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Feb 122 min read
Hopes for Dogs and Cats Meat Trade Issues in Vietnam - Notes from Journey to Compassion, an event by FOUR PAWS
Members of local and international NGOs stand side by side with Vietnamese stakeholders at the Journey to Compassion event hosted by...
Feb 112 min read
Free-Roaming Dog Management in Malaysia: A Call for Humane Solutions
Recent events in Malaysia have sparked international concern over the treatment of free-roaming dogs. Reports of mass dog culling and...
Jan 314 min read
Indonesia Primate Day 2025: Justice, Hope, and a Future for Macaques
On Indonesia Primate Day 2025, we raise awareness about macaque cruelty on social media and call for stronger protections and accountability
Jan 173 min read
Event Highlights: AfA CONNECT 2024 – Communication Matters: A United Movement
The quarterly AfA CONNECT 2024 event series concluded with a powerful focus on collaboration and effective communication in animal...
Dec 31, 20246 min read
Asia's Wildlife Conservation: Policy, International Law and Collaboration
The AfA Policy Coalition’s session at AfA CONNECT in August 2024 entitled “Conservation policies: Facilitating national and international...
Dec 28, 20244 min read
A Framework for Effective Animal Advocacy in Asia: Insights from Regional and Global Experts
The AfA Policy Coalition's recent session in the online event AfA CONNECT on November 12, 2024, "Lobbying Strategies for Animal Policy:...
Dec 18, 20247 min read
Primate Cruelty Exposed: Legal Victory Shows the Need for Ongoing Advocacy
Blog collaboration between Amanda Faradifa (SMACC/MACC) and Sarah Kite (Action for Primates) The recent convictions of Adriana Orme and...
Dec 14, 20245 min read
Monkeys Are Talking. Are We Listening? What They Teach Us About Our Planet’s Future
Every rustle in the trees and every chatter from the treetops carries more than just sound, it carries a message. Monkeys, and primates...
Dec 4, 20245 min read
Breaking News: Launch of the WAJ Database App Featuring Asia-Pacific Animal Anti-Cruelty Laws!
By Dr. Sabine Brels, Founding Director of World Animal Justice  (WAJ) It is with immense pride and excitement that I unveil a...
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Empowering Conservation and Enhancing Welfare: Asia for Animals Coalition (AfA) at the Indonesian Small Apes Medicine Seminar
AfA joined the Small Apes Medicine Seminar in Bogor, uniting experts to advance conservation and welfare for gibbons and siamangs
Nov 2, 20243 min read
Reflections from the Wild Animal Rescue Network Asia Conference 2024
Asia for Animals Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers Coalition (SARCC) and Macaque Coalition (MACC) coordinator, Koh Jieh Long, attended the...
Nov 1, 20247 min read
How Sintesia Animalia Indonesia Engaged with the Government to Ban the Dog Meat Trade and Distribution in Bali
Movements against the dog meat trade have arisen in many provinces in Indonesia. In 2018, the Director General of Livestock and Animal...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Mpox: Monkeys Are Not to Blame
As the mpox outbreak continues, it’s vital to clear up misconceptions about the virus and promote healthy human-primate relationships.
Oct 1, 20245 min read
Spot the Scam: Unmasking Fake Animal Rescues
Social media creators are putting animals at risk in fake rescue content
Sep 30, 20243 min read
October 8 is Giving Day for Apes - but what is it?
October 8, 2024 is the social media storm that is Giving Day for Apes! For the last 11 years, Giving Day for Apes  has been a global...
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Highlights from the 8th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF Asia 2024)
The 8th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF Asia 2024), held in Bangkok, Thailand from September 3-5, 2024, brought together a...
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Wild Welfare's E-Learning Program now includes SARC content
Contributed by Sarah Bonser-Blake, Wild Welfare (SARCC member) Whenever I tell people about the reboot of our digital education...
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Resources and support for Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers (SARCs)
The AfA Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers Coalition (SARCC)Â maintains a finger on the pulse for new resources and activities that may help...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Key Highlights from AfA Connect’s Second Edition
The Insurmountable Challenges Can Be Vincible: Solidarity Is Key! Following the success of the first AfA Connect event in March, we were...
May 28, 20248 min read
Celebrating 20 Years of World Parrot Day: How World Parrot Trust is working to save parrots in Indonesia
This guest blog is contributed by SARCC member - World Parrot Trust, to celebrate World Parrot Day and the people working to save parrots...
May 24, 20243 min read
Our representative - Sirjana Nijjar's Appointment to the WFA Board
We are delighted to announce that Sirjana Nijjar, the esteemed Director of Programs at the Federation of Indian Animal Protection...
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