Government

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Israel Bans Fur Sales! A Big Step Towards Banning Fur Globally

A Good Month for Anti-Fur Campaigners Around the World In the last few weeks, there have been very significant advances in the campaign to ban fur globally. On June 2nd, 2021, Estonia passed a law to ban fur farming by 2026, becoming the latest European country that is phasing out this horrific industry.

The Inevitable Rise of Vegan Political Parties

THE TIME OF VEGAN POLITICAL PARTIES HAS ARRIVED Veganism is a socio-political movement and, as such, is part of the political world. Although there have been parties with some vegan-friendly policies and attitudes, only recently have fully vegan political parties begun to appear.

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Landmark Legal Victory for Italian Vegan Teacher

VEGAN TEACHERS ALSO HAVE RIGHTS The advance of the Vegan Rights cause continues. A judge in the city of Bologna, Italy has ruled in favor of an Italian vegan teacher who took her local municipality to court for failing to provide her vegan options in her school’s canteen.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC.
Help Us Hire Vegan Lobbyists NOW!

YOU CAN HELP HIRE VEGAN LOBBYISTS If you really want to create change, a great place to start is inside the U.S. Capitol building, talking to members of Congress and their staff. Now, there’s an ambitious plan to get pro-vegan lobbyists into the halls of Congress to counteract the enormous power of the meat/dairy and pharmaceutical industries.

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Meet the Man Who Made “Veganism” a Protected Class in UK!

How Jordi Made Veganism akin to Religion in England Jordi Casamitjana didn’t plan to get fired, let alone go to court over being an ethical vegan. But his historic case has redefined the fight for animal rights.   Jordi argued that he was fired from his job at an anti-hunting organization in England after telling work colleagues that the group’s pension funds invested in companies that experiment on animals.

You Can Save America’s Horses from Slaughter!

America’s Horses Under Attack! Jane UnChained LIVETALK withAnimal Wellness Foundation! Marty Irby brings us up to date on proposed new federal laws to stop the horror of shipping 70,000 American horses a year to Mexico and Canada for slaughter!

Plant-Based Meals May Be In Schools Soon!

We are LIVE at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, where AB479: Healthy, Climate-Friendly School Meals bill, sponsored by California Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and Assemblymember Ash Kalra and co-sponsored by Social Compassion In Legislation, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and Friends of the Earth U.S.

The FDA’s War on Veganism!

#JaneUnChained #LIVETALK on the Food and Drug Administration‘s war on veganism. The US government is trying to BAN the use of terms like soy milk & almond milk, as the government shills for a collapsing dairy industry. Time to fight back, as Farm Sanctuary‘s Gene Baur joins Advancing Law for Animals‘ campaign to keep America’s freedom of speech and labeling intact!

Why Do Rabbits Think These People are Heroes?

#JaneUnChained #LIVE at Social Compassion In Legislation’s 2019 kickoff! This group, with teamwork from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, was behind the amazing Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act and has big plans to stop animal abuse in 2019! This past year they also passed another bill that requires vegan options in hospitals and prisons.

ALDF Fights Animal Welfare Information Blackout!

BREAKING NEWS from Animal Legal Defense Fund’s (ALDF) attorney Chris Berry. He brings us the latest in the ongoing legal battle to end the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) animal welfare information blackout! This is a crucial battle for voiceless animals trapped in factory farms and laboratories!