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Stop the Cruelty Behind Pork: Groups urge the end of live pig auctions
Taiwan's live pig auction system subjects the animals to extreme cruelty and abuse. The brutal mistreatment endured by approximately 6 million pigs annually in Taiwan before slaughter, including violent electric shocks, whippings, metal branding, and hooking of the snout or dragging by the anus while the animals are still alive.
EAST stages stand-in on presidential boulevard in campaign for battery cage ban
Hundreds of activists stood in the space of an A4 sheet of paper in front of Taiwan's presidential office.
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IKEA Taiwan cage-free shift a boon for Asian cage-free movement
Carrefour Taiwan launches Asia's first private label cage-free egg line
Carrefour Taiwan has launched the first private label cage-free eggs in Asia as part of its four-step cage-free policy.

Just lip service? Iconic Taiwanese xiaolongbao chain Din Tai Fung refuses to abandon cruel cage eggs
EAST demands xiaolongbao chain Din Tai Fung drops cage eggs from its menus in Taiwan.

Matcha fans rejoice! Renowned dessert chain to expand to Taiwan, will use cage-free eggs
Match Prince announces all locally-manufactured products will use cage-free eggs as the chain expands to Taiwan.
No more shows over animal suffering—NGOs appeal for cruelty-free tourism
NGOs in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, UK and US shine a light on marine mammal captivity.

The search for wings of happiness: No shark fin soup at wedding banquets

Major convenience store chains vow to drop shark fin for a more
Taiwan's four largest convenience store chains have vowed to drop shark fin for a more auspicious Lunar New Year.

HSI and EAST praise National Palace Museum for taking shark fin soup off its menus
Humane Society International and EAST praise the National Palace Museum for its momentous decision.

Humane Society International and EAST call on National Palace Museum to drop shark fin
Humane Society International and EAST issue a joint statement to urge Silk Palace at National Palace Museum to stop serving shark fin.

IKEA Taiwan cage-free shift a boon for Asian cage-free movement
Carrefour Taiwan launches Asia's first private label cage-free egg line
Carrefour Taiwan has launched the first private label cage-free eggs in Asia as part of its four-step cage-free policy.

Just lip service? Iconic Taiwanese xiaolongbao chain Din Tai Fung refuses to abandon cruel cage eggs
EAST demands xiaolongbao chain Din Tai Fung drops cage eggs from its menus in Taiwan.

Matcha fans rejoice! Renowned dessert chain to expand to Taiwan, will use cage-free eggs
Match Prince announces all locally-manufactured products will use cage-free eggs as the chain expands to Taiwan.
No more shows over animal suffering—NGOs appeal for cruelty-free tourism
NGOs in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, UK and US shine a light on marine mammal captivity.

The search for wings of happiness: No shark fin soup at wedding banquets

Major convenience store chains vow to drop shark fin for a more
Taiwan's four largest convenience store chains have vowed to drop shark fin for a more auspicious Lunar New Year.

HSI and EAST praise National Palace Museum for taking shark fin soup off its menus
Humane Society International and EAST praise the National Palace Museum for its momentous decision.

Humane Society International and EAST call on National Palace Museum to drop shark fin
Humane Society International and EAST issue a joint statement to urge Silk Palace at National Palace Museum to stop serving shark fin.