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Vegans Are Branding Their Flesh in Leeds

After a protest in Tel Aviv on October 2, 2012, many vegans have had the number '269' tattooed on themselves, in reference to the branding number of a calf that has become something like a Rosa Parks figure for vegans. Now, a bunch of animal rights activists in Leeds, England, have decided to up the ante. Full story

Beat Your Meat: Factory Farmers Want to Choke Their Chickens in Private

In California, cows too sick to walk are being killed and fed to schoolchildren. In Wyoming, video footage has discovered workers at a Tyson supplier kicking live piglets and pummeling mother pigs. These abuses went undiscovered by the USDA. We only know they happened because act… Full story

In China, Tigers Are Being Farmed Like Chickens

Tigers are some of the biggest victims of the wildlife trade, with the rare cats' bones coveted for traditional medicine and their coats prized as rugs. In Vietnam, tiger parts are so valuable that they make better bribes than cash. And in China, they are in such high demand that… Full story

These Boots Are Made for... Torturing Animals

Justice and Richards were allegedly torturing up to two animals per day in their Houston, Texas, home. Richards would pose nude or in a bikini with stiletto heels and mutilate insects, rabbits, mice, a pigeon, fish, lobsters, crabs, dogs and kittens, according to the police. Full story

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What's More Important: Fried Chicken or Animal Rights?

After saving up throughout his entire summer, British teenager Olly Tyler bought (not rented—bought) an $1100 chicken suit and headed to his local KFC to protest. The diners responded by pelting him with packets of sauce and punching him in the head, before tackling him to the gr… Full story