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(VEGAN RECIPE) Meat-free Monday’s are getting a makeover! Our very own vegan chef, Megan, will share her own recipes every Monday. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, semi-veg or just looking to cut down on your meat intake,s you’ll always find a tasty recipe here! — Global Animal
(SHARK FIN SOUP) Shark fin soup is obviously harmful for sharks, but new findings show consuming it is harmful to humans as well. Read on to find out more on dangerous toxins found in the soup!
(WILDLIFE) In an effort to prevent the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis (BTb) to domestic cattle, the UK Government has decided to allow badger killings for six weeks out of the year. While badgers may act as reservoirs for the disease, scientists believe the cull will have no significant contribution to the control of BTb. Read more from Global Animal’s UK Correspondent on the government’s decision and alternative, more humane strategies to prevent the transmission of BTb to cattle. — Global Animal
(CELEBRITY ANIMAL ACTIVISM) Retired NBA basketball player Yao Ming has done great work for animals in Asia, including a campaign against shark fin soup. He is now speaking out against bear-bile farming, joining the Animals Asia Foundation and meeting rescued bile bears. With recent protests against the horrific practice of bear-bile farms in China, Ming’s activism adds to the growing awareness of this atrocious and inhumane act. Read on to find out more about Ming’s touching visit with the animal survivors. — Global Animal
(VEGAN/VEGETARIAN LIVING) NEW YORK — This weekend is New York City’s second annual Vegetarian Food Festival, a mixture of the city’s best vegan and vegetarian food, entertainment, and information booths. Throughout the weekend there will be presentations from popular animal rights activists as well as outreach tables from organizations including Mercy for Animals, Sea Shepherd, Compassion Over Killing and Peta. Food and animal lovers alike read on for more information on this event! — Global Animal
(ANIMAL WELFARE) IOWA — The Iowa Legislature has passed the first bill in the US making it a crime to take undercover video of animal abuse in farming operations. People who profit off the killing of innocent animals know their entire industry relies on the public being unaware of the atrocities involved with animal slaughter. Undercover videos released earlier this year, brought to light the animal abuse and torture happening at the Butterball turkey raising facility and Sparboe Farms. Understandably, animal welfare groups are outraged, arguing the measure is going to prevent animal abuse from being publicized. Read on for more information on this absurd bill. — Global Animal
(ENDANGERED SPECIES) February 27 is International Polar Bear Day. In celebration, animal lovers worldwide can watch the daily activities of Siku, the 3-month-old polar bear cub. The live webcam will stream for two hours every day from 9:00-11:00 EST while Siku plays by a pond in Denmark’s Scandinavian Wildlife Park. The cub has been dubbed the “ambassador for polar bears,” and was chosen to raise awareness about the decline in sea ice. The bears hunt on the ice, and as it is lost, so are their opportunities to find food. — Global Animal
(WHALES) As the result of a successful petition, more than 145 whale meat products were removed overnight from Amazon’s Japan site. Although the online retailer has a policy banning the sale of illegal wildlife products, Amazon.jp was selling whale bacon, whale jerky, and whale stew, among other illegal animal products. The Environmental Investigation Agency, Humane Society International and thousands of protesters are demanding that Amazon enact a company-wide ban on the sale of all whale, dolphin and porpoise products. Read more on this shocking find and how animal advocates are responding. — Global Animal
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