Tag: animal rights

Taiwan has come a long ways to ban the consumption of cat and dog meat, with the parliament making a "landmark amendment" to Taiwan's Animal...

The charming town of Limburg in Germany has decided to temporarily stop playing one of the many nursery rhymes their town hall bell plays...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently announced that they will be closing their show after 146 years. Last year, the circus announced that...

Non-profit organization The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) has started a scholarship program this year for students graduating in the US. Two $5,000 scholarships and one $10,000 scholarship...

Switzerland has officially banned the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in the country. The Swiss Federal Council announced last March that they would ban the marketing...

We have turkeys sanctuaries and dog shelters, but have we ever thought of cow sanctuaries? Have we every stopped to think about their similarities to...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working on finding another tool to help reduce the number of animals used in terrifying pesticide tests. It was...

The Japanese government has finally closed down the last fur farm in the country, Otsuka mink farm, located in Niigata, Japan. Many people say...

Several children joined PETA and Swedish animal-protection group Djurens Rätt and gathered in Stockholm to hand deliver a petition that rounded up over 20,000 signatures asking for the...

An enormous 23 lb lobster was fished out of the coast of Eastern Canada near St. Martins, New Brunswick. It stayed at The Alma Lobster Shop,...