Last Friday, China announced that it would ban all trade of ivory by the end of 2017, a powerful move against elephant poaching!

http://nyti.ms/2iXi7pc

Tom Tkach, an organizer with DxE Toronto, was interviewed about his animal rights activism on a radio talk show called The Good News Only. His compelling responses have been uploaded to YouTube in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO6pgmS8eHY&feature=youtu.be

PETA replaced every ad in a London subway station with posters promoting veganism.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tube-station-ads-replaced-encourage-120418826.html

DxE Pinellas held a demonstration involving video outreach and engaged with the public on New Year's Eve night in the busy downtown of St. Petersburg, Florida.

https://www.facebook.com/dxepinellas/videos/612692295581018/

Croatia abolished fur farms effective January 1st, creating a more compassionate 2017.

https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/15601-croatia-begins-2017-by-abolishing-fur-farms

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