Running parallel to Extinction Rebellion, another nascent group, Animal Rebellion, was formed in 2019. Animal Rebellion’s focus is also climate justice with the same civil disobedience tactics and organizational structure. But unlike XR, whose goal is carbon neutrality, Animal Rebellion focuses on a plant-based food system...
The business of wild marine animal exhibitions and performances in aquariums always requires the kidnapping, torture, imprisonment, and abuse of animals. This is no different with XPark in Taoyuan, something that has recently been the object of controversy...
On Christmas Day 2020, after much contention, the lifting of limits on American pork imports was passed by the Legislative Yuan, with KMT lawmakers vowing to continue to oppose pork imports, possibly by way of referendum. More broadly speaking, media coverage and political discussions around the issue of ractopamine and American pork imports to Taiwan have reached the point of absurdity in past weeks...
Cingjing Farm, known as the “Aspen of Taiwan” and managed by the Veterans Affairs Council, has been on the news lately because of a remark from a legislator about a recent petition to end sheep shearing and shepherd dog performances...
Kaohsiung animal liberation activists took a rather unconventional and innovative approach to activism by participating in Kaohsiung City’s Charity Halloween Fantasy Parade that was sponsored by the city’s Youth Bureau...
