US clothing brand Brooks Brothers bans exotic skins from its products
‘Behind every crocodile or snakeskin item is an animal who experienced a violent, bloody death’ Brooks Brothers has announced that it will no longer sell merchandise made from exotic animal skins such as crocodile, ostrich and lizard. This isn’t the first time the popular men’s clothing brand has adopted ethical and cruelty-free practices. Back in …
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Greece to open its first fully vegan hotel in Mykonos this summer
Koukoumi Hotel created to ‘be a peaceful sanctuary for the sophisticated traveler’ will be the first vegan restaurant located in the quaint village of Ano Mera in Mykonos. Koukoumi Hotel is set to be Greece’s first all-vegan hotel. Located in the traditional village of Ano Mera on the island of Mykonos, the hotel is set …
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Chicago city council bans horse-drawn carriages starting in 2021
Chicago has decided to ban the archaic and inhumane mode of transportation for good. Last week, Chicago became the latest city to ban horse-drawn carriages. The City Council voted 46-4 to pass the ordinance that will take effect Jan. 1, 2021. Under the new ordinance, no new licenses will be issued and the 10 license-holders …
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Iceland’s whale industry shuts down ‘for good’
Iceland’s largest whaling companies have announced that they will not kill any whales this year. One of them has decided to stop whaling completely. IP-Utgerd, one of the two remaining whaling businesses in Iceland has officially ended whale hunting in a move that has come just days after the country announced that all whale hunts …
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UK poll shows 1 in 5 Brits cut down on meat meals amid coronavirus pandemic
More Brits ‘are now seeing these brilliant vegan alternatives as the new normal.’ According to a Vegan Society survey, 1 in 5 Brits have reduced eating meat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the people surveyed, 41% admitted that they reduced meat consumption because their preferred product was unavailable, while 43% simply reduced out of concern …
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Activists rescue 423 stolen dogs from illegal Chinese slaughterhouse
An activist network has successfully blown the lid off an illegal slaughterhouse that imprisoned hundreds of dogs for illicit meat trade. Even as the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released a draft policy to ban dog meat trade last week, activists rescued hundreds of dogs that were on their way to become meat. …
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Youtuber sparks outrage for torturing and eating live animals in horrific videos
Korean YouTuber Ssoyoung has been blasted for making gruesome videos that show her torturing and eating live animals in a cruel and inhumane way. Ssoyoung has over a staggering 3.4 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, where she publishes ‘ASMR mukbang’ videos that aim to evoke sensory and visual responses in viewers watching her binge-eat …
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US meat factories shut down after COVID-19 spreads among workers
‘Cannot make sacrifices like this with people’s lives. People can live without beef.’ Reports show that multiple slaughterhouses have shut down indefinitely in the U.S. as coronavirus continues to batter the country. The virus that reportedly started from a wet market in China’s Wuhan last December, has since spread globally killing more than 119,728 globally. …
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China may soon ban dog meat trade
The agriculture ministry of China has released a draft policy that could illegalize canine meat consumption. Calling dogs a “special companion animal”, the China’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs excluded cats and dogs in a draft that “white lists” animals allowed to be raised for meat such as pigs, ducks, and chickens. The new …
Vegan leather market will reach $89.6 billion by 2025, report reveals
‘The global demand for vegan leather has seen a paradigm shift owing to rising applications across furnishing, automotive, clothing, bags, and others.’ The Infinium Global Research’s report on the Vegan Leather Market says the industry is poised to reach 89.6 billion by 2025. The study also estimates a compound annual growth rate of 49.9 percent …
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SeaWorld offered $250,000 to end its cruelty on marine animals
PETA has offered to pitch in a quarter of a million dollars to help the marine park build a seaside sanctuary to retire its captive marine animals. SeaWorld has been consistently struggling to bounce back after being dealt with blows after blows related to its operations, cruelty to animals in captivity, employee safety and more …
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63,000 live sheep to be shipped from South Africa to Kuwait on horrific export boat despite outcry
An export boat which is set to transport 63,000 live sheep from South Africa to Kuwait has led to outcry from activists who say the boat will cause extreme suffering and death to many animals. Welfare groups have failed in attempts to prevent a second boat this month leaving Cape Town to arrive in Kuwait. …