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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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Bad eggs: curbing the spread of cruel cage systems for egg-laying ducks
EAST unveiled the results of an investigation which documented ducks languishing in battery cages.
What is Taiwan's Pigs of God weighing contest?
We explain the truth behind the pig-weighing contest.

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.

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.

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.

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!
Nothing divine about pig-fattening

Taiwan's largest pork producer unveils historic pig welfare commitments
Taiwan's largest pork producer, Taisugar, announced a set of unprecedented commitments to improve the welfare of pigs on its Taiwanese farms.

Bad eggs: curbing the spread of cruel cage systems for egg-laying ducks
EAST unveiled the results of an investigation which documented ducks languishing in battery cages.
What is Taiwan's Pigs of God weighing contest?
We explain the truth behind the pig-weighing contest.

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.

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.

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.

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!
Nothing divine about pig-fattening

Taiwan's largest pork producer unveils historic pig welfare commitments
Taiwan's largest pork producer, Taisugar, announced a set of unprecedented commitments to improve the welfare of pigs on its Taiwanese farms.