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Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are producing a new film about zoonotic diseases. The documentary, "The End of Medicine," explores how zoonotic diseases—such as the coronavirus—from animals pose a greater threat to humanity than climate...

Joaquin Phoenix is urging slaughterhouse workers to report instances of abuse. The award-winning vegan actor has partnered with animal law advocacy organization Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) for its "Report Animal Ag" campaign. According to...

Academy Award-winning actor and vegan activist Joaquin Phoenix attended a vigil for Regan Russell, an activist who was killed outside of a Toronto pig slaughterhouse. The actor joined more than 100 people at Farmer John's...

Vegan power couple Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara just partnered with Beyond Meat to give plant-based meals to vulnerable communities during the pandemic. The plant-based meat company launched the Feed a Million+ campaign last month....

Vegan power couple Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are reportedly expecting their first baby together. Mara, who got engaged to Phoenix last year, "may be as far as six months along," reports Page Six. The duo...

Vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix has gained notable popularity within the animal rights community due to his impassioned activism. Phoenix is also a well-known name in many households thanks to his illustrious acting career. The actor...

Vegan actor and animal rights advocate Joaquin Phoenix is urging people to virtually adopt a cow for Mother's Day. Earlier this year, the "Joker" star rescued a cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse in...

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are speaking out about factory farming amid the coronavirus outbreak and the backlash against wet markets. The pandemic is believed to have started at a wet market in Wuhan,...

Joaquin Phoenix spent his weekend grilling vegan barbecue from Crossroads Kitchen. Due to lockdown measures, the LA-based vegan restaurant has closed for dine-in customers. A few weeks ago, it began offering plant-based meal kits for...

It's time to bid March 2020 farewell. This month, the coronavirus pandemic took hold of daily news cycles everywhere. Infections rose to the hundreds of thousands. China banned the sale and consumption of wild...

Los Angeles-based animal rights nonprofits LA Animal Save and Animal Alliance Network just launched new anti-meat billboards and bench ads featuring Oscar winner and vegan activist, Joaquin Phoenix. The organizations posted photos of the new...

Once January is over, it feels like the months go by in an instant. However brief, February was an exciting month for plant-based news. "Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix's Oscars speech talking about exploitation within the...

In response to Joaquin Phoenix's latest Oscars speech, David Finlay, an organic dairy farmer in Scotland, says his industry "can learn a lot from vegans." Finlay made the comments in an opinion piece he authored...

Oscar winner and longtime vegan Joaquin Phoenix is serving as an executive producer on a new documentary about pig sentience.  Called "Gunda," the documentary—created by award-winning Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky—examines the daily life of a...

Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix didn't just talk about the atrocities of factory farming during his Oscars speech. Just a few hours later, the "Joker" star rescued a cow and her calf from those...

Vegan Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has praised Joaquin Phoenix's Oscars acceptance speech and said he's leading "the way for the world." The racing car driver shared a clip of Phoenix's speech on Instagram. The...

Lena Dunham says Joaquin Phoenix's Oscars speech made her go vegan. The actor, director, and writer shared a video of the "Joker" star's Oscars acceptance speech on Twitter. Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best...

Actor Joaquin Phoenix condemned the dairy industry in his Best Actor acceptance speech at the 92nd Academy Awards. Phoenix won the Oscar for his performance in "Joker." "I think at times we feel or are...

Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix starred in a new short film about the meat and dairy industry's impact on the climate. "Guardians of Life" is set in an emergency room, where a medical team led by...

Joaquin Phoenix joined an animal rights protest in London ahead of Sunday night's British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) ceremony. The vegan actor is up for best leading actor for his starring role in Todd...

On the heels of his appearance at the Los Angeles Animal Save Pig Vigil just hours after winning the Screen Actors Guild Best Actor award for his role in "Joker," another high-profile awards season...