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July 13, 2020

U.K. Animal Rights Protesters Demand Plant-Based Diet to Prevent Future Pandemics
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In London, animal rights activists on Saturday poured red dye into two
fountains in Trafalgar Square, demanding the British government
transition to a plant-based food system to prevent future pandemics
caused by zoonotic diseases. At least two protesters with the group
Animal Rebellion were arrested. 


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