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90% of Brits acknowledge farmed animals experience similar emotions to cats and dogs, new study shows

“There is no doubt that animals are sentient, can feel pain, fear, anxiety and grief. They can also feel happy, show great affection for other animals, experience contentment and more.” A poll has found that the majority of Brits acknowledge that farmed animals experience the same emotions as cats and dogs. Charity organisation Vegan Society …

Animal welfare concerns resurface at SeaWorld after dolphin attack video goes viral

“SeaWorld crams approximately 140 of these highly intelligent marine mammals into just seven small tanks and then expresses surprise when they lash out, again and again.” A viral TikTok video has caught the aftermath of an apparent dolphin attack at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida. The video posted on 5 November by user @the.man.child, shows an …

Who is headlining Vegan Camp Out 2023? Here’s the complete line-up

The 2023 festival has a fresh and diverse line-up with 10 acts that have never been at VCO before. Vegan Camp Out (VCO) has revealed its line-up for its highly anticipated 2023 event. Over 4500 tickets have already been sold for the four day event to be held from 28 -31July. The organisers are expecting …

Animal activist sues Switzerland over prison food

The lawsuit has been admitted by the European Court of Human rights, which rejects 95% of the cases submitted for its consideration. An animal rights activist has taken the Swiss state prison to court for not providing him with vegan meals. Appealing at the European Court of Human rights, the detainee filed a complaint against …

Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley slams UMass for its bizarre and deadly menopause experiments on marmosets

“The monkeys’ skulls are cut open and electrode leads are threaded from their heads all the way down through their abdomens. Marmosets don’t even experience menopause.” Daisy Ridley has written to the University of Massachusetts–Amherst (UMass), to condemn the school for conducting cruel and deadly menopause experiments on marmosets, which the animals do not experience. …

Evanna Lynch urges King Charles III to turn Queen’s animal farm into sanctuary

The ‘Harry Potter’ star and best-selling author joins 14,000 In Defence of Animals (IDA) supporters by adding her voice to their letter to King Charles III. Evanna Lynch is backing calls to transition the late Queen’s royal farm into a sanctuary. The ‘Harry Potter’ star and best-selling author has joined more than 14,000 In Defence …

MPs back calls to reform school meals and ditch mandatory servings of meat, fish and dairy

“PETA is urging the Department for Education to update the archaic School Food Standards to remove obligatory servings of meat and dairy – foods that have been found to harm the environment and human health.” A group of MPs has teamed up with vegan charity PETA to urge the UK government to ‘revise the School …

Chris Packham and 250,000 others call out Liz Truss for backing down on fur and foie gras bans

The proposed bans are reportedly being scrapped because they limit “personal choice”. Animal welfare groups and the UK public are outraged over news that Liz Truss is reportedly planning to scrap the proposed fur and foie gras bans. Barely three weeks into her role as the newly-appointed UK Prime Minister, the politician has already made …

California just became the first US state to ban toxicity testing on dogs and cats

The Governor ended the ‘cruel and unnecessary testing on dogs and cats, among other measures to protect the health and safety of pets in California’ California has become the first US state to ban harmful chemical testing on cats and dogs for consumer products Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law as part of …

Piers Morgan eats Big Mac to spite vegan protester on live TV

The anti-vegan TV host told the vegan activist: “It’s a free country, it’s a democracy, and I’m allowed to eat meat, and I’m certainly allowed to eat meat when someone kills bees to feed their avocado habit minds.” Piers Morgan has once again tried to get under the skin of vegans. The controversial TV host …

Animal Rebellion protestors spray white paint across parliament wall as disruption to dairy processing and distribution sites continues

Animal Rebellion wants the new Prime Minister to step up and support farmers and fishing communities to move away from animal farming and help them forge a “plant-based future”. Yesterday, campaign group Animal Rebellion sprayed white paint- representing milk- on the gates and walls outside Parliament near Big Ben, while protestors emptied milk bottles of …

Petition for an EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics racks up over 1.4 million signatures

The petition gathered a whopping 1,413,383 signatures. For a record-breaking second time, more than one million people across the European Union have demanded an end to animal testing. The Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics/End Animal Testing European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) which called on the European Commission to end the cruel use of animals in cosmetics and …