'Every Animal': Who supports the vegan soldiers fighting in Ukraine?
Among the Ukrainians required to stay and fight in the war against Russia rather than evacuate, many vegans are among the soldiers to be drafted. But with vegan products scarce among the Armed Forces, who supports the country’s vegan fighters? Tamara Human of vegan organisation Every Animal explains.
The US meat industry pushback against pig welfare protection
SPECIAL REPORT: At the start of the year, Proposition 12 came into effect in the state of California banning the use of gestation crates for farmed pigs, a law supported by 63 per cent of voters. So why is President Biden now siding against Prop 12, a democratic move, and with pork producers? Claire Hamlett reports.
Crocodiles... the unexpected victims of pig farming?
How is an unlikely increase in the demand for crocodile flesh linked to pig farming and the spread of African Swine Fever? Claire Hamlett reports.
Money matters: restaurants block new animal welfare measures to protect pig flesh supply in California
A group of restaurants and grocery stores in California has filed a lawsuit to block the implementation of ‘Proposition 12’ for fear it will cause shortages of pig products, proving that, in the end, profit matters more than the wellbeing of animals.
'Eyes looking back': from commercial fishing to strict vegan
STORIES: What makes someone go from a life of farming and commercial fishing to being a staunch vegan with a PETA membership? Phil Hatfield shares his story.
Ollerton 10 freed: Matilda and her babies have been rescued
Matilda and her nine piglets have been saved from the slaughterhouse and are now a step closer to their forever home thanks to the work of animal rescuers, a grassroots pressure campaign and the huge outpouring of public support.
Six-year investigation into 65 pig farms reveals shocking conditions throughout Norway
Nettverk For Dyrs Frihet (Network for Animal Freedom) has released the findings of its groundbreaking six-year investigation into dozens of Norweigian pig farms. With places selected at random, the report has sent shockwaves across the country as people are faced with the stark reality of standard pig farming.
Bodies of 55,000 pigs who died in Alt Tellin farm blaze still being recovered three weeks later
The bodies of 55,000 pigs including breeding sows and piglets are still being recovered three weeks after the fire at the Alt Tellin farm and biogas facility in northeastern Germany, with ensuing protests against plans to rebuild. But even before the tragedy of March 30, the site had long been the subject of legal controversies and demonstrations from both local interest groups and animal protection activists.
What does a pig saving himself from slaughter tell us about our attitudes towards non-human animals?
Last week, news emerged of a pig who after escaping during the journey to the slaughterhouse is now to be allowed to live out his natural life with his original ‘owners’. We take a look at the story in more depth and what it reveals about our conflicting attitudes towards non-humans.