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The Dutch government has agreed that all mink fur farms will close permanently by March 2021. Mink fur farming was first banned in 2013 and a complete phase-out planned for 2024. But the ban will...

A new report reveals the COVID-19 outbreak has sparked an increase in veganism among millennial Brits. Market research firm Mintel conducted the study. It found 25 percent of Brits between the ages of 21 and...

A black rhinoceros calf cries out into the night in terror as poachers hack the horn from her still-breathing mother. In terror, the baby runs into the bushes away from the horror and the...

Sales of tofu have skyrocketed in the US amidst the coronavirus pandemic. As COVID-19 outbreaks pop up in meat processing facilities across the nation, a number of plants were forced to close or reduce operations....

Coronavirus infection rates at meat processing plants and slaughterhouses are nearly double the national average, Bloomberg reports. Some of the nation's largest meat processing facilities, operated by JBS, Tyson, and Cargill, have become epicenters for...

(Updated May 11, 2020) | The COVID-19 pandemic could cost the meat industry billions of dollars in economic damages, according to a new study. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) commissioned the study—which was led...

Ashanti has provided vegan meat breakfasts and face masks to doctors, nurses, and other frontline workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, who doesn't eat meat, teamed up with Dunkin' Donuts to deliver...

(Updated April 29, 2020) | Meat processing plant workers are pushing back at President Donald Trump's executive order to remain open during the novel coronavirus pandemic. "All I know is, this is crazy to me,...

Social media and the news outlets have been saturated with coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Information about COVID-19 infection rates and the mounting death toll has cast a dark shadow around the world. But,...

Pork giant Smithfield is facing a lawsuit over its failure to protect meat plant workers from coronavirus. Together with the Rural Community Workers Alliance, an anonymous worker at the brand's Milan, Missouri, pork plant filed...

The city of Pamplona in Spain has cancelled its annual “Running of the Bulls” event amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The event, part of the week-long festival of San Fermín, was scheduled to take place...

Merchants are reopening wet market stalls in Wuhan, China following a months-long lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Vendors say they are now struggling to stay afloat due to the negative...

(Updated April 27, 2020) | Tyson Foods just announced it has closed its largest pork processing factory indefinitely amid the coronavirus outbreak. The closure of the plant—which is located in Waterloo, Iowa—comes after the county's...

Cargill Ltd. will temporarily shut down its beef plant located in High River, Alberta. The closure comes after more than 350 workers tested positive for COVID-19. The Canadian subsidiary of the Minneapolis-based multinational agribusiness Cargill...

The Trump administration just announced a multi-billion dollar bailout for the meat and dairy industries. It plans on buying nearly $16 billion worth of meat and milk from U.S. farmers struggling to stay afloat...

(Updated May 5, 2020) | The U.S. may face widespread meat shortages as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Major retailers including Costco and Kroger have restricted meat purchases, likely anticipating shortages. Costco announced...

The Vancouver Aquarium may close permanently in the upcoming months due to a lack of revenue. The Ocean Wise Conservation Association—which runs the facility—revealed it had been forced to lay off 60 percent of its...