Animal Agriculture

Gene Baur at Farm Sanctuary
Happy Birthday to Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary

Happy Birthday to Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary, who celebrates his 62nd birthday by reminiscing with UnchainedTV about his achievements in animal advocacy Los Angeles, July 18th, 2024 — UnchainedTV is thrilled to join in celebrating the remarkable life and legacy of Gene Baur, the co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary.

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Humans & Other Animals! Film Premieres in July

Get your tickets NOW to the new film, Humans & Other Animals! It’s by the filmmaker who brought us Speciesism: The Movie and debuts across the US starting July 12th.   Hollywood, July 5th , 2024 — Award-winning filmmaker Mark DeVries, who created the hit documentary Speciesism: The Movie, has a brand new film called Humans & Other Animals!

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Misinformation to Demonize Vegan Food Exposed in New Report

A new report by the Freedom Food Alliance exposes a campaign of misinformation, run by the animal agriculture industry, aiming to demonize vegan food Los Angeles, June 10th, 2024 — The noticeable rise of veganism in the last few decades has triggered a response, a highly organized misinformation campaign by the animal agriculture industry aimed at stopping the plant-based movement in its tracks.

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The Horror of Octopus Farms Sparks a Plan to Stop Them

As alarm grows over the prospect of a massive octopus farm in Spain, a California nonprofit has a plan to stop it from ever happening.  Los Angeles, May 12th, 2024 — Scientists, environmentalists and animal lovers have expressed horror and alarm over plans by a Spanish company to create a huge octopus farm in the Canary Islands that would reportedly grow and slaughter a million octopuses a year.

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Will Sonoma County Voters Ban Large Animal Factories called CAFOs?

Help put an end to large-scale animal factories! Sonoma County, California, could lead the nation by becoming the first U.S. county to ban Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) through a popular vote. More than 37,185 residents have already backed this initiative, showing their support for sustainable and humane farming practices.

Inside South Korea’s Ban on the Dog Meat Trade

After a long pressure campaign from the Korean animal rights movement, South Korea’s parliament passed a new law that bans dog meat starting in 2027. Here’s how it happened.  Los Angeles, January 22nd, 2024 — There were tears and cheers, hugs and speeches as a long-held dream to end the dog meat trade became reality for the dozens of animal activists gathered on the steps of South Korea’s parliament building on January 9th, 2024.

Persecuted Sanctuary Owner Tracy Murphy Speaks After Gag Order Lifted

Her gag order finally lifted, Tracy Murphy, the founder of Asha’s Farm Animal Sanctuary, speaks to UnchainedTV about her ordeal and persecution for having helped two wandering cows. Los Angeles, December 29, 2023 — Finally, after suffering in silence for more than a year, Tracy Murphy’s gag order was recently lifted and she was able to speak to UnchainedTV about her bizarre and gut-wrenching ordeal.

The Next Girl: Female Vegan Filmmakers’ Powerful New Movie

An all-female team of vegan filmmakers has created a groundbreaking, award-winning, 15-minute film titled “The Next Girl” that is now streaming on UnchainedTV Los Angeles, December 26th, 2023 — VKind Studios has produced a poignant 15-minute film created by an all-female team of vegan filmmakers, that’s now streaming for free on UnchainedTV.

Wayne Hsiung and his dog companion Julie
Wayne Hsiung Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial

The animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation for three trespass-related convictions in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial Los Angeles, December 1, 2023 — On November 30th, Wayne Hsiung, the attorney and co-founder of the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two-years probation in the Sonoma Open Rescue Trial involving mass actions to rescue suffering chickens and ducks from two animal factories.

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Wayne Hsiung Found GUILTY in the Sonoma Rescue Trial

The vegan activist Wayne Hsiung was found guilty of three charges of ‘trespass’ and ‘conspiracy to commit trespass’ in the Sonoma Rescue Trial, while the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict for a fourth charge. Los Angeles, November 3, 2023 — Wayne Hsiung, the attorney and co-founder of the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), was found guilty of three of four charges in the Sonoma Rescue trial and immediately sent to jail with no bail.