Chocolate is a luxury many of us enjoy quite a lot. For years, I’ve been making a concerted effort to buy ‘Fair Trade Certified’ chocolate, coffee, tea and sugar with the aim of ensuring that producers around the world get a fair wage for the products they grow. Thus, you can imagine my horror when […]
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Lawsuit Filed Over Orcas’ Enslavement
In the news this week is a ground-breaking story about a lawsuit filed by PETA against SeaWorld on behalf of five plaintiff orcas/killer whales. Charges are being filed against both the Orlando park and the San Diego park for the enslavement of the orcas. The lawyer handling the case, Jeff Kerr, makes the case that these orcas […]
