600+
businesses across 22 EU countries opposing the amendments through the No Confusion coalition
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€250 million
estimated cost to Germany's plant-based sector from the March restrictions alone, per industry group BALPro
92%
of German consumers said they had no difficulty telling plant-based products from meat in stores, a 2022 study found
20kg
average weight of fur-bred Arctic foxes by 2014, more than double a wild Arctic fox and up from 7-8kg in the 1990s
12,000+
size-70 blue fox pelts sold at Saga Furs' March auction, exceeding the industry's own size-60 cap
1.5 million
validated signatures behind the EU's Fur Free Europe initiative, the most successful European Citizens' Initiative for animals to date
2020
the year Ontario passed the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act under industry lobbying pressure
2024 to 2026
the span between an Ontario court ruling the law unconstitutional and an appeals court reinstating its most contested sections
30
belugas moved out of Marineland within weeks, a timeline Animal Justice says had more to do with a pending real estate deal than the whales' welfare
23
years old, Peekachu's age when she died from severe dehydration at Shedd Aquarium less than two weeks after leaving Marineland
95%
of chickens raised in the EU are bred as fast-growing breeds, per Project 1882
4 of 7
Swedish parliamentary parties now oppose fast-growing chicken breeding, after the TV4 broadcast
32-0 and 72-0
the Senate and Assembly vote counts that passed AB 2244
2029
the deadline for California's health department to name accredited certifiers
23
Peekachu's age in years when she died at Shedd Aquarium, less than two weeks after leaving Marineland
30 belugas and 4 dolphins
the total Canada approved for export from Marineland
2 belugas and 4 dolphins
shipped to Oceanogràfic in Spain this week, leaving no captive dolphins in Canada
€236 million ($274 million)
raised by Europe's alt-protein companies in the first half of 2026, up 56% year-on-year
€100 million ($117 million)
raised by precision-fermentation firms alone in six months, more than all of 2025's €97 million
€67 million ($77 million)
in grants raised by fermentation startups, up from €45 million a year earlier
23 years old
Peekachu's age when she died, less than two weeks after arriving in Chicago on Aug. 13
3 of 5
belugas Marineland exported to Mystic Aquarium in 2021 died after pre-existing health conditions were found, the same pattern Animal Justice says played out with Peekachu
6 belugas
remain at Marineland awaiting transport
3 of 5
belugas Marineland exported to Mystic Aquarium in 2021 later died once the facility found pre-existing health conditions
30
Marineland whales Canada approved for export without confirming they were healthy enough to withstand transport, Animal Justice says
January 1, 2027
when Ontario's ban on invasive dog and cat lab experiments takes legal effect
$6 and $2
what experimenters can still pay shelters per dog and per cat under Ontario's continuing pound-seizure practice
100,000+
signatures a coalition of animal groups collected demanding the ferry operator stop the trade
82%
of EU citizens say they're concerned about transporting very young, unweaned animals
90%
of drugs that pass animal trials fail in human trials, per the FDA's own longstanding estimate
40,000+
dogs destined for US labs that activists are organizing to intervene on by the end of 2026
31
years in prison four activists face on felony charges from the March 15 rescue action at Ridglan
22,000
residents of Yucca Valley, California, where an activist is pushing a ban on rodeo tools including spurs, flank straps, ropes and prods
70,000
the wider Morongo Basin population caught up in the fight over the town's dormant rodeo
1 year
MAPAQ inspectors documented the same abuse at this auction before this footage surfaced, and took no action in between
June 9, 2025
is the date of the MAPAQ inspection report documenting abuse at the same auction, over a year before Animal Justice's own 2026 investigation
9 of 30
Marineland belugas now transferred to SeaWorld San Antonio, after this week's shipment of seven more
19 belugas, an orca and a dolphin
have died at Marineland since 2019
$68.8M
Beyond Meat's Q2 2026 net revenue, down 8.2% year-over-year but above its own guidance
16.5%
rise in international retail net revenues, led by Germany, Canada and the UK
27.6%
drop in US foodservice net revenue, the company's worst-performing channel
30 years
Brittany Ferries had banned live animal transport before reversing course in March 2025
100,000+
signatures collected by the NGO coalition demanding it stop again
82%
of EU citizens say they're concerned about transporting very young, unweaned animals, per a January survey
18 hours
calves spent inside trucks during the ferry crossing, with onward journeys running up to 50 hours
12 to 10
the committee vote advancing the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (S. 5026) to the full Senate
$11 billion
spent annually by the food and beverage industry on advertising, per Sanders
6
belugas shipped this week to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and SeaWorld San Antonio, with more due to follow to San Diego, Georgia and Spain
3 of 5
belugas Marineland exported to Mystic Aquarium in 2021 later died after the facility found pre-existing health conditions
20+ years
is how long the complaint alleges Lindt has known its cocoa involves child labor
4
separate Louisiana bills enacted this session targeting cell-cultured meat and precision-fermented dairy: SB152, HB512, HB717 and HB783
30-point
minimum font size Louisiana now requires for cell-cultured food disclosure labels, up from a bare ban on calling the products "meat"
28
of Marineland's whales were approved for emergency US transfer, though their health status has not been disclosed
3 of 5
belugas Marineland exported to Mystic Aquarium in 2021 later died, after the facility found pre-existing health conditions
110
animals have died at the Calgary Stampede since 1986, with **79** of those deaths from chuckwagon races alone
6
horses were killed in chuckwagon races in 2019, the deadliest Stampede in the past decade
100+
animals have died at the Calgary Stampede since 1986, according to Vancouver Humane Society data
65%
of Canadians, and 54% of Albertans, say they oppose rodeo events, per polling cited by Animal Justice
500+
cervids, including red deer, fallow deer, and elk, were confined at Marineland when it closed to the public in 2024
100+
already trucked off the property, per the whistleblower
July 24
the deadline by which Marineland reportedly wants all deer and elk gone
4+ years
since MAPAQ officials internally documented that conditions likely violate provincial law
0
permits ever required: the fur farm permit provision has never been brought into force
12
confirmed illness cases, May 11 to June 5, 2026
8
states where the affected lot was distributed
1
lot code affected: 6040 01, Best By February 9, 2028
110
animals killed at the Calgary Stampede since 1986, per Vancouver Humane Society, excluding training deaths
4
horses killed in 2024 chuckwagon races, the highest single-year toll since 2019
75%
of Stampede rodeo competitors are American, claiming the majority of prize money
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