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ZARA's Latest Collection Embraces Vegan Pineapple Leather
The PIÑATEX x ZARA collection of sneakers, sandals and accessories are made using a sustainable, cruelty-free pineapple-based material.
Petition Update: Horses Are Also Being Killed for the Donkey Skin Trade, Study Finds
As donkey populations plummet due to the demand for their hides, ejiao producers are duping customers by using gelatin from other species including horses, cows, and pigs.
This Startup is Making Fungi-based Biomaterials to Replace Both Animal Leather and Meat
The former Hyundai spin-off company Mycel has raised $10 million to develop its groundbreaking mycelium biomaterial that can be used to replace animal products across various industries, including food, fashion, and cosmetics.
Could This Microalgae Oil Protect Orangutans from the Palm Oil Industry?
Scientists have created a healthier, more sustainable substitute for palm oil that doesn’t destroy the tropical rainforest habitat of endangered orangutans.
‘Virtual Fish’ Could Save Animals from Chemical Toxicity Tests
Scientists in Switzerland are developing a groundbreaking biomedical research method that doesn’t expose live fish to cruel laboratory experiments.
Malta Bans Fur Farming and Foie Gras Production
The Mediterranean country is the latest to ban the force-feeding of ducks for their livers and the slaughter of animals for their fur.
World’s Largest Vegan Grocery Store Has Just Launched in the U.S.
PlantX is striving to make sustainable, plant-based eating more accessible with the opening of its 6000-square-foot superstore located in Chicago.
Europe’s First Cultivated Fish Products Have Arrived
Bluu Seafood's fish fingers and fish balls, produced without slaughtering a single animal, are Europe's first market-ready cell-based seafood products.
Nearly All Newborn Sea Turtles in Florida Are Female Due To Warming Climate
Experts fear the climate crisis will cause a “sharp decline” in sea turtle populations as the lack of newborn males is already affecting breeding seasons - with one wildlife center finding no male sea turtles for the last four years.
Climate Crisis is Killing 20 Times More Elephants than Poachers in Kenya
As the country’s worst drought in forty years dries out rivers, watering holes, and grasslands, more than 179 elephants have already succumbed to dehydration and starvation.
This 3D-Printed Vegan Turkey Burger is Grilled by an AI Robot Chef
Meat-free brand SavorEat is taking the future of food to the next level with the launch of their latest 3D-printed vegan turkey and pork burgers that are catered to the diner’s cooking, protein, and fat content preferences by a robot chef.
How This Designer is Creating Vegan Exotic Leather Using Leucaena Tree Pods
New vegetal leather alternative Leukeather - which uses discarded pods, biotechnology, and a circular economy strategy - has the potential to save the millions of ‘exotic’ animals killed for their skins.
NASA is Testing this Vegan Fungi Protein Bioreactor in Space
The novel bioreactor will grow Fy, Nature’s Fynd’s nutritional fungi protein, which was born out of research conducted for NASA on microbes with origins in Yellowstone National Park.
“Normal, or With Meat?”: Burger King Austria Makes Meat-Free Burgers The Default
The provocative new campaign makes meat-free versions of the brand’s classic menu items the ‘new normal’, with customers now having to specifically request meat.
American Party Boaters “Terrifying” Rays and Sharks in Bahamian Waters
Species Unite founder Elizabeth Novogratz recently joined the Bahamas’ ‘stingray whisperer,’ Keith Cooper, to witness the destruction being caused by these illegal boaters.
Petition Update: America's Dog Import Restrictions Loosened - but it's Not Enough
The ban, which came into effect last year, saw dogs from more than 100 countries prohibited from being brought into the U.S. amid rabies concerns, affecting service members, expats, and rescue organizations.
Medical Research Pushes The Long-Tailed Macaque into the Category of “Endangered” Status For The First Time
The demand for primates in international laboratories is fueling unprecedented levels of hunting and trapping, causing wild macaque populations to plummet drastically.
4,000 Beagles are Looking for their Forever Homes after Being Rescued from "Horror" Medical Research Breeding Facility
If you're interested in adopting or fostering a beagle from the Envigo facility, you can contact one of the shelter or rescue partners of The Humane Society of the United States.
Eye-Opening New Documentary Warns of “The End of Medicine”
Executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, the new feature-length film explores the link between our treatment of animals and the dangers of antibiotics and future pandemics.
11 Wild Horses Including a Four-Month-Old Foal Die During Bureau of Land Management Roundup in Nevada
353 wild horses also lost their freedom as part of the BLM’s relentless efforts to remove at least 22,000 federally-protected wild horses and burros this year from public lands to make way for animal agriculture.