Day: December 9, 2023

Farm Animals, General News

USA: Wayne Hsiung Given 90 Jail Term.

After days of discussion, California’s Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Laura Passaglia slapped a high-profile animal rights activist on the wrist with 90 days in jail, followed by an additional two years of probation for his trespassing and conspiracy convictions. 

Wayne Hsiung, animal rights activist, lawyer, and co-founder of the group Direct Action Everywhere, was convicted in November for his extreme antics on poultry farms, and faced up to three years in jail for his convictions. 

Continue reading:

Co-founder of Animal-Rights Group Sentenced to Jail in Poultry Farm Case (msn.com)

Animal rights activist Wayne Hsuing gets 90 days in jail over protests that shut Sonoma farms – CBS San Francisco (cbsnews.com)

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General News, Vivisection

UK: Body Shop Teams Up With CFI Against Animal Testing.

The Body Shop has teamed up with long-term partner Cruelty Free International to reignite its campaign against animal testing.

The UK banned animal testing for make-up and its ingredients in 1998, but the government says it has changed its policy to match rules in the EU where some animal testing is allowed.

To raise awareness of the changes and call for a reinstation of the full ban, The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International have launched a limited-edition version of their iconic heritage ‘Forever Against Animal Testing’ t-shirt. The shirt first appeared when the organisations campaigned on the issue in the early 1990s.

All profits from the sale of the products will go directly to Cruelty Free International to support its work.

Continue reading:

The Body Shop reignites its fight against animal testing
https://www.theretailbulletin.com/health-and-beauty/the-body-shop-reignites-its-fight-against-animal-testing-04-12-2023/

Mark

The Body Shop reignites its fight against animal testing