong Kong, online food delivery service Deliveroo recorded a year-on-year growth of 104% in vegan food orders with the order volume up by a further …
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China will pay farmers to grow plants instead of breeding wild species in COVID-19 crackdown
The Chinese government has launched initiatives to help wildlife farmers transition to alternative sustainable livelihoods. According to plans published last week, farmers of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces will be compensated if they quit breeding exotic animals and switch to growing fruit, vegetables, tea plants, or herbs for traditional Chinese medicine. The farmers could also opt …
Cruel lab forces pregnant monkeys to eat lard and become nicotine and booze addicts
PETA has taken a US research laboratory to court for conducting painful and tormenting experiments on monkeys. According to PETA, The National Primate Research Center in Hillsboro, based at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), has been performing ‘cruel’ experiments on pregnant monkeys including force feeding them lard, and addicting them to nicotine and alcohol. …
Joaquin Phoenix and 200 others warn of a greater global ecological collapse if urgent actions not implemented to preserve the planet after COVID-19
Robert de Niro, Cate Blanchett and other artists, film makers and thought leaders have joined the actor in urging leaders and citizens to reconsider their value systems before returning to normal life. In a letter titled “No to a Return to Normal,” actor Juliette Binoche with French physicist and philosopher Aurélien Barrau has penned a …
Vegan diet can help prevent pandemics like COVID-19, 300 UK doctors say
‘All of the recent major disease outbreaks have been caused by tampering with animals’ 300 leading doctors of the UK have joined hands with No Meat May, a campaign that urges people to go meatless for 31 days to improve health, end factory farming and save the planet. Last week, physicians and members of the non-profit organization …
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Bryan Adams blames ‘bat eating’ and ‘virus-making greedy’ wet markets for coronavirus crisis
“My message to them other than ‘thanks a f**king lot’ is go vegan” Along with sharing a snippet of him singing his 1983 hit “Cuts Like a Knife” on Instagram, the 60- year old singer lashed out at wet market vendors for the ongoing pandemic in an explosive expletive loaded post. Bemoaning the cancellation of …
Caretakers wear zebra-striped jackets to comfort orphaned baby zebra
‘We make the same promise to every orphan we rescue, to help them return to a life in the wild when they’re ready.’ A non- profit organization in Africa- Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has pulled out all the stops to tend to an infant orphaned zebra foal after a herdsman rescued the baby. Diria- the baby …
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Mulberry to ban use of exotic animal skins in all future designs
‘Mulberry’s decision to ban these cruelly obtained materials is a sign of the times’ Luxury British handbag label Mulberry has confirmed it will stop using exotic skins for all of its future designs starting with the spring/summer 2020 collection. The label already has a fur-free policy and will now exclude skins of alligators, crocodiles, ostriches, …
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Uproar as viral video shows woman punching her dog several times in the head
Social media users have reported an unidentified woman for animal cruelty after her video pummeling her dog goes viral. A woman from Treasure Valley, Idaho, is likely to be arrested and penalized up to $5,000 after her snapchat video that has since gone viral shows her punching her German Shepherd. In the short 13 second …
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‘We are modern-day slaves’ say meat workers as plants continue to operate despite COVID-19 spread
‘They ain’t offering nobody no disability, no unemployment, no time off” Meat workers in US slaughterhouses are being forced to report to work even as reports of more and more workers contracting the virus at these plants are coming to the fore. The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry …
Diane Keaton and Maggie Q urge Congress to stop animal cruelty exposed by Tiger King
‘Somehow in this country we have defended the right to own a wild animal – and have not defended that animal’s right to live by design, in nature.’ The controversial Netflix docu-series “Tiger King” has led many celebrities and officials to speak out against illicit exotic animal trade and the mistreatment of big cats, which …