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News 21/1/18

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Serbia:

Demi and Dora are looking for a home.

Ready to travel in March.

Please help find them a good home.

They are neutered and weight 8 kg. Around 7 months old.

Thank you!

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Canada:  Ontario man pleads guilty to animal cruelty in deaths of 1,500 pigs

Source – https://globalnews.ca/news/3973988/animal-cruelty-pig-deaths-ontario/

SIMCOE, Ont. – Ontario’s animal welfare agency says a man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in the deaths of more than 1,500 pigs.

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Ben Stein, of Tavistock, Ont., pleaded guilty Thursday in Simcoe, Ont., court to permitting an animal to be in distress, failing to provide adequate sanitary conditions, failing to provide adequate ventilation and failing to provide adequate medical attention.

Stein is to appear in court on April 26 for sentencing.

READ MORE: Ontario man facing animal cruelty charges after more than 1,000 pigs found dead: OSPCA

Ontario SPCA officers went to a pig farm in Langton, about 80 kilometres southeast of London, last February after receiving a concern about the welfare of pigs on the property.

Upon entering a flooded, manure-filled barn in total darkness, the officers discovered dead and dying pigs.

The OSPCA says 1,265 pigs were dead and an additional 250 pigs had to be euthanized on site due to the severe condition in which they were found.

India:  Jallikattu: Five gored to death at Indian bull-taming event

Source – BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42714543

At least five men in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have been gored to death while watching a bull-taming contest known as Jallikattu.

The men were spectators at events held since Sunday. The controversial sport is making a comeback after a ban.

Business Acquisitions of  Vegan Companies Quadrupled in 2017

Source – Live kindly – https://www.livekindly.co/vegan-business-acquisitions-quadrupled/

Why the Global Rise in Vegan and Plant-Based Eating Isn’t A Fad

(600% Increase in U.S. Vegans + Other Astounding Stats)

Source – Food Revolution Network – https://foodrevolution.org/blog/vegan-statistics-global/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=frn_blog_social

Vegan Statistics: Incredible Signs the Global Demand for Plant-Based Foods Is Rising

Another company, international delivery service Just Eat named veganism as a top consumer trend in 2018 — due to a 94% increase in “healthy food ordered.”

And similarly, according to data released by GrubHub, the top takeaway marketplace in the U.S., orders for plant-based food have reached a new high. In particular, users chose vegan food 19% more in the first half of 2017 than in the first half of 2016.

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