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City-produced events to serve plant based food
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In June 2024 the City of West Hollywood, California passed a groundbreaking plant based policy. The resolution requires all city-produced ...
The Decline of Greyhound Racing
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Greyhound racing is a dying industry in the United States, thanks in large part to Christine Dorchak, and the organization ...
Orangutans: People of the Forest
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The word orangutan is derived from the Indonesian and Malay words for “person” and “forest”, or “person of the forest.” ...
Dolphin Pair Bonds
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Male bottlenose dolphins often develop a lifelong friendship called a “pair bond” with another adult male. The two, or sometimes three, ...
Canned Hunting in the US
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Captive hunting operations, often referred to as “canned hunts” or “game ranches,” are private trophy hunting facilities that offer hunters ...
Orangutan Mothers
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Mother orangutans live with their babies until the offspring reach about seven or eight years of age — longer than ...
Harp Seals
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Harp seals can dive as deep as 1,500 feet, and stay underwater for up to 15 minutes at a time ...
Namibian Seal Hunt
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Each year in southern Africa, the government of Namibia authorizes the killing of 85,000 Cape fur seal pups for their pelts, and ...
Shelter dogs killed in the US
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Half of all shelter dogs dogs killed in the US are from Texas, California, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Literally ...
Live Export is Cheaper
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It is often cheaper to live export animals on ships than it is to use refrigerated meat transport. The money ...
Asiatic Black Bears
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Asiatic black bears are also known as "moon bears", and are the most common species farmed for their bile. Extraction ...
Tigers in Captivity
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There are more tigers held in captivity in the United States, then there are tigers left in the wild worldwide ...
Shelter Dogs for Experimentation
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Many states allow the purchase of shelter dogs to university and pharmaceutical labs for experimentation. This is called "pound seizure" ...