High Seas Treaty: Germany Joins as 94 Countries Have Now Ratified
Germany has ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, bringing the total to 94 states plus the EU. What the treaty covers, who is missing and when the first protected areas could come.
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What is happening in the plant-based world, reported without the press-release voice. Court rulings, policy shifts, corporate about-turns and the stories that rarely make it past the German-language press.
Recent reporting: Germany’s slaughterhouse trial and what the verdict really means, the monkey torture network and the US prosecutions, and a metal band making animal rights mainstream.
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Germany is the only EU country with no rules for circus wild animals. This week it boiled over
Three activists climbed a circus tent in Hamburg. Both sides filed assault charges. Behind the scuffle sits a fact most Europeans find hard to believe: 26 of 27 EU states regulate wild animals in circuses. Germany does not.
Swiss animal testing hits a record low. Severe suffering hits a 26-year high
Switzerland used 507,863 animals in experiments in 2025, the lowest figure since records began in 1983. At the same time, 29,413 animals went through the most severe category of experiments, more than in any year since 1999.
Animal cruelty suspicion: German police search wildlife park with birds of prey centre
Around 800 animals, some 140 species and a court-ordered search: investigators in Rhineland-Palatinate suspect the operator of a wildlife park of breaking Germany’s Animal Welfare Act. What we know, what we don’t, and the rules for such parks.
„Likör ohne Ei“ keeps its name: German court allows vegan liqueur label, bans one word
A German appeal court ruled that a vegan soy-based liqueur may keep the name „Likör ohne Ei“ (liqueur without egg). The word egg liqueur, however, has to go from its advertising.
Same oats, new name: Danone renames the Alpro oat drink after a Swiss court ruling
Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court ruled that “this is not milk” still counts as milk. Danone has renamed its Alpro oat drink and dropped the added sugar.
Good News: Iceland Plans a Permanent Whaling Ban
Iceland’s government will introduce a bill in February 2027 that considers a permanent whaling ban.
Irrawaddy Dolphins in Songkhla Lake: How a Bridge Is Meant to Protect the Last Ones
Thailand is building a bridge across the lake of its last inland Irrawaddy dolphins. The World Bank loan comes with a conservation plan. We checked what it delivers.
Croatia moves to punish animal cruelty with up to eight years in prison
Croatia’s cabinet has sent a criminal law reform to parliament: far higher sentences for cruelty, a new offence for the sexual exploitation of animals, life imprisonment for the worst destruction of nature. One detail gets lost in the coverage.
DOBE.: Aljosha Muttardi Launches a Fashion Label With a Stance
Aljosha Muttardi has launched the fashion label DOBE. We explain the designs and check how fair and vegan the collection is.