Meatless Monday: France bans vegetarian producers from using meat words like “steak” April 23, 2018 France has banned vegan food producers from using meat-related words such as bacon, sausage and steak to describe substitute products. Jean-Baptiste Moreau, MP, first… Continue Reading
B.C. ends grizzly bear hunt immediately in move critics call “emotional” December 19, 2017 The B.C. government is ending grizzly bear hunting in the province immediately saying it is abundantly clear that grizzly hunt is not in line… Continue Reading
Instagram makes vow to protect wildlife by blocking hashtags of posts which hurt animals December 6, 2017 In a move heralded by animal protection groups, Instagram has started posted notices alerting users that certain hashtags are associated with posts that depict harm… Continue Reading
Donald Trump brings back sport hunting for elephants in Zimbabwe, move deemed “reprehensible” by conservation groups November 16, 2017 Nov. 17 Update: U.S. President Trump backtracks, posting this tweet. Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Czech Parliament approves ban on fur farms July 24, 2017 Animal rights activists are celebrating in the Czech Republic after the Parliament approved a ban of fur farms that will take effect Jan 19…. Continue Reading
Heartbreaking video of carriage horse in Charleston collapsing on street draws outrage April 28, 2017 A petition calling on a ban to horse-drawn carriage rides in Charleston has spurred a huge reaction after a video showing a horse name… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Spiritual leader in India wants the cow to be declared the country’s national animal April 3, 2017 The spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Monday extended his support to the government’s decision to ban beef and called… Continue Reading
SPCA sues Montreal council over bylaw banning some dogs September 29, 2016 One day after Montreal city council adopted a new animal control by-law targeting specific dog breeds, the Montreal SPCA filed a lawsuit asking for… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Could human-on-a-chip soon replace animal testing in labs? June 6, 2016 Scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are developing a miniature external replication of the human body and using this human-on-a-chip to integrate biology… Continue Reading
For-profit dog and cat sales banned in Ottawa under new pet shop bylaw April 15, 2016 Pet shops in Canada’s capital have five years to stop selling commercially-bred dogs and cats under a new city bylaw adopted this week. Ottawa… Continue Reading
