Government

Free from Harm's Robert Grillo gets arrested at a Congressional hearing on the farm bill.
The Farm Bill Battle: Exposing the Hidden Costs of Animal Agriculture

The Farm Bill Battle in Congress: Activists face arrest as they expose the environmental, animal welfare and economic costs of subsidizing animal agriculture. Los Angeles, August 22, 2024 — As the United States Congress debates the renewal of the Farm Bill, a significant battle is unfolding over the future of food and agriculture in America.

Delilah the lab cat
The Fight to End Taxpayer-Funded Cat Torture

How one rescued lab cat exposed taxpayer-funded cat torture in the United States Los Angeles, August 22, 2024 — In a remarkable show of resilience and hope, a cat named Delilah has become the symbol of a nationwide campaign against the horrific practice of taxpayer-funded cat torture in laboratories.

Bainbridge demo PETA
Outrage Over Proposed Georgia Monkey Prison

A project to build a massive monkey prison in Georgia, where monkeys would be bred for vivisection labs, faces increasingly strong opposition from local residents Los Angeles, March 12th, 2024 — Residents of Bainbridge, Georgia, are expressing outrage over plans to build a massive laboratory monkey-breeding facility in their small city.

Rajeshwar Singh
Safe and Just Report Offers Cop28 Real Solutions to Climate Crisis

Celebrities, including Moby, have endorsed The Plant Based Treaty’s Safe and Just Report launched at a press conference in Dubai during COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day. December 11th, 2023 —  Dubai, UAE — The Plant Based Treaty’s Safe and Just Report represents an urgent demand that the world’s governments change their current approach to food systems by moving past what organizers describe as “carbon tunnel vision” which ignores animal agriculture’s substantial role in climate change.

Youth Steering Committee at Washington DC
Why The Youth Steering Committee Wants Politicians to Support Plant-Based Foods

Youth Steering Committee members urge government officials to promote plant-based foods and stop pushing pro meat and dairy policies that threaten their futures by worsening the climate and human health  Los Angeles, September 14, 2023 — For a second year, a group of students belonging to the Youth Steering Committee (YSC) have traveled to Washington DC to talk to Senators, House Representatives, and other government officials urging them to stop subsidizing animal agriculture and start allowing more plant-based foods and dairy-free milk into America’s school systems.

primate breeding center group macaques © Jo-Anne McArthur We Animals Media
PETA Pledges ONE Million Dollars to Save a Thousand Monkeys

PETA pledges one million dollars to save a thousand Cambodian monkeys, that PETA charges were illegally imported, and asks the public to help with signatures Los Angeles, April 8th, 2023 — The fate of 1,000 monkeys, that PETA says were illegally imported into the United States, is now in the hands of the US Government.

Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
Edinburgh, the Capital of Scotland, Has Endorsed The Plant Based Treaty

Edinburgh has become the first capital city in Europe to endorse the Plant Based Treaty to address the impact of animal agriculture on the global climate crisis   Edinburgh, January 18, 2023 — The City of Edinburgh Council, Scotland, UK, has endorsed the Plant Based Treaty, becoming the first major European city to join this campaign to tackle the meat industry’s massive role in the climate emergency.

Plant Based Treaty 1.5 logo with vegan food in city background
Plant Based Treaty Urges Cities & Institutions: Go Vegan

The Plant Based Treaty urges cities and institutions to take real action to address meat’s role in the climate crisis.  Los Angeles, January 16, 2023 — To spur institutions into urgent action, the Canadian-based vegan campaigning group Plant Based Treaty is starting 2023 with a new focus.

Vegan Senator Cory Booker
Senator Cory Booker Announces New Farmed Animal Welfare Legislation

Indianapolis, Indiana, December 28 11:30pm    New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, the first vegan member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced a new piece of farmed animal welfare legislation, the Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act (IAA).  The IAA is a bill created, in part, as a response to what critics have described as the horrific treatment of pigs, chickens, turkeys and cows during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the early months of the pandemic, Covid-ridden slaughterhouses were temporarily shut down, and the USDA provided aid to livestock companies in the mass killing (referred to as “depopulation”) of millions of animals, meaning that taxpayer dollars supported these acts.

Mice in lab being tested
The New FDA Modernization Act Is Now The Law!

The New FDA Modernization Act, eliminating the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that new drugs be tested on animals, has been now signed into law. Los Angeles, December 26, 2022 2:30pm — After a long-fought campaign by a coalition of animal protection organizations, The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 has now become law, passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed into law by the President of the United States as part of the omnibus spending bill.  Supporters are declaring this the most crucial milestone for the anti-vivisection movement ever, as it removes its biggest obstacle: U.S.