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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."
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The Future is Vegan...
Source: Guardian. 30 September 2024
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Subject Over 20 scientific experts have protested about the UN’s food agency failure to amend or remove a report about livestock emissions that two said included “multiple and egregious errors”. The concern related to how it had "downplayed the potential of dietary change to reduce agricultural greenhouse gases."
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Subject: In Peru, pro-whaling countries have prevented the possibility of a South Atlantic whale sanctuary.
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Subject: Peta has stated that the use of dogs by the police should be "phased out."
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Subject: The increasing number of instances when there is man-elephant conflict is not only due to shrinking habitat but elephants experiencing stress.
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Subject: The RSPCA reports that over 1,600 guinea pigs have been abandoned since the beginning of 2021.
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Subject: Sir Brian May has said he will resign as vice president of the RSPCA because of the RSPCA's Assured scheme.
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Subject: Celebrities Ricky Gervais, Moby, Bryan Adams, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margoyles and Sadie Frost have "accused the RSPCA of 'misleading the public'" in respect of the scheme that endorses meat products.
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Subject: The ASPCA is suing the government in respect of its poor handling of a puppy-mill in Iowa.
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Subject: Animal Justice has made a complaint after sentient fish were "violently abused and killed at Sustainable Blue," a Nova Scotia salmon farm.
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Subject: Peta has publicised a recent experiment at the University of Pennsylvania where an experimenter strapped monkeys down and deprived them of water in order to see whether they were able to predict the results of the American presidential election.
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Subject: A PETA advert, placed in Swindon and dealing with milk consumption, has been banned "for being too offensive."
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Subject: The RSPCA has reported "a dramatic rise in abuse toward XL Bully dogs," following the ban on this breed.
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Subject: There has been an increase in puppies left with the RSPCA, indicating that people might "still be impulse-buying young dogs" with whom they cannot cope.
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Subject: Hunters who rode with the Portman Hunt in Dorset were found guilty of illegally hunting a fox, and fined.
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Subject: A rare polar bear has been shot dead by police officers in Iceland as it was "considered a threat."
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Subject; Due to reduced water in an Amazon lake, dolphins are dying.
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Subject: A zoo in China has admitted that its pandas are actually “painted dogs.”
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Subject: The decline in the number of butterflies in Britain has been declared a “warning from nature.”
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Subject: The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has made an apology after referring to the time when unwanted cats were drowned or gassed by exhaust from a vehicle.
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Subject: Since Brexit, the amount of pesticide residue permitted on food in Britain "has soared."
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Subject: Filming has been released of how cows at a British dairy farm were "punched, slapped and kicked."
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Subject: This reported that the largest food and drink firms in Britain "are doing too little to tackle the climate emergency and.producing 'staggering' amounts of greenhouse gases."
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Subject: Due to a loophole in the law relating to animal testing, hundreds of mice are being used in the production of Botox.
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Subject: Nearly 600,000 animals were used in experiments in Switzerland during 2023. This represents an increase on 2022.
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Subject: A barn in North Carolina with 1,000 pigs caught on fire but only 200 survived. This also reported a fire in Ohio three weeks ago, when 1,100 pigs died, and one in California in July where 70,000 chickens died. It adds that "so far, in 2024, nearly 1.5 million farmed animals have died in barn fires."
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Subject: Protect the Wild reports that "hunters chased or killed nearly 600 wild animals in the UK in the latest season."
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Subject: There are demands for Kshamenk, an orca kept in an Argentinian aquarium for over 30 years, to be released.
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Subject: Subbulakshmi, a 54-year-old elephant kept by a temple, died following burn injuries after a roof caught fire and fell on her.
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Subject: Greta Thunberg has condemned Denmark’s “catastrophic animal agriculture industry."
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Subject: Legislation has been passed in Columbia County that requires shelters and pet stores to consult a new animal abuse register before an animal is released.
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Subject: This discusses how consumerism and climate change threaten the planet.
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Subject; Apart from the obvious cost to the bears, the bearskins worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace "now cost more than £2,000 each."
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Subject: The British Government has stated that 2,681,686 procedures were carried out on animals in laboratories during 2023.
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Subject: Epcot at Walt Disney World has decided to remove dolphins from its 'Finding Nemo' attraction.
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Subject: The main whaling company in Japan has released images that show "the first fin whale caught in nearly 50 years."
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Subject: Residents of Bobov dol in Bulgaria are angry at the poisoning of stray animals.
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Subject: Natural England has stated that a further eight hen harriers are either missing or been found dead "in suspicious circumstances."
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Subject: Wymondham Town Council has decided to ban the Boxing Day parade by the Dunston Harriers "for allegedly 'terrorising' animals."
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Subject: Green Party delegates have voted to support an immediate ban on greyhound racing and the use of the whip in horse racing.
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Subject: The Wyoming Predators Working Group has "unanimously supported" a draft bill that allows residents to "intentionally run over predatory animals with snowmobiles."
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Subject: Dealers are using Facebook and Instagram in order to sell puppies across Europe. These often have "exaggerated features", e.g., "excessive skin folds, or very short muzzles."
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Subject: Chinese researchers have said that animals being bred for fur, may be a "reservoir and transmission hub for emerging viruses".
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Subject: This reports that food and farming lobbies in Europe "have recognised the need to eat less meat."
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Subject: H5N1 has been responsible for the death of over 280 million birds since October 2021.
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Subejct: Five species of seabird have now been added to the red list of birds that need conservation in the UK.
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Subject: Thousands demonstrated in İstanbul in protest against legislation which has led to the slaughter of many stray dogs in Turkey.
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Subject; The RSPCA has revealed that one in five eggs produced in the UK originate from hens in cages.
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Subject: An Animal Rights March will be held on 21 September in Bucharest’s University Square, calling for authorities to deal with the problems experienced by animals.
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Subject: There has been anger in Turkey regarding the death by poisoning of 22 cats and 3 dogs.
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Subject: Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist currently held in Greenland, has said that authorities in Japan will attempt to make an example of him if extradited there.