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Jul 30, 20211 min read
Our reply to YouTube’s weak response to our appeal
YouTube did respond to our letter informing them that a large volume of videos on their site depict extreme animal torture, such as for...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Our appeal to YouTube to stop allowing users to profit from animal suffering
It has come to our attention that not only does YouTube do very little whatsoever to police whether users are uploading content...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Our letter to Chinese Ministry of Agriculture re: their review of their livestock catalogue
The MOA in China has taken public comment on their proposed new livestock list, and in an historic move, proposed to remove most wildlife...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Second open letter to WHO, UN and OIE
Enough is enough. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. The world needs WHO to take the lead to end wildlife consumption...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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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