2)  SeaWorld announced it will phase out all orca shows in San Diego

    3)  The World Health Organization listed processed meats as carcinogenic

   4)  Food giants such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Panera Bread, and Aramark pledged to  eliminate the use of battery cages from their supply chain by switching to 100% cage-free eggs

 5)  Walmart pledged to support the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare

6)   Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced it will stop using elephants in its shows

7)   NIH announced it will release all research chimpanzees to sanctuaries

8)   After the death of Cecil the lion, 45 airlines have vowed to not ship animal trophies

9)   Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama announced a shared commitment to ending the global ivory trade

10)  The European Union strengthened its ban on imports of seal products