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Viral Video Shows Whale Calf Missing Tail After Getting Trapped in Abandoned Fishing Net
According to Metro, members of the Macuaticos Foundation, a marine conservation organization, filmed a young humpback whale off Colombia’s Pacific coast who appeared to be missing a tail. The whale calf seemed to swim normally through the water, but when the animal dived, one could see a terrifying jagged wound where the calf’s tail should […]
NYC Announces Vegan Pilot Program for City Hospital Patients
A newly announced pilot program by NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and Brooklyn borough president Eric L. Adams will provide intensive support for patients who wish to adopt a healthy plant-based lifestyle. The Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine Program involves helping patients switch to a whole-foods, plant-based diet to improve, and in some cases even reverse, chronic illnesses […]
Breaking! California Legislature Passes Bill to Phase Out Deadly “Driftnets
Just months after Mercy For Animals and the Ban Death Nets coalition released shocking undercover footage exposing the commercial driftnet fishing industry, California lawmakers passed Senate bill 1017 to phase out the use of the nets in the state. Authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), along with over 15 co-authors, the bill is set […]
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