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'Biodegradeable' Plastic Balloons Are Killing Wildlife, Campaigners Warn
Plastic advertising balloons that blow away to sea are killing seabirds, seals and other wildlife, campaigners have warned. Despite being sold as "biodegradable", the freebies handed out at local fetes and by big restaurant brands are often blown away miles to the coast. "Dolphins, whales, turtles, seabirds and other animals have been killed by balloons," a Marine Conservation Society spokesman told Sky News. "Animals swallow the balloons which can block their gut, causing them to starve.
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'We've bred them to their limit': death rates surge for female pigs in the US
Death rates for female pigs in the US are rising fast, sending alarm bells ringing throughout the farming industry. The mortality rate rose from 5.8% to 10.2% on farms owning more than 125 sows between 2013-2016, according to one organisation that collects data across 800 companies.
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Greece to ban overweight tourists from riding donkeys
Turns out overweight luggage isn’t the only weight issue to worry about while travelling. Greece has just passed an unusual new law that imposes a ban on tourists deemed overweight on the island of Santorini. Specifically, the law restricts people who weigh more than 100kg from riding on donkeys, an iconic and very popular activity on the holiday island.
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Wait, Have We Really Wiped Out 60 Percent of Animals?
The findings of a major new report have been widely mischaracterized—although the actual news is still grim.
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Baby Goats Killed in Front of Each Other - Video Exposing Organic Meat
New video of baby goats slaughter in France reveals the horrors behind organic meat. A scary look inside a certified organic abattoir.
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There's no such thing as humane meat or eggs. Stop kidding yourself
A few years ago I wanted to visit the best egg farm I could find. I had been inside an egg factory farm. I had seen a dozen sheds, each with a dozen rows of wire cages stacked two high and 150ft deep. Those cages were so small the birds inside couldn’t even spread their wings. They were half-starved, diseased, and undeniably miserable. Factory farming was clearly wrong, so I wanted to instead find a farm that represented an ethical and humane way to raise animals for food.
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Saving Turkeys in the Name of The Bronx
Spread accross two farms in Watkins Glen, NY and Los Angeles CA, five turkeys start a new life at Farm Sanctuary, an American animal protection organization founded in 1986 as an advocate for farmed animals. Celebrities like Kevin Smith and Kaley Cuoco have made it a point to show their support and appreciation for these turkeys in the form of "adopting" or sponsoring them. In The Bronx, four natives have decided to do the same this Thanksgiving on behalf of their community.
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Pet owners who force their cats to be vegan could risk breaking the law
Cat owners have been advised they could risk breaking the law if they force their pets into veganism. One in six pet food suppliers has branched out into supplying vegan or vegetarian food for animals as owners embraced the new trend over ethical concerns with meat diets.
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It’s now illegal to use elephants in traveling circuses in New Jersey
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed “Nosey’s Law” on Friday, making it illegal to use wild and exotic animals, such as elephants, in traveling animal acts like circuses and carnivals. The law, named after a 36-year-old African elephant that suffered abuse during its time with a traveling circus, passed the New Jersey Senate with a 36-0 vote, and the state Assembly with a 71-3 vote, last month.
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'Animals are not entertainment': Sea World shuts down dolphin shows after protesters invade pool
Sea World has been forced to cancel two of its performing dolphin shows in a dramatic day on the Gold Coast, where protesters invaded the pools as part of a co-ordinated sting, leading to several arrests. Two groups of activists from the Justice for Captives organisation targeted Saturday morning's dolphin show on the Gold Coast, unfurling banners saying "Animals are not entertainment," "Google Blackfish", "Dolphins belong in the ocean", and "Captivity is cruelty".
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California's Pet Stores To Only Sell Rescue Cats, Dogs And Rabbits
California is ringing in the new year as the first state in the country to ban stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that aren’t rescues. The Pet Rescue and Adoption Act, which was signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown in 2017, will go into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 1. The law requires all pet shops to identify the public animal control agency, shelter or rescue group that the animal came from. Such information must be on display on its cage or in its enclosure.
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Galapagos fireworks ban to save wildlife
Authorities in Ecuador say animals suffered elevated heart rates and anxiety after pyrotechnic shows.
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Serbia starts 2019 off right by outlawing fur farms
Animal advocates around the globe rejoice as Serbia starts off the new year by effectively banning fur farms after a 10-year phase-out. The enforcement of the ban is the successful result of a decade-long decisive and persistent struggle by citizens, experts and animal rights activist during which fur industry lobby groups consistently put pressure to reverse the ban.
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California Forces Pet Stores to Sell Only Dogs and Cats From Shelters
A law that took effect on Tuesday makes California the first state to bar the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits that do not come from shelters or rescue organizations.
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Designer dog and cat breeding to be 'outlawed' in Scotland this year under new regulations
The breeding of designer pets could be effectively outlawed this year in Scotland under new licensing regulations. The Scottish Government plans to tighten the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding activities in Scotland to stop people breeding these animals in poor conditions and then selling them on.
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An Open Letter to People Who Boil Animals Alive
The following is an open letter to people who boil animals alive. Dear Reader, Being boiled alive is easily one of the worst ways to die. Imagine this: As boiling water touches your body, your extremities are the first to burn. These extremities include your fingertips, which have more nerve endings than many other areas of your body.
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New Jersey Looks to Ban Slaughter of Pregnant Animals
A couple of weeks ago, a brave cow jumped for her life from the second level of a transport truck headed for the slaughterhouse. The story made headlines, and the cow, now named Brianna, was rescued by Skylands Animal Sanctuary & Rescue in New Jersey. What nobody knew at the time was that Brianna was pregnant. A few days later she gave birth to her calf, Winter, at Skylands.
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Secret filming shows sick cows slaughtered for meat in Poland
Undercover footage that appears to show extremely sick cows being smuggled into a Polish slaughterhouse and sold on with little or no veterinary inspection has raised alarm about standards in one of the EU’s largest meat exporters. Covert footage in a slaughterhouse in the central Polish region of Mazovia appears to show cows so sick that they are unable to...
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Will 3D printed human skin make animal testing for cosmetics obsolete?
Back in 2015, L’Oréal announced that it was experimenting with printing human skin tissue on which to test its cosmetics. The French beauty giant – which owns Lancôme and Maybelline, among many others – was the first beauty conglomerate to announce such intentions. The same year, L’Oréal partnered with Organovo, a San Diego-based start-up that designs and creates functional human tissues using bioprinting technology.
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Kellogg's Ends Animal Testing After 65 Years
Multinational food manufacturing brand Kellogg’s has agreed to end animal testing after relying on the experiments for 65 years. Kellogg’s has become a popular household name since its founding in 1906, producing a range of breakfast cereals like Froot Loops, Just Right, Corn Flakes, Special K, and more recently, a vegan cereal that includes vegetables.
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