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Veganuary set to air first ever vegan advert on mainstream UK television

The Veganuary team has created a pro-vegan ad to inspire people to go vegan in the month of January. Veganuary, a non-profit international organization that works to raise awareness of animal torture in factory farming and encourages people to go plant-based is set to broadcast a first ever vegan ad to “inspire 350,000 people to …

Circus tigers who were beaten with metal bars are finally rescued from Guatemala

Fifteen tigers and six lions who were subjected to horrific abuse in Guatemala have finally been rescued and will now live the rest of their lives at dedicated sanctuaries. The tigers were the target of a long and extremely dangerous rescue operation from Animal Defenders International (ADI) – who were reportedly intimidated by a mob …

Australia’s meat-free brand raises $35 million to expand plant-based meat production in the country

Australian startup v2food has secured a mammoth investment to tap into the growing market of plant-based foods. In a recent Series A round led by Main Sequence Ventures and Horizon Ventures, vegan brand v2food managed to raised AUD $35 million. The food brand backed by the CSIRO and Hungry Jack’s founder Jack Cowin, launched last …

Joaquin Phoenix named PETA’s Person of the Year for his animal advocacy

The ‘Joker’ star has been honoured for his long standing dedication to seek welfare rights for animals. PETA kickstarted its 2019 award season by honouring Joaquin Phoenix with the ‘Person of the Year’ award. The actor has been vegan since the age of three and has been using his fame and popularity to consistently speak …

Muzzled bear forced to dance to The Ting Tings in cruel Chinese zoo show

Shocking footage featuring a muzzled bear being forced to dance to music at a zoo in China has been revealed by animal rights activists.  The abhorrent performance at Bifengxia Zoo in Ya’an, Sichuan includes a section where the bear is made to dance to “That’s Not My Name” by The Ting Tings.  The visibly weak …

Scientists disrupt poaching industry by making fake rhino horns from hair

Scientists are attempting to disrupt the illegal rhino poaching industry by developing a cheap fake rhino horn to devalue the real thing. Researchers hope that by flooding the rhino horn market with a cheap alternative which is very difficult to tell apart from the real thing, buyers and sellers will be confused by the product …

Leonardo DiCaprio slams Australian leaders for ‘the world’s worst’ environmental record

Leonardo DiCaprio has slammed leaders in Australia over their environmental record as the bushfire crisis rages.  The actor turned environmentalist is a prominent activist on global warming, and he took to Instagram to demand a ‘radical overhaul’ down under.  DiCaprio reshared a post from Aussie Ark which labelled Australia’s mammal extinction rate as the ‘worst …

Dead whale found with 100kg ‘litter ball’ of plastic trash in its stomach

A young sperm whale has been found dead on a Scottish beach with over 100kgs of plastic trash entangled into a tight ball in its stomach.  The dead whale was found stranded on the sandbanks of Luskentyre Beach on the Isle of Harris in northern Scotland by locals. The Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) …

Shaquille O’Neal devours two vegan burgers at Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan

Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal relishes on “Hussy Fussy” burgers on his visit to Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan restaurant. The retired NBA player ordered two “Hussy Fussy” burgers at Slutty Vegan’s Atlanta restaurant and couldn’t resist wolfing them down in record time. In a video shared on Slutty Vegan’s Facebook account, Shaquille O’Neal takes a bite …

Pamela Anderson urges PM Modi to promote veganism

Pamela Anderson has urged the Indian Prime Minister to promote veganism in a bid to fight climate change. TV Star Pamela Anderson posted an open letter on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to ban animal products from all government meetings and functions. She …

London named the most vegan-friendly city of 2019

London has been named the most vegan-friendly city globally, according to an annual ranking survey. This is the second time in a row that UK’s capital retains its most vegan-friendly title. HappyCow is apparently the largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant guide in the world and the portal surveyed options in more than 180 countries to …

It’s now illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland because they feel lonely and isolated

According to Swiss legislation, social animals like guinea pigs and goldfish have to be raised with companions because they can get lonely. While there are many laws to combat animal cruelty, Switzerland is the first country to recognize that animals have ‘social rights’ that need to be honoured. The country passed a law in 2008, …