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Google Trends: ‘Vegan’ Is 2016’s Most Popular Health Movement by Far

According to Google Trends data, Australians are more interested in getting information about eating vegan than they are about paleo, 5:2, vegetarian, or even sugar- or gluten-free diets.

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‘Veganise’: PETA’s Vote for Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of the Year

PETA sent a letter to the editor of the dictionary suggesting that the word “veganise” be chosen as its Word of the Year in the “Eating and Drinking” category.

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Crocodiles Cut Open, Skinned in Vietnam for Leather Bags

A new PETA video exposé reveals the suffering and agonising deaths of crocodiles in Vietnam to make “luxury” leather bags for Louis Vuitton and other brands—help stop this!

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PETA Activists Tell Kathmandu: ‘I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Down’

PETA supporters descended on a Kathmandu store on the Sunshine Coast to ask the company to stop using cruelly obtained down feathers in its products.

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David Campbell and Morgan Mitchell Crowned PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Celebrities

2016 was #TheYearOfVegan, and there was stiff competition this year for the title of PETA’s Sexiest Vegan Celebrities.

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VICTORY: Designers Drop Angora in Droves

As PETA continues to raise awareness of the cruelty of angora production, designers are pledging to drop the material from their collections in droves.

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VICTORY! Anglicare Op Shops Introduce Fur-Free Policy

After discussions with PETA, Anglicare Australia introduces a fur-free policy in its op shops in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Victoria.

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REWARD: Help Catch Northern Rivers Pig Rapist

A pig has been raped and six chickens have been killed in a sickening attack on a Nimbin permaculture college farm.

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Joaquin Phoenix Says, ‘Cruelty Doesn’t Suit Me,’ in New Anti-Wool Ad

Actor and animal advocate Joaquin Phoenix stars in a new PETA ad proclaiming, “Please Leave Wool out of Your Wardrobe”.

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VICTORY! World First: Shearers Charged for Abusing Sheep

In a landmark case, an Australian shearer pleaded guilty last December to cruelty to animals. It was the first time in history a shearer has done so, anywhere in …

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