DAILY NEWS Stream – June 9, 2025

Bulgarian cyberactivist group BG Elves helps expose both Russian disinformation and domestic abuse against animal-people (Taipei Times)

Hà Nội [Vietnam] police seize and destroy nearly 2,000 stuffed bear toys of unknown origin with dangerously high levels of formaldehyde, a cancer- causing chemical (Dân Trí)

Research shows unsweetened soy milk may benefit type 2 diabetics, supporting heart and bone health when consumed daily with meals (Thanh Niên)

Experts recommend adding chia seeds to coconut water to boost its health benefits, as chia seeds can help with hydration, heart health, blood sugar stability, and digestion (Thanh Niên)

These 10 common fruits can help cool the body and boost immunity in hot weather: watermelon, mangoes, pineapples, lychee, rambutan, plums, peaches, dragon fruit, avocado, and cantaloupe/honeydew melons (Sức khỏe và Đời sống)

Hokkaido [Japan] is struck by six earthquakes of up to 6.3-magnitude in 48 hours, putting Japan on red alert over a potential super earthquake that could occur soon, with a 30-meter tsunami that could swallow 199,000 people (Báo VietNamNet)

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season [June 1–November 30, 2025] could be the most extreme on record, with up to 25 storms expected due to record-warm waters and climate shifts, scientists warn (WIBX9)

Northern China streets “bake” under 70ºC surface heat as experts warn Asia, Europe, and North America may face months of record heat starting June 2025 (Người Lao Động; VTV)

Analysis: Industrial animal-people raising is fueling a triple crisis: Widespread suffering to animal-people, increased human disease risks, and environmental collapse through deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and water contamination (Humane Foundation)

Scientists warn climate change may cause key life-supporting Earth systems to suddenly collapse within a century, accelerating extreme weather and biodiversity loss (Earth.com)

A man in Fort Lauderdale [US] is charged with animal cruelty after a shocking video shows him abusing a rooster-person (NBC Miami)

HCM CT [Vietnam] is set to expand solar, wind, and bioenergy projects across industrial zones under its new plan for cleaner, greener local electricity (Pháp Luật)

Taiwanese researchers turn coffee grounds into building materials that reduce noise, ready for mass production (Taiwan News)

Japanese automaker Toyota develops clean bioethanol fuel from farm waste and forestry byproducts to help shift its global car lineup toward lower carbon emissions (Bioenergy Insight)

Japan’s childless seniors are increasingly donating their wealth to charities, nonprofits, schools, and hospitals, supporting causes like animal-people rescue, child welfare, and healthcare (Kyodo News)

Vegetarianism is becoming a popular modern lifestyle in Vietnam. Vietnamese singer Khánh Loan (vegetarian) says her hair is healthier, her skin is clearer, and she has more energy for sports since cutting out animal-people meat. Members of Vietnam’s Vegan Football Club, founded in 2021 with around 20 people, say they feel lighter, calmer, and more focused since becoming vegan. These benefits are supported by science, and easy access to information online is helping more people choose a vegan diet (VTV)

Malaysian animal-people law group Counsel of Claws will start providing pro bono [free-of-charge] assistance to #ExecuteAWA, a national movement fighting against animal-people cruelty and encouraging Malaysians to report abuse (SAYS.com)

Maltese animal rights group Animal Liberation Malta holds a march in the capital Valletta to remember the billions of animal-people who die every year as a result of human abuse, and urge public action and animal-people protection law reform (TVM News)

US: Texas State Representative Veronica Escobar [Democrat] joins push to block National Institutes of Health [NIH] funding for animal-people experiments in foreign labs, following reports of animal-people cruelty and misuse of taxpayer funds (PETA)

2025 Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship Recipients are announced: US nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund [ALDF] gives scholarships to US law students committed to defending animal-people. These students lead animal-people rights groups at their law schools and plan to keep helping animal-people after graduation:

+ Aryana Swanson (vegan) (Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago): President of SALDF [Student Animal Legal Defense Fund] chapter, pushed for Chicago horse-people carriage ban, wants to be an animal-people rights lawyer.

+ Amanda Houdeschell (vegan) (Michigan State University College of Law): Vice President of SALDF chapter, vegan for 10 years, protests for animal-people, fosters rescue chicken-people, works as an ALDF Litigation Clerk for animal-people causes.

+ Elly Ren (vegan) (Emory University School of Law, Atlanta): President of SALDF chapter, worked on animal-people factory issues, will intern with Society for the Protection of Insects.

Francesca Fazio (Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, New York): Co-president of SALDF chapter, runs environmental and animal-people events, helped pass a wildlife health law.

+ Frannie von Friedeburg (Lewis & Clark Law School, Oregon): Co-director of SALDF chapter, studies human-animal bonds, focuses on wildlife advocacy.

+ Jiaqi “Vicky” Liu (Duke University School of Law, North Carolina): President of SALDF chapter, rescued a neglected dog-person, organized her school’s annual Animal Law Symposium.

+ Paige Scatena (University of Illinois Chicago School of Law): Vice President of SALDF chapter, President of Chicago Animal Law Student Initiative, rescued a pig-person, will work on climate and animal-people law issues at a Yale Law School program this summer.

+ Charlene Luo (The University of Texas School of Law, Austin): President of SALDF chapter, fosters pet-people, hosts talks on global animal-people cruelty (Animal Legal Defense Fund)

US vegan food company Else Nutrition urges the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] to speed up approval of its clean-label vegan infant formula as demand rises among dairy-free families (Vegconomist)

Elevating quote of the day: “The greatest jihad [struggle/striving] is to fight the evil within yourself.” – The Beloved Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him (vegetarian)