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Brazil will no longer export live animals thanks to landmark court ruling
A massive win for animal welfare as a Brazilian court puts a stop to live animal exports. Brazil is the world’s biggest meat producer.
UK milk adverts are misleading consumers
Bucolic scenes on UK milk adverts hide reality of life for ‘battery cows’ with consumers being ‘misled’ into believing dairy cattle graze in fields, says animal rights campaign.
Could this be the end of UK chicken farming?
More than ever the poultry industry is being tested by a number of challenges that could potentially collapse chicken farming as a whole.
How the meat industry works win over consumers
Ever wonder how the meat industry weasels their way onto the dinner tables despite the health and environmental harms? Here’s how!
How a California dairy is making residents sick
Residents of California’s San Joaquin Valley say that pollution from a dairy’s methane project is compromising access to clean air and water.
H5N1 bird-flu having a devastating impact on wildlife
The latest bird-flu outbreak has already been larger, faster-moving, and more devastating to North America’s wildlife than any other in recorded history.
Global bird-flu outbreak rages on
A lethal strain of the H5N1 bird-flu virus that has spread across the world is not showing signs of stopping any time soon.
Did you know these five things about chickens?
Chickens are amazing animals that are sadly exploited and abused by the animal agriculture industry.
Animal agriculture could push us past the 1.5 threshold
Researchers have estimated that the emissions from unsustainable food sources, such as animal agriculture, could be put us on a path towards destruction.
What fuels German support for a meat tax?
According to this research paper German consumers are more likely to support a meat tax on animal products for animal welfare reasons.
A rundown of wins for animal rights laws in March 2023
Activists advocating for the rights of animals can both be proud of, and learn from, some of the animal rights law updates.
How worried should we be about the outbreak of H5N1?
Vaccine manufacturers are ready to start producing vaccinations for H5N1 bird flu virus that has the potential to infect humans.
‘Cage-free’ laying hens lead a miserable life
Cage-free laying hens are not treated humanely at all. They are confined in crowded windowless buildings and do not go outdoors or range in the open air.
The sad truth behind commercial pig farming
When we picture pigs on a farm, many of us imagine an idyllic scene, much like Charlotte’s Web. Sadly, pig farming today couldn’t be further from the truth.
Animal Justice Party candidate Alison Waters says she is “guided by a vision of a kinder world”
In this interview, Animal Justice Party candidate, Alison Waters, shares how she plans to change Australia’s view of animal rights.
Professor’s research sparks new conversations on animal agriculture and the environment
Dr. Vasile Stănescu wanted to encourage more progressive conversations about animal agriculture and climate change. Now his research is doing just that.
Is animal agriculture brewing up another pandemic?
Intensive animal agriculture to meat the global demand for meat will come at the expense of our health and well-being.
Animal Equality uncovers horrific abuse of pigs on Italian farm
An investigation by Animal Equality has found that pigs on a farm in Northern Italy were left to die in unsanitary conditions.
Biden administration encourages animal agriculture through “Product of USA” labels
The production of meat products in the USA will rocket as “Product of USA” proposed to encourage economic growth.
Quit eating meat and dairy if you want to save the planet
The animal agriculture industry is contributing to GHG emissions and destroying our land and water resources – and ultimately our planet.
Our food system matters more than we realise
Greenhouse gas emissions from the way we produce and consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a new study.
Animal Equality activists demand CCTV on fish farms
Campaigners from the Animal Equality organisation captured rare drone footage of farmed salmon and trout showing fish suffocating and left bleeding.
Reliance on an unsustainable food system will doom us all
Emissions from our food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled.
Bird flu kills 11 year old Cambodian girl
The world might have to face yet another pandemic created by animal agriculture as H5N1 bird flu transmits to humans.