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about his experiences ethical vegan a personal and political journey to change the world which was published this month he says the lacs has since changed its auto enroll pension arrangements to make them ethical 2 france moves to ban mass live shredding of male chicks january among the dirtiest secrets of the egg industry is that every year it kills 7 billion of the male chicks it breeds shortly after they hatch and one of the most widespread methods for killing the chicks is to dump them in machines called macerators horrific devices that shred the birds to pieces while they are still conscious animal advocates worldwide have been agitating for an end to this practice for decades and now france will become one of the first countries to halt it when the ban goes into effect sometime in 2021 3 mexico bill to ban cosmetic testing on animals passes first stage march with each country that outlaws cosmetics testing on animals the world grows one step closer to a global ban on this insidious practice mexico announced this year that its senate had voted unanimously to ban such testing if the law passes it will make mexico the 40 th country and the first in north america to prohibit testing cosmetics on animals the bill will next be considered in the lower house in the mexican legislature the chamber of deputies 4 chicago bans horse drawn carriages april as of january 1 2021 chicago will join many other cities around the world that have abolished the use of horse drawn carriages these carriages which often take tourists through busy traffic in all kinds of weather have meant tremendous suffering for horses we re very thankful said jodie wiederkehr executive director of the chicago alliance for animals a grassroots organization that has been agitating for an end to the horse drawn carriage trade for years we re very proud of our grassroots work we did all this work on our own time with no pay the city council approved an ordinance to halt the issuance of new licenses and prohibit the city from renewing any of the 10 existing carriage licenses which will expire at the end of the year read my interview with jodie here 5 calgary stampede cancelled april one of the first signs of the year that the coronavirus pandemic might offer a silver lining to animals came with the announcement that there would be no calgary stampede in 2020 canada s century old event attracts more than a million visitors a year who come to see a wide variety of rodeo style events including bull riding steer wrestling and the notorious chuckwagon races which have killed more than 70 horses since they began keeping track in 1986 unfortunately we ll probably see a calgary stampede event in 2021 also in april news came that the coronavirus would mean the cancellation of the running of the bulls spectacle held every july in pamplona spain 6 thanks to sheltering in place animal shelters are empty april many people saw the era of social isolation as the ideal time to rescue a dog or cat leading shelters across the country to report a significant increase in the number of animals they were able to adopt out or place in foster homes adoption rates have skyrocketed said one shelter administrator dogs are being adopted quickly and all the dogs we sent into temporary foster homes about 70 when we closed in march were adopted rescue groups are seeing a similar increase foster dogs inc a new york based nonprofit that helps get dogs out of shelters and into foster homes says that last year they had about 140 applications a month that increased to 3 000 this year 7 could lockdown be the death of bullfighting in spain may bullfighting was already struggling to remain relevant when the coronavirus hit spain this year long a target of animal rights campaigners the blood sport attracts fewer and fewer spectators especially among young spaniards who question the link between culture and the killing of bulls a poll in may found that nearly half of spaniards want bullfighting banned with the country on lockdown matadors and torture fans alike were forced to stay home for much of the year which was a huge economic blow to the industry it could be that the coronavirus will do what animal rights activists have not been able to and the bullfighting industry has asked the government for financial assistance click here to add your name to the petition urging spain not to use public funds to subsidize bullfighting 8 australia s ban on animal testing for cosmetics comes into effect july perhaps you heard that on july 1 2020 australia s industrial chemicals act 2019 came into force the act restricts the use of new animal test data for cosmetics safety testing from this date any new industrial chemicals solely used in cosmetics cannot use new animal test data to prove safety whether the chemicals are being manufactured in or imported into australia while this sounds great in practice the country falls short on a total animal testing ban for example in the case of multi use substances used in cosmetics as well as other products such as household cleaners paints and air freshener companies may still submit new animal test data under certain circumstances it also only applies to chemical ingredients used in cosmetic products not the products themselves and it permits products sold in china where tests on animals are mandated by law for imported and special use cosmetics to be sold in australia provided companies also demonstrate equivalent non animal test data where appropriate 9 colombia to become first south american country to ban animal testing for cosmetics august a stronger ban on animal testing may be the one passed in colombia this year and set to take effect in 2024 while that s a long time to wait and will mean the suffering of many more animals at least this one applies to ingredients and cosmetics products regardless if they were imported or manufactured in colombia 10 poland the world s third largest fur producer votes to ban fur farming september for years poland has had the dubious distinction of being one of the biggest killers of animals for fur an estimated 6 million minks ranking just after china and denmark campaigners in poland have long agitated for the closure of polish fur farms and they hope to secure a victory soon in september photos and video footage taken by an activist working undercover on a polish mink farm were released and revealed appalling suffering soon after a bill came up in the lower house of the polish parliament and supported by the country s ruling party that advanced animal protection legislation to ban breeding animals for fur as well as ritual slaughter for exports and the use of wild animals in circuses not everyone in the polish government supports the bill however and it s gotten quite a bit of pushback from the agricultural industry which fears it could somehow hurt the meat trade and from those who see fur farming as a cultural issue the bill next goes to the senate though sadly the draft legislation for the ban does not include rabbits in november polish president andrzej duda said he strongly opposes the ban 11 buddy the beefalo who escaped slaughter still on the lam november yes there were bigger news stories of the year stories in which more animals were affected but the saga of a lone beefalo a cross between a cow and a buffalo captured the public s imagination and had even meat eaters advocating for his freedom it began on august 3 when the beefalo later dubbed buddy escaped from a transport truck as he was being moved into a connecticut slaughterhouse eluding all attempts to catch him buddy roamed the forested hills of litchfield county and was big news by the end of the month plymouth police used various traps and drones but buddy outsmarted them in september the plymouth police union set up a fundraiser to buy buddy from the farmer who owned him and thus ensure the animal would not be sent to slaughter the police say that buddy will go to a sanctuary for farmed animals in florida if they ever catch him 12 uk dairy farms have a year to stop killing male calves december a cruel and common practice in the dairy industry is to kill newborn male calves since they don t lactate new rules mean the uk s dairy farmers will have until the end of 2021 to prove they no longer do this advancements in technology mean farmers can use sexed semen to reduce the number of male calves born an estimated 60 000 male calves are now killed on farm in the uk every year this was also the year that activist regan russell was killed regan had been campaigning for animal rights since 1979 she was also active for women s rights and the black lives matter movement on the morning of friday june 19 2020 she was attending a peaceful demonstration outside a pig slaughterhouse in the canadian city of burlington ontario she was standing outside the slaughterhouse entrance waiting to give water to pigs being brought in on one of the hottest days of the year when the driver of an animal transport truck suddenly accelerated turned in her direction and ran her over he went straight at her said one witness regan s death came two days after the passage of bill 156 ag gag legislation intended to prevent activists from among other things showing compassion to thirsty pigs by giving them water as they are transported to slaughter after a comprehensive investigation local police determined that the truck driver did not hit regan intentionally and he was charged with careless driving causing death basically a traffic ticket regan s death is the subject of a new documentary short by earthlings filmmaker shaun monson there was a killing other stories of the year worth noting golden globes go vegan january cows communicate using unique voices january 12 rabbits rescued from medical testing laboratory january borden files for bankruptcy january ben jerry s will no longer claim their ice cream comes from happy cows january u s states join global push to ban animal tested cosmetics february 13 year old animal activist genesis butler named marvel hero february maryland ban on sale of dogs cats in pet stores upheld february deer rips into hunter s face march cow has avoided police capture for months in south florida march canada goose will stop using new fur april china signals end to dog meat consumption by humans april slaughterhouses close due to covid 19 april shenzhen becomes first chinese city to ban consumption of cats and dogs april usda agrees to limit wildlife kill program in 10 california counties april former pork farmer rescues pigs now april duck market closes may alderman moves to close legal loophole in chicago s puppy mill ordinance may dutch mps vote to close mink farms after virus cases june glaxosmithkline halts its use of near drowning test june china increases protections for pangolins june dolphins learn how to use tools from peers just like great apes june ban on sale of animals in pet stores passes new york senate july lockdowns spared millions of animals from becoming roadkill july san francisco fur ban upheld as challenge is dismissed july 2 rescued pigs honor the memory of slain animal rights activist regan russell july reno city council bans dog and cat sales july germany bans sow stalls july ringling s retired circus elephants to move to conservation center september grizzly bear kills hunter september nordstrom to stop selling fur and exotic animal skin products september governor signs bill banning sales of dogs cats and rabbits in california september czech republic bans cages for egg laying hens september france to ban use of wild animals in circuses marine parks september france to ban mink fur farming september clothing store winners going fur free across canada after animal rights protests october san antonio bans pet store sales of dogs from breeders october israel moves to ban immoral animal fur trade october world s biggest fur auction house plans to liquidate assets november turkey s animal rights legislation underway november fur industry faces uncertain future due to covid november gray wolves will be reintroduced in colorado november new zealand high court rules farrowing crates for pigs unlawful november world s loneliest elephant moving to sanctuary with help from cher november england and wales to ban live animal exports in european first december bees witnessed using tools in nature for the first time december u s house votes to ban trade in big cats as pets and as props for roadside zoos december young ravens rival adult chimps in a big test of general intelligence december goat who escaped being auctioned for slaughter in october is reunited with mother and brother at sanctuary december thai rescuer gives cpr to baby elephant hit by motorbike december how a small group of grassroots activists helped secure chicago s ban on horse drawn carriages may 1 2020 in uncategorized tags animal activim chicago alliance for animals horse drawn carriage jodie wiederkehr partnership to ban horse carriages worldwide 2 comments beginning january 1 2021 the streets of chicago are going to look a little more animal friendly gone will be the horse drawn carriage operators who have been plying their cruel trade in the windy city for 150 years on april 24 the chicago city council voted to ban them chicago joins other cities in banning horse drawn carriages including las vegas and reno nevada salt lake city utah santa fe new mexico biloxi mississippi camden new jersey and several cities in florida despite years of protesting horse drawn carriages still operate in new york city instrumental in getting the ban passed was the chicago alliance for animals caa for more than three years this grassroots animal advocacy organization frequently documented horses being denied water and forced to pull carriages in heavy traffic through extreme heat thunderstorms and blizzards they lobbied lawmakers to support the ban and now that the ban has passed they are liaising with reputable sanctuaries to arrange homes for the horses if their owners choose to allow them the safe and peaceful retirement they deserve jodie wiederkehr caa s executive director and founder of the partnership to ban horse carriages worldwide took some time to answer my questions about her work and the group s remarkable campaign what inspired you to become an animal activist i ve cared deeply about animals since i was very young i remember at around the age of nine or 10 my father was yelling for me to come inside on christmas eve i was sitting outside in the snow next to the kennel of our neighbor s little terrier dog who had nothing but a barren dog house and frozen water i would bring him treats and fresh water while inside in our cozy finished basement with a roaring fire we ate a big dinner and a lot of cookies and candy and then opened presents all the while i thought about cinnamon all alone in the cold that love of animals stayed with me all 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