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Huge News: Norway Is Banning Fur Farming!
Huge News: Norway Is Banning Fur Farming! The country is currently home to 300 fur farms, which breed and kill 700,000 minks and 110,000 foxes every year, so this is truly a massive victory for animals.
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Zimbabwe’s Baby Elephants Stolen for Captivity
Even as Africa’s elephant population dwindles, countries including the U.S., China, Mexico, and Cuba are still buying baby elephants who were captured in the wild, taken away from their mothers and herds, and sold into a lifetime of deprivation in roadside zoos and for elephant-ride attractions. Reportedly, on the same day last week that China banned…
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VICTORY: OMG, Domino’s Pizza Offers Vegan Cheese!
PETA’s campaign encouraged nearly 10,000 people to write to Domino’s demanding vegan cheese – and your voices were heard loud and clear!
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Victory! No More On-Campus Petting Zoo For “Stress Less Week”
The University of Canberra has confirmed to PETA that it will never again host an on-campus petting zoo as a part of its “Stress Less Week” for students.
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Tour Guide Trampled to Death After Tourist Yanks Elephant’s Tail
A Chinese tour guide has been trampled to death by a captive elephant at a camp in Chonburi, Thailand. Plai Uthen, the 17-year-old elephant, was reportedly being forced to give two visitors a ride when other tourists surrounded him to take photos. According to the Daily Mail, one tourist yanked his tail, agitating him further and causing him to…