Using tools built to tackle self-harm and suicide, the social network will now alert users to behavior that harms #wildlife. Searches for a wide range of wildlife hashtags will trigger a notification informing people of the behind-the-scenes animal abuse.
India, Ireland, and Italy all instituted bans on wild animals in circus acts; Nosey the elephant was transferred from decades of cruelty to The Elephant Sanctary in TN; & Illinois & New York passed the 1st state-wide bans on elephants in entertainment!
According to The Guardian, JBS, Cargill, and Tyson—three of the world’s largest meat producers—emitted more greenhouse gas last year than all of France and nearly as much as the biggest oil companies, such as Exxon, BP, and Shell.
Animal sanctuary The Gentle Barn announced this week its partnership with 20th Century Fox and plant-based beverage brand Zevia to promote the upcoming animal-rights-themed film Ferdinand.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, along with a coalition of animal protection, environmental, and marine conservation groups, is proposing the Florida Orca Protection Act.
According to Utah news outlet KUTV, the state has agreed to pay $349,000 to animal rights groups to cover attorneys’ fees and other costs from the lawsuit that resulted in the overturning of the state’s unconstitutional “ag-gag” law.
For decades, experimenters have studied cancer by grafting human tumors into mice. Now, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have confirmed that this technique is seriously flawed.
Vegan cooking & eating are having a renaissance among black Americans, driven by movements like Black Lives Matter, docs like What The Health & a growth of people who connect personal health, animal welfare & social justice with the fight for equality.