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Cultivated and plant-based meats in Brazil, analysis of social opportunities and challenges for the country

29 November 2022

Cultivated and plant-based meats in Brazil, analysis of social opportunities and challenges for the country

29 November 2022

In 2022, GAIA sponsored a study developed by researchers from the Federal University of Paraná, in Brazil, to help clarify the social and economic impacts that the production and consumption of conventional and alternative proteins – such as cultivated and plant-based meats – may bring to the country. The analysis found the following results.
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GAIA throws Jean-Claude Van Damme into the fray: the Muscles from Brussels calls on Brussels Parliament to ban unstunned slaughter

13 June 2022

GAIA throws Jean-Claude Van Damme into the fray: the Muscles from Brussels calls on Brussels Parliament to ban unstunned slaughter

13 June 2022

Jean-Claude Van Damme is outraged by the result of last week's vote in the Brussels Parliament, about unstunned slaughtering. In a video distributed by animal rights organization GAIA, the Hollywood star calls on the Brussels members of parliament to approve the Brussels ban on unstunned slaughter in plenary session on Friday 17/6, and to put an end to the cruel suffering of animals.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
I love animals. We need animals around us. It is extremely important that GAIA keeps up the good work to increase awareness of adults and children. And teaches them to respect and protect animals and nature for future generations.
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ambassador for GAIA