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National Livestock Standards Should Protect Animals, Not Farmers
PETA recently submitted comments regarding the proposed Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – which currently fall far short of offering any meaningful protections for sheep and cattle. These standards create an excellent opportunity to offer sheep and cattle greater enforceable protections. But as we point out in our submissions, the current drafts classify only…
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Vegans Do It Like They Do on the Discovery Channel
A new ad from our friends at PETA UK cheekily highlights the proven (sexual) health benefits of a plant-based diet: The video, produced by top UK creative agency Fallon London, shows vegans from across the animal kingdom getting busy to remind us that a vegan diet is free from the artery-clogging cholesterol found in meat,…
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How Cruelty-Free Are Your Cosmetics?
In 2012, PETA US discovered that companies which have been marketing their products as cruelty-free were quietly paying for tests on animals in China.
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Order Your Vegetarian/Vegan Starter Kit Today!
PETA is excited to announce that our brand-new vegetarian/vegan starter kit is now available to help make the move to a plant-based diet even easier. Full of tips for making the transition, quotes from animal-loving celebrities and yummy recipes, the vegetarian/vegan starter kit is a useful tool for anyone making the switch to a cruelty-free…
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Egypt Cattle Abuse Renews Calls for an End to Australian Live Export
After more shocking footage was released of animal abuse in Australian-approved abattoirs, with cattle in Egypt as the newest victims, then–Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Joe Ludwig insisted that the live-export trade had a “bright future”. Australian live export has maintained government support despite numerous investigations that revealed sickening footage from a range of locations as well…