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AfA position statement on Vietnam’s dog & cat meat trade

Our members FOUR PAWS International and Change For Animals Foundation have conducted a groundbreaking investigation on the cat meat...

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Animals Asia’s statement on the use of bear bile as Covid-19 treatment

The bear bile industry involves unimaginable suffering. Our members Animals Asia have been working on the ground in China for over two...

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Our position statement on companion animals & Covid-19

Please help us by sharing this information to assure pet owners that they do not need to abandon their animals, and to limit the...

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AfA question the IUCN on their true stance on trophy hunting

A recent shocking exposé by BuzzFeed News brings to light a wealth of evidence including email exchanges and more, showing major failings...

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AfA calls for the end of abuse of Japanese macaques

The ‘Snow Monkey’ (Macaca fuscata), is an incredible animal. But it’s plight in Japan is very troubling. There are two main areas of...

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AfA urges Xi Jinping to end commercial wildlife trade in China

Our coalition has written to President Xi Jinping of China , urging him to provide leadership and oversight on the issue of how a...

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AfA supports major letter calling for the end of disease-spreading wet markets

The Asia for Animals Coalition and our individual member organisations have been campaigning for the end of the wildlife trade in Asia...

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Victory as last travelling dolphin show closes in Indonesia

Our good friends the Jakarta Animal Aid Network have been working alongside Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project for many years for the closure...

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Subway announces end of cage eggs in Asia by 2025 following our letter

Back in July 2019, we let you know that we had joined forces with our friends at the Open Wing Alliance to author a letter to Subway to...

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AfA opposes unsustainable volunteering programme at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre

It has been brought to our attention by our good friends at Friends of the Orangutans Malaysia that each month, British company...

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AfA opposes brutal use of live pigs as crash test dummies in China

It has been widely reported by many major news outlets that the International Journal of Crashworthiness recently published findings of a...

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AfA opposes Chimps smoking cigarettes in China

A recent news article has shown that once again, Chimpanzees can be seen smoking at Hefei Wild Animal Park in China. AfA wrote to the...

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AfA urges TripAdvisor to remove cruel canned hunting from it’s site

(image: Cikidang Resort Facebook) Cikidang Plantation Estate, Resort Hotel, Golf & Country Club in Indonesia is a resort which offers...

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AfA opposes Malaysian TV stations’ endorsement of wild Macaques as pets

Jamil Kucing is the proud owner of two macaques – JK and Shaki. He has garnered fame in Malaysia due to Youtube and TV exposure for the...

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AfA opposes capture and export of wild macaques, Indonesia

Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) are indigenous to Indonesia and are part of the rich and diverse ecosystem, contributing to...

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AfA sends letter to oppose dolphin driving in Japan

UNESCO is the ‘Educational, Scientific & Cultural organisation’ of the United Nations. They operate a ‘Global GeoParks’ program which...

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AfA sends letter to oppose shocking live burial of Nilgai in India

The Nilgai, or “Blue Bull” is the largest species of Asian Antelope and is native to the Indian subcontinent. Mainly living on a diet of...

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Gadhimai Festival 2019 – Nepali Supreme Court ruling

For those who are unfamiliar, Gadhimai festival is celebrated every 5 years in Bara district, about 100 miles south of the Nepali capital...

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AfA opposes plans for new Zoo on Island of Samoa

Our friends at Animal Protection Society Samoa recently brought it to our attention that a Mr. Loyale has been granted a lease of 5 acres...

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AfA continues appeal against Long Phu corp, Vietnam

Long Phu corporation operates a number of tourist attractions throughout Vietnam which exploit helpless animals for human entertainment....

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AfA welcomes new member – Anima-Society for the Protection of Animals (Macau) “ANIMA&#82

Long-established sanctuary and welfare charity based in Macau joins coalition It is with delight that we are proud to announce our 22nd...

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