Mission Complete: Big Dog Ranch rescues final 155 beagles from Ridglan Farms
Mission Complete: Big Dog Ranch rescues final 155 beagles from Ridglan Farms
The final release of 155 beagles marks the end of a massive rescue effort that began on April 29 and resulted in 2,115 beagles being relocated from the Wisconsin facility to safety. Big Dog Ranch Rescue founder Lauree Simmons said the rescue is celebrating the end of dog operations at Ridglan Farms, but the organization plans to continue pushing for an end to the use of dogs in laboratory testing. ‘We will not stop fighting until dogs confined in breeding and testing facilities are safe’. GRACE BELLINHAUSEN: The final 155 beagles have been rescued from Ridglan Farms, bringing a months-long mission […]
‘The Beast & The Shepherd’: What happens when a shepherd can no longer bear the fate of his own animals?
‘The Beast & The Shepherd’: What happens when a shepherd can no longer bear the fate of his own animals?
In a remote corner of rural France, a shepherd grows deeply attached to his lambs and struggles with the prospect of sending them to slaughter. Torn between compassion and tradition, he reaches out to an animal rights activist (269 Libération Animale) whose views challenge everything he has known. Together, they work in secret to save a few lives, forging an unlikely alliance. WE ANIMALS: “The Beast & The Shepherd” is a powerful new film from award-winning filmmaker and photojournalist Rebecca Loviconi. In a remote corner of rural France, a shepherd grows deeply attached to his lambs and struggles with the prospect […]
‘Mommy’ Un-Dearest: Are vegan influencers a necessary evil?
‘Mommy’ Un-Dearest: Are vegan influencers a necessary evil?
Creating social media content shouldn’t be every single vegan’s main form of activism, but vegan influencers do have an important role in helping create a vegan future. It’s okay to hate social media, and the culture around it, but it would be foolish to completely dismiss it. It can be a powerful tool for creating more vegans and plant-based eaters, and influence more people to be kinder to animals. TRACY.3: It’s happened again. Another popular content creator has made a “Why I’m No Longer Vegan” video. This time, it’s Mommy Tang, who now goes by Love Soo on social media… is […]
