Animal Rights News Recap 4/7/2017
Berkeley is officially the second city in the nation to have banned the sale of fur!
Switzerland became the 35th country to ban seal products.
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http://www.peta.org.uk/blog/switzerland-become-35th-country-ban-seal-derived-products/
A mountain lion who spent 20 years chained to a truck and used in an illegal circus has finally been rescued and is just now discovering freedom.
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https://www.thedodo.com/mountain-lion-chained-to-truck-rescued-1466555241.html
DxE activists in Washington, D.C. disrupted the confirmation hearing of Trump's agriculture secretary to speak out against government subsidizing of animal agriculture.
https://www.facebook.com/directactioneverywhere/videos/1508676362496041/
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