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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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What is Taiwan's Pigs of God weighing contest?
We explain the truth behind the pig-weighing contest.

The 'Five Indicators of Suffering' for Taiwan's dairy cows
EAST urged authorities and processors to set welfare standards as it revealed the results of its investigation into Taiwan's dairy industry.

EAST calls for end to temple turtle abuse
EAST appeals to the authorities and Dayi Temple to end the decades-long basement captivity.
Tap for hens! Sign the petition demanding the government cruel ban battery cages
Speak up for the 39 million hens confined in battery cages in Taiwan.
Liberate hens from cages! Sign the petition now!

Taiwan the first Asian nation to ban seal oil
Taiwan has become the first Asia nation to ban the import and sale of marine mammals and their products

Taiwan's improved shark protection policy makes Taiwan a leader in ocean conservation in Asia
Taiwan's Fisheries Agency will implement "fins-naturally-attached" policy from next year.

Taiwanese government continues to risk the sustainability of its own fishing industry
Greenpeace and EAST call for Taiwan to support marine reserve to protect marine ecosystems.

Taiwan's miracle gone bad: investigation documents widespread cruelty and abuse by authorities
EAST unveils the results of a three-year investigation into animal shelters in Taiwan exposing widespread cruelty and abuse.
Mercy release: virtue or sin? Investigation exposes truth behind lucrative industry
NGOs expose animal suffering and environmental devastation in lucrative mercy release trade.
What is Taiwan's Pigs of God weighing contest?
We explain the truth behind the pig-weighing contest.

The 'Five Indicators of Suffering' for Taiwan's dairy cows
EAST urged authorities and processors to set welfare standards as it revealed the results of its investigation into Taiwan's dairy industry.

EAST calls for end to temple turtle abuse
EAST appeals to the authorities and Dayi Temple to end the decades-long basement captivity.
Tap for hens! Sign the petition demanding the government cruel ban battery cages
Speak up for the 39 million hens confined in battery cages in Taiwan.
Liberate hens from cages! Sign the petition now!

Taiwan the first Asian nation to ban seal oil
Taiwan has become the first Asia nation to ban the import and sale of marine mammals and their products

Taiwan's improved shark protection policy makes Taiwan a leader in ocean conservation in Asia
Taiwan's Fisheries Agency will implement "fins-naturally-attached" policy from next year.

Taiwanese government continues to risk the sustainability of its own fishing industry
Greenpeace and EAST call for Taiwan to support marine reserve to protect marine ecosystems.

Taiwan's miracle gone bad: investigation documents widespread cruelty and abuse by authorities
EAST unveils the results of a three-year investigation into animal shelters in Taiwan exposing widespread cruelty and abuse.
Mercy release: virtue or sin? Investigation exposes truth behind lucrative industry
NGOs expose animal suffering and environmental devastation in lucrative mercy release trade.