More than 40 percent of all the fish consumed each year are now raised on land-based or ocean-based aquafarms where fish spend their entire lives in cramped, filthy enclosures and where many suffer from parasitic infections, diseases, and debilitating... learn more.

I think it is horrific to wear fur, I do not wear it and I am completely against it. If there are people aesthetically attached to those items, I would recommend them to wear fake fur and leave animals alone. Emilija Kokic, singer I adore... learn more.

As part of "For Croatia without Fur" campaign, Animal Friends organized a protest against fur on Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 11 A.M., at Trg kralja Tomislava in Zagreb. The procession went from Trg kralja Tomislava through Zrinjevac, Teslina,... learn more.

Animal Friends organizes a protest as part of campaign "For Croatia without Fur" - Activists in fur coats will stop in front of stores that sell fur with a clear message on fur Although we live in the 21st century, individuals still show lack... learn more.

Animal Friends proposes simple resolutions to the citizens on the occasion of New Year - The best New Year's resolutions are those that change positively the lives of individuals and affect positively other living beings At the end of the year... learn more.

By Ericka Ceballos In Canada grey seals are found in large numbers. Their colonies are in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, in Quebec and in the Canadian Maritimes which are the Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward... learn more.

Ingredients: 380 g + 8 tablespoons sugar (separately), 600 ml freshly squeezed orange juice, 200 g pistachios (no husk), 200 g hazelnuts, 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 200 g vegetal margarine, 500 g thin strudel crusts Preparation: To make... learn more.

Ingredients: for the dough – 250 g flour, 250 g sugar, 100 g vegetal margarine, 2.5 dl soy milk, 1 package baking powder, 40-100 g coconut flakes, 1 package of vanilla sugar; for the frosting – 300 g cooking chocolate, 150 g vegetal... learn more.

Ingredients: 2 cups semi-whole wheat flour (type 850), 2 cups grated walnuts, 2 packages vanilla sugar, 1 package baking powder, a pinch of salt, 1 cup oil, 1 cup soy milk, 1 cup agave syrup; for the frosting – 200 g cooking chocolate, 100 g... learn more.

Ingredients: for the dough – 1 kg semi-whole wheat flour (type 850), 4 g fresh yeast, 3-4 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, soy milk, a pinch of salt and turmeric; for the filling – 700 g poppy seeds, brown sugar, soy milk, a... learn more.

Ingredients: for the dough – 1 kg semi-whole wheat flour (type 850), 4 g fresh yeast, 3-4 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, soy milk, a pinch of salt and turmeric; for the filling – 700 g ground walnuts, brown sugar, soy milk,... learn more.

Ingredients: 500 g carrots, 300 g celery, vegan mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Grate carrots and celery. Add mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix well to bind. Serve with breaded soy medallions, seitan... learn more.

Ingredients: 200 g soy medallions, semi-whole wheat flour, unsweetened soy or oats milk, oil, breadcrumbs, salt, soy sauce, mustard, garlic Preparation: Boil soy medallions for ca. 15 minutes in salted water, drain well and let cool. Marinate... learn more.

Ingredients: small horseradish root, soy crème fraîche (250 ml), 2 tablespoons lemon juice, marjoram, chives, salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Grate the horseradish, add the rest of the ingredients. Allow to rest for several... learn more.

Ingredients: 1 head of sour cabbage, 1 kg fresh seitan, 2 cups of half-cooked cereals (rice or barley), 0.5 cups of uncooked millet, 100 g smoked seitan or tofu, 2 carrots, 1 parsley, 1 small celery, 2 onions, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 4 tablespoons of... learn more.

Ingredients: 2 pieces of fresh seitan (0.5 kg each), soy sauce, mustard, garlic, 5 dl oil, salt, and pepper for the roast; 1 kg potatoes as garnish Preparation: Cut the seitan pieces lengthwise in halves and marinate overnight in hot marinade... learn more.

Ingredients: 5-6 potatoes (mid-sized), 3 carrots, 1 cup of peas, 3-4 pickled cucumbers, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2-3 tablespoons of vegan mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon mustard, salt Preparation: Cook the potatoes, carrots, and peas. Cut all the... learn more.

Ingredients: 300 g smoked seitan, 2 parsley roots, ¼ celery root, 2 carrots, 1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 laurel leaf, pepper, oil, 3 tablespoons of agar-agar, salt, soup spices Preparation: Cut onions into small pieces and... learn more.

Ingredients: 250 g dry beans, 100 g barley, 1 onion, 100 g carrots, 100 g root celery, olive oil, rosemary, parsley, salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Sauté onion, carrots, and root celery in olive oil. Add rosemary and beans, which... learn more.

Ingredients: 250 g dry beans, 100 g barley, 1 onion, 100 g carrots, 100 g root celery, olive oil, rosemary, parsley, salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Sauté onion, carrots, and root celery in olive oil. Add rosemary and beans, which... learn more.

For compassionate, peaceful and happy holidays . Enjoy! [[6647 m]] Beans and Barley Winter Soup Ingredients: 250 g dry beans, 100 g barley, 1 onion, 100 g carrots, 100 g root celery, olive oil, rosemary, parsley, salt and pepper to... learn more.

Animal Friends wishes everyone all the best with tasty dishes - Thirteen vegan delicacies as a suggestion to citizens for meatless holidays What to stuffed cabbage, "aspic," horseradish sauce and poppy seed roll have in common? They are,... learn more.

Animal Friends is welcoming holidays with disturbing ads inviting people not to buy animals - Ads with a pointing gun, saying, "You bought an animal? You killed one animal’s chances." At holiday time many people want to surprise their... learn more.

Raising the youth's awareness of animals rights and options of action A three lecture series by Vedran Romac and a volunteer workshop by Marta Susak Animal Friends in collaboration with the City of Zagreb and the City Department of Education,... learn more.

Slobodna Dalmacija Ms Lenka Gospodnetic Dugopoljska 11 21204 Dugopolje December 8, 2011 Dear Lenka Gospodnetic, We are writing to tell you how much we appreciated your article "Bludgeoned on the Head, Stabbed into the Heart," which was... learn more.

On the day of pre-election silence, Voice of Animals and Animal Friends will not be silent - A protest and powerful performance of collecting living trophies on Trg bana Jelacica in Zagreb; Kristina Vilk joins the protest Although civilized... learn more.

Animal Friends draws Croatian public's attention to to the barbaric bloodshed of animals in the 21st century - Slaughter is a brutal and unneccesary act whilst home slaughter a shameless cultural heritage, says Animal Friends Although humans... learn more.

On the occasion of marking November 14, World Diabetes Day - Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death; vegan diet is effective in the treatment and prevention of diabetes Diabetes is a disease which is characterized by a high level of... learn more.

Animal Friends and Kristina Vilk have launched the campaign "Hunt Results, Not Animals" - Miss Sport Croatia in a campaign for animal victims of hunting! Animal Friends and the current Miss Sport Croatia, Kristina Vilk, have joined forces in a... learn more.

Animal Friends invites citizens to mark World Vegan Day - In Croatia and the world the number of people who choose an ethical, ecological and healthy diet is unstoppably growing World Vegan Day is marked all over the world on November 1. This... learn more.

A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet by Alicia Silverstone Rodale Books, 2009, 2011, ISBN-10 1-60961-135-7, ISBN-13 978-1-60961-135-4 For years Alicia Silverstone has extolled the virtues of a plant-based... learn more.

Animal Friends organizes a unique, educational and interesting program and invites to the fourth ZeGeVege Festival! - Special guest Heather Mills; joined by Croatian celebrities Fani Stipkovic, Luka Nizetic, Lea Dekleva, Petra Nizetic, Renata... learn more.

Along with its tenth anniversary, Animal Friends announces the fourth, unique and even richer ZeGeVege Festival of Sustainable Living! - October 14 and 15, Trg bana Jelacica: numerous exhibitors and performers, healthy food, one hundred prizes,... learn more.

On the occasion of the World Vegetarian Day, Animal Friends is inviting Croatian citizens to chew the Veggie Challenge - In Zagreb and Split: tastings of vegan dishes, projection of the film "Meat Eats People," promotion of the cookbook "Mljac"... learn more.

The tenth year in a row, Animal Friends is marking important dates related to the protection and rights of animals - Activities for World Vegetarian Day, World Farm Animal Day and World Animal Day Saturday, October 1 - World Vegetarian Day... learn more.

Renata Sopek in the Green Monday campaign - Famous fit television host invites citizens to adopt a healthy diet of fruit and vegetables Animal Friends started, under the sposorship of the City of Zagreb, a long-running campaign Green Monday.... learn more.

Animal Friends asks for termination of contract between the City of Osijek and convicted veterinary station Vetam d.o.o. - The city of Osijek supports illegal adoption of abandoned animals; a letter is send to all veterinarians in Croatia ... learn more.

We are excited to announce the 4th ZegeVege Festival of Sustainable Living, the Green Vegan Event in Zagreb. This year the ZegeVege Festival/Green Vegan Event will be held for two days: on Friday, October 14 (10 A.M-10 P.M.) and Saturday, October... learn more.

Animal Friends joins the international initiative Earth Island Institute marking Japan Dolphins Day - Public screening of "The Cove" and handing out posters "Croatia – the dolphin friendly country?" From October through April, Japanese... learn more.

Animal Friends promotes new cook book and warns about the poor tourist offer in Croatia - Info stalls and tastings of delicious vegan dishes in Rijeka, Zadar and Biograd This year, Animal Friends, a member of the European Vegetarian Union,... learn more.

Animal Friends and PETA announce: Justin Bieber in Croatia! - The young singing celebrity sends out a message: Don't buy – adopt abandoned animal Justin Bieber has an amazing period of life behind himself filled with chart-topping... learn more.

Unfortunately not all shelters have a "no-kill policy" but euthanize animals after 60 days. Animal Shelter-001 Veterinarska stanica Slatina Trg Gospe Vocinske 6 33520 Slatina ++385 99 2102 606, ++385 98 359 825 info@vet-slatina.hr... learn more.

365 Days of Inspiration for Cooking, Eating, and Living Compassionately by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau Quarry Books, Beverly, 2011, ISBN-13: 978-1-59253-679-5, ISBN-10: 1-59253-679-4 Vegan's Daily Companion is a beautiful hardcover book organized... learn more.

On the occasion of marking the Day of Fighting Animal Experiments, July 21 - Six years after the "beagle affair" animal experiments in Croatia still without control In the action of uncovering illegal and unethical treatment of animals in the... learn more.

Animal Friends shows solidarity with arrested activists - Protest in front ot the Spanish Embassy, Tuskanac 21, Zagreb, June 30 at 1 P.M. In a series of raids that took place in the regions of Madrid, Asturias, Vizcaya and Galicia on June 22,... learn more.

Animal Friends continues with the campaign "Family to the Seaside, Dog to the Street?" - Mirna and Mario Valentic invite citizens not to abandon their companion animals Every summer upon going on vacation, the number of abandoned animals... learn more.

dm and Luka Nizetic continue the "I Love Animals" campaign for Ianua Animal Sanctuary Campaign "I Love Animals," the goal of which is to provide abused animals with a permanent home by raising funds to secure quality functioning, activities and... learn more.

Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World by Kathy Freston Weinstein Books, February 1, 2011, ISBN-10: 1602861331, ISBN-13: 978-1602861336 Kathy Freston wasn't born a vegan. The bestselling author and renowned wellness expert actually grew up... learn more.

Animal Friends marks the European Obesity Day - More than 60% of Croatians are obese; get healthy and slim on a plant-based diet It is estimated that more than a half of European citizens are overweight or obese, which has negative side-effects... learn more.

Animal Friends presents an educational film for children - The film encourages children to understand the emotions and needs of animals, which stimulates understanding in them Animal Friends, in collaboration with PETA, has synchronized into... learn more.

Dvostruka duga and Animal Friends invite to the promotion of the groundbreaking book - A book on diet as powerful force responsible for the creation of fundamental values of the human society In the edition of Dvostruka duga from Cakovec, a very... learn more.

Dear Animal Friends, We present you our new project - a brochure that explains why animal testing is scientifically and medically unfounded and why it poses a danger to people, to whom it is presented as necessary. The brochure explains the... learn more.

Animal Friends reveals the methods of hen breeding and invite everyone to celebrate Easter without eggs - The "enriched" cage breeding and the "intimate corner" are only a minimum of improvement considering the horror of the... learn more.

Photos taken on the battery hens farm in Austria in 2009 learn more.

The European Union was due to be free of all new animal tested cosmetics by 2013. However officials are now considering extending this deadline. That's despite massive public opposition to animal tested cosmetics and an existing ban on animal testing... learn more.

Animal Friends and Bojan Jambrosic joined the European campaign for the ban on sale of cosmetics tested on animals - The petition has been launched for the European legislation that exclusively allows the sale of cosmetic products whose ingredients... learn more.

You don’t eat meat? Spread the message, change the world! You are a vegetarian or, even better, a vegan. You know that you are helping animals, the environment and people with your food-choices in the most effective way. You surely want and are... learn more.

Award-winning writer, noted speaker, public intellectual, and seasoned activist, Steven Best engages the issues of the day such as animal rights, ecological crisis, biotechnology, liberation politics, terrorism, mass media, globalization, and... learn more.

Shocking announcement of the largest sealing quota ever - The Canadian Fisheries Minister, Gail Shea, announced an incredible killing quota for seals for 2011: 468,200 defenseless seal pups! Every year Canada starts the sensless and monstruous... learn more.

Croatia marks Meatout with the e-book and the health food fair - Animal Friends invites to tasting of "green" food on Zagreb's main square Meatout, initiated by the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), has been marked on the first day of... learn more.

by Matt Ellerbeck - The Snake Man Snake Advocate & Conservationist Protect Snakes From Cruelty - Boycott The Exotic Pet Trade In recent years snakes have become increasingly popular in the exotic pet trade. This popularity has unfortunately... learn more.

by Matt Ellerbeck - The Snake Man Snake Advocate & Conservationist Introduction Snakes have proved that they are one of time's most successful and resilient survivors. They have been on the earth for well over 100 million years and have... learn more.

City Office for Agriculture and Forestry of Zagreb, Animal Friends and the Shelter for abandoned animals in Dumovec organize the action "Let's Find Them a Home!" - Pandora, Boa and Dona invite citizens to provide them and the other dogs... learn more.

by Ken Grimwood Onyx, 1996, ISBN-10: 0451406451, ISBN-13: 978-0451406453 Grimwood's fascination with cetacean intelligence, encounters with dolphins and research into intraspecies dolphin communication gave him the inspiration for Into the Deep... learn more.

Animal Friends is inviting you to the premiere of a shocking documentary about a disrespect for life - A heartwrenching story of dogs in the post-war Sarajevo A fierce activist movie from the director Damir Janacek deals with the problem of... learn more.