{"id":766528,"date":"2022-01-01T08:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T13:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=766528"},"modified":"2022-01-01T08:38:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T13:38:37","slug":"10-major-victories-for-animal-rights-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=766528","title":{"rendered":"ROAD TO FREEDOM: 10 major victories for animal rights in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>From fox hunting to fois gras and dog races to dolphin displays, animal welfare is on the up this year.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>ELISA ALLEN:<\/strong> These past 12 months have been quite a rollercoaster ride. But while we adjusted to the \u201cnew normal\u201d, animal rights campaigners made huge strides \u2013 giving us hope that a kinder, more considerate post-pandemic world is emerging. From dog races to dolphin displays, fur farms to fox hunting, here are just some of the ways in which the world has changed for the better this year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Tougher sentences for animal abusers were rolled out: <\/strong>Cruelty to\u00a0animals now carries a prison sentence of up to five years in England and Wales \u2013 up from a pitiful maximum of six months&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>The fur industry took a massive hit: <\/strong>Israel made history by becoming the first country in the world to ban the sale of fur \u2013 paving the way for other countries to follow suit&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>China ended mandatory cosmetics testing: <\/strong>China dropped animal testing requirements for imported general cosmetics&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>European Parliament voted to replace animal tests: <\/strong>In a monumental, precedent-setting decision, the European Parliament voted to develop an action plan that will advance science and end experiments on animals&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Vegan food \u2013 we\u2019re lovin\u2019 it: <\/strong>Fast-food chain McDonald\u2019s made plant-based food even more accessible by rolling out a McPlant vegan burger across the UK this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/animal-cruelty-peta-live-export-ban-fur-foie-gras-b1982251.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8qTnohnzgzI\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCLJxbyhKkE\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ko9diP8At3U\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELISA ALLEN: These past 12 months have been quite a rollercoaster ride. 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