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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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Silks Hotel Group announces groundbreaking cage-free policy
Silks Hotel Group pledges to go cage-free by 2030, with Regent Taipei to transition by 2026.
Taiwan enacts welfare guidelines for cattle raised for meat
The guidelines set out requirements for producers that wish to describe their products as 'animal-friendly.'
Taiwan nutrition law gives nod to animals and climate, though falls short of full embrace
Taiwan's new nutrition law passed with resolutions urging consideration for animal welfare and climate impact.
Taiwan's climate legislation embraces plant-based eating
Taiwan's flagship climate bill has passed the legislature – with specific reference to plant-based foods.
Temple turtles freed at last
The five remaining sea turtles in Dayi Temple have finally been returned to their ocean home after decades in captivity.
Tackling illegal fishing
Halting unnecessary animal testing
Building a future without cages
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Find out what the media have been saying about our campaigns.
EAST secures new protections for crabs in win for marine ecosystems
The Fisheries Agency announced stronger protections for egg-bearing crabs as part of new controls for coastal crab fisheries.
Silks Hotel Group announces groundbreaking cage-free policy
Silks Hotel Group pledges to go cage-free by 2030, with Regent Taipei to transition by 2026.
Taiwan enacts welfare guidelines for cattle raised for meat
The guidelines set out requirements for producers that wish to describe their products as 'animal-friendly.'
Taiwan nutrition law gives nod to animals and climate, though falls short of full embrace
Taiwan's new nutrition law passed with resolutions urging consideration for animal welfare and climate impact.
Taiwan's climate legislation embraces plant-based eating
Taiwan's flagship climate bill has passed the legislature – with specific reference to plant-based foods.
Temple turtles freed at last
The five remaining sea turtles in Dayi Temple have finally been returned to their ocean home after decades in captivity.
Tackling illegal fishing
Halting unnecessary animal testing
Building a future without cages
EAST in the news
Find out what the media have been saying about our campaigns.
EAST secures new protections for crabs in win for marine ecosystems
The Fisheries Agency announced stronger protections for egg-bearing crabs as part of new controls for coastal crab fisheries.
