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Lush animal testing stunt.

Jacqueline volunteered for her starring role in the deliberately shocking performance to underline a campaign aimed at drawing attention to the pain and cruelty inflicted on animals during laboratory tests on cosmetics. Dressed in nothing but a flesh-coloured body stocking, she was put on display in the shop window [...] Read more.

Shocking demo against animal testing in Barcelona, by Animal Equality.

On April 24th, in commemoration of the International Day for Animals in Laboratories, Animal Equality activists protested in front of the "Parc de Recerca Biomedica" in Barcelona carrying out this shocking demonstration against animal testing. Dozens of victims of animal experimentation suffer torture and death every day. [...]. Read more.

Meat Consumption in China Now Double That in the United States.

More than a quarter of all the meat produced worldwide is now eaten in China, and the country's 1.35 billion people are hungry for more. In 1978, China's meat consumption of 8 million tons was one third the U.S. consumption of 24 million tons. Read more.

New undercover investigation reveals shocking brutality at East Anglian Pig Co.

A new Animal Equality undercover investigation exposes the British Pig Industry again, revealing shocking brutality at East Anglian Pig Company (EAP), which is the third largest pork producer and leading supermarket supplier in the UK. Read more.

Interview with an Undercover Investigator Who Risks Arrest Under New "Ag Gag" Laws.

Multiple states have considered "Ag Gag" bills that criminalize investigators who document animal welfare abuses on factory farms. Iowa and Utah are the latest to approve them. Read more.

Life in a zoo? No way to "save" polar bears.

Time is running out for polar bears. According to some estimates, unless we drastically reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions, Arctic summer sea ice could disappear by 2030 - and two-thirds of the world's polar bears could be extinct by mid-century. Read more.

Record Setting Farmed Animal Rescue: Over Four Thousand Hens Saved.

When rescuers first showed up at a Turlock, California egg-farm, men in hazmat suits were gassing hens and dumping their lifeless bodies onto front-loaders. More than 20,000 hens had already starved to death after their owner decided that he didn't want to feed them anymore and walked away. Read more.

Soy and Your Health.

Soy foods have recently enjoyed increasing popularity. Soy foods include soybeans (also called edamame) and any other foods made from soybeans, including soymilk, tofu, tempeh, , miso, and vegetarian meat and dairy substitutes, like soy meats and soy cheeses. Read more.

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