Whale Trainer Shao Ran's Redemption

I will keep sharing Huahua’s and Sophie’s stories until our country outlaws performances featuring animals. — Shao Ran/邵然 Translator’s Note: The orginal article was published on BIE on December 16, 2022. I translated it to English with Shao Ran’s permission. At the fourth Ocean Conservation Forum held earlier this year (2022), Jincao Carnival, a public platform for biodiversity awareness, hosted a week of activities that brought frontline animal protection workers together with the general public. It was during this event that we first met Shao Ran (邵然). ...

July 9, 2025 · 7 min · Xing Shi Cai

Factory Farming as a Pressing World Problem by Benjamin Hilton

🙏 Acknowledgement I recently came across a thought-provoking post by Benjamin Hilton of 80,000 Hours on the Effective Altruism Forum. The post provides a detailed overview of the immense harm caused by factory farming. Below is an excerpt highlighting some of the most shocking facts about the industry. For detailed references, please refer to the original article. This excerpt is also posed on Plant Futures DKU’s website. A pig confined to a pen. Photo by Matthias Zomer on Pexels. ...

December 6, 2024 · 16 min · Xing Shi Cai