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The purpose of this website is to provide information/news about Veganism and animal abuse/welfare/rights. It is hoped this information will be used for research and prompt a consideration of why Veganism is so important, particularly at this time. While Veganism is concerned with diet and the environment, it must always be animal-centered. Veganism, which is not animal-centered, is not Veganism...
"Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."
(Vegan Society)
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The Future is Vegan...
Source: Guardian. 19 November 2024
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Subject: Over 51 million chickens are being "industrially farmed in the river valleys of the Severn and Wye," said to be "a key driver of river pollution."
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Subject: The occurrence of over 24 heatwaves, "previously impossible," demonstrates how human behaviour is affecting weather.
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Subject: The HSUS says its undercover investigation in 2024 at SeaQuest locations in Texas and Las Vegas show "abuse and severe neglect [and] filthy conditions throughout the facilities."
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Subject: PETA has shown "disturbing images" of monkeys secured in cargo crates, "smeared with feces and blood." The monkeys were being transported to American, British and European laboratories.
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Subject: There is a serious crisis caused by "the misuse of antobiotics" and this is "largely driven by the misuse of antibiotics – about 70% of which are given to livestock."
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Subject: Although most Americans say they are concerned about how farm animals are treated, marketing claims are generally false as most farmed animals in America are reared on on "mega factory farms, where they’re mutilated without pain relief and fattened up in dark, overcrowded warehouses."
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Subject: In Charente-Maritime, France, the increase in instances of child cancer is being connected to the use of pesticide.
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Subject: The detention of activist Paul Watson has again been extended.
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Subject: This reports on how fencing, often impenetrable, "slice[s] up already-scarce habitats," and also restricts the movement of wildlife.
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Subject: Two people from Worcestershire have been imprisoned after being caught in a worldwide "monkey torture network" in which monkeys were filmed being tortured.
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Subject: For the first time, an arrest for animal cruelty has taken place in Armenia. This was after a video was circulated in which a man tortured a cat to death.
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Subject: The Tasmanian Government had been asked "to toughen laws to protect animals" after reports of cruelty at a puppy farm.
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Subject: Even though the UK Government has promised to stop the decline in wildlife, the number of wild birds continues to decrease.
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Subject: The population of African elephants has declined by up to 77%.
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Subject: The occurrence of bird flu infections in American dairy workers "are more prevalent than previously thought."
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Subject: World Animal Protection is calling on the government to act on the pollution caused by intensive farming which is increasing.
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Subject: Over 250 former U.S. Army service members have joined PETA in asking for the reinstatement of "a ban on cruel and unreliable experiments that involve wounding dogs, cats, marine mammals, primates, and other animals."
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Subject: NYC Bird Alliance surveys propose that collisions by birds with New York buildings are increasing.
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Subject: Anti-bloodsport campaigners have stated that "nine pets were killed and 22 road-traffic accidents" occurred in the previous three months. Moreover, there were hundreds of cases of “hunt havoc” with over a hundred foxes being chased in that period.
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Subject: Uzbekistan has introduced legislation which will prohibit animals being used in circus performances.
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Subject: There have been calls for tinned tuna to be banned from places such as hospitals, school canteens and care homes following the discovery of high amounts of mercury found in every sample tested.
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Subject: The deaths of pregnant heifers being transported from the EU has resulted in questions concerning welfare for animals being transported.
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Subject: The NIH has agreed that 23 chimpanzees, used for research, will be transported to Chimp Haven, a Louisiana sanctuary.
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Subject: Requests to "control" seagulls in Edinburgh have been rejected: this was after the RSPB pointed out the decline in certain gull numbers.
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Subject: A YouGov 2023 poll found that 77% of respondents wanted the phasing-out of animals in research and testing.
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Subject: This details how Trump's previous administration led to an increase in animal suffering in America.
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Subject: Over forty monkeys have escaped from a South Carolina "research facility."
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Subject: CrueltyFreeInternational detailed how a new report had shown macaques are used in laboratories without justification.
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Subject: The first case of avian flu in the UK, since February, has been confirmed.
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Subject: Factory farms, and the pollution they produce. are being held responsible for impeding UK housebuilding.
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Subject: The US Drought Monitor has said that with only two exceptions, every American State is facing drought.
Source: The Transmitter. 5 November 2024
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Subject: This article acknowledges that the temperature in which mice are housed in "research" can affect the results.
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Subject: This comments on how Elon Musk and Joe Rogan discussed animal agriculture in a podcast and "both downplayed the role that farming is playing in the climate crisis."
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Subject: The Supreme Court in South Korea has said that killing an animal cruelly will result in a prison sentence of up to three years.
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Subject: A poll commissioned by PETA involving over 1000 young people, "found that an overwhelming majority believe universities should stop funding animal experimentation."
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Subject: A report by the Wildlife and Countryside Link states that despite nearly 5,000 incidents of wildlife crime being reported in 2023, "convictions remain at an all-time low."
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Subject: Research has found that despite the link to an increased cancer risk, supermarkets are offering deals to "encourage shoppers to buy meat and processed meat."
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Subject: Over £116m of UK taxpayers’ money "has been used to fund 'cruel and damaging' factory farms abroad" during the last five years.
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Subject: This reports that 80 farms in the north "have been quarantined and 150 animals are dead" due to bluetongue.
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Subject: The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) has said it has helped the release of two Gottingen pigs from a research lab to a reputable sanctuary in California.
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Subject: A PLOS study has said that due to climate change, polar bears are now "more likely to contract several pathogens than they were three decades ago."
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Subject: A government inspection of a USC research facility has found that staff failed to follow correct procedures which involved three rabbits who suffered and died.
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Subject: Requests are being made to the federal government to investigate importation of endangered monkeys for research in Quebec.
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Subject: The Lancet Countdown’s ninth report has found that climate change has caused a record number of deaths, instances of food insecurity and infectious diseases.
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Subject: An nvestigation has determined that America continues to finance animal experimentation in China. White Coat Waste has stated that the NIH is financing a Chinese laboratory with $2 million "to torture dogs."
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Subject: 31 macaque monkeys have been rescued from a ‘monkey dance training village’ in Indonesia.
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Subject: Following a police investigation, SeaQuest Fort Worth has closed its doors.
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Subject: The charity Cats Protection reports that the number of abandoned cats in the UK has "increased by more than 30 percent over the last year."
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Subject: Only two northern white rhinos now exist and "are under a strict 24-hour armed guard."
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Subject: This deals with the release of Mini, a monkey, who was tortured her by her owner "and filmed it for sadistic customers mainly in the US and the UK, before she was rescued."
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Subject: The city council of Prague has banned the use of animals by street performers.
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Subject: Arguments are being made in a Colorado court to determine whether five African elephants located at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo "should be able to challenge their captivity."
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Subject: The environment chief at the UN has said that large reductions in carbon emissions are required as it is now "crunch time."
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Subject: The RSPB has reported that 1344 birds of prey were illegally killed between 2009 and 2023 in the UK.
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Subject: The detention by Greenland of Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist, has been extended.
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Subject: The University of Washington has found injuries have been caused to Artic polar bears due to an increase in the freeze-thaw cycle, caused by climate change.
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Subject: The Romanian Parliament has passed legislation that prohibits the farming of chinchilla and mink for fur although this will not begin until 2027.
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Subject: Over a million farmed salmon have died at two sites in Loch Seaforth in Scotland during a year-and-a-half production cycle.
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Subject: Rivers in the UK "contain a cocktail of chemicals and stimulants" creating a "risk to aquatic life."
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Subject: Humanity is “'on the precipice' of shattering Earth’s limits" if adequate action is not taken in respect of biodiversity loss.
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Subject: The Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, in Gloucestershire, has reported an increase in the number of animals "deliberately injured by people."
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Subject: Despite legislation making them illegal, there has been an increase in the adverts by travel companies for animal attractions abroad.
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Subject: The Labour government has published information about the licensing of badger culling that could involve "almost 40,000 additional badgers in 2024."
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Subject: There has been an "unprecedented surge" in abandoned cats in the UK.
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Subject: The Labour government's contempt for animals has been further demonstrated by "legalising the harmful practice of carrying chickens by their legs."
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Subject: Scientists who challenge the usefulness of animal experimentation have said medical progress is being delayed because they are "being 'frozen out' by their peers."
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Subject: The most serious instance of bird flu in 2024 occurred in a group of pheasants and this has led to criticism of how pheasants are reared.
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Subject: An animal rights group has obtained and released filming of "employees beating, kicking, hitting, and dragging animals behind a tractor by chains wrapped around their necks" in twelve cow farms.
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Subject: Research has found that bottlenose dolphins in bays off Florida and Louisiana are "exhaling microplastic fibers".
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Subject: It hs been ascertained that over 80% of countries have "failed to submit plans to meet a UN agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems."
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Subject: A Labour MP will introduce a bill to ban the import and sale of fur in the UK.
