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Nov 22, 20224 min read

BREAKING - Wild animal "pets" on social media: a vicious cycle of suffering

Wild animals such as monkeys, tigers and lizards are being “psychologically and physically tortured” for likes and comments on social...

Sep 24, 20222 min read

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Bestiality and other animal cruelty content found on Twitter

Bestiality videos found on Twitter, depicting humans sexually abusing animals, have been removed by the platform after pressure from...

Aug 31, 20222 min read

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Channels showing animal cruelty removed from YouTube

Two YouTube channels promoting animal cruelty have been removed by YouTube, following the release of the SMACC ‘Teasing as Torture’...

Aug 26, 20221 min read

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Victory for the macaques of Mt. Takahashi!

Early this morning, AfA Network Member Organization Japan Anti-Vivisection Association (JAVA) gave us the welcome news that Oita City's...

Aug 23, 20221 min read

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In memory of AfA Core Member Gil Michaels

The Asia for Animals Coalition is deeply saddened following the passing of Gil Michaels, founder of Animals Guardians and core member of...

Aug 17, 20221 min read

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Great news for Taiwan's macaques!

In May 2022, The Asia for Animals Coalition and the AfA Macaque Coalition appealed to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, asking that she...

Aug 16, 20222 min read

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AfA and the Macaque Coalition ask Oita City's mayor to abandon plan to send macaques to Uruguay

Asia for Animals and the Macaque Coalition, supported by over a hundred concerned organizations from around the world, have asked the...

Jul 27, 20222 min read

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Two more macaque species now Endangered

Due to the efforts of researchers associated with the Long-Tailed Macaque Project, long-tailed macaques have now been officially...

Jul 14, 20223 min read

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Social media giants avoiding responsibility for animal cruelty content

Social media content depicting animal cruelty and suffering can be readily found across social media platforms. Free of borders, content...

Jul 5, 20227 min read

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‘Teasing as torture’ of animals in shocking online videos

The Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC) has today released a new report, the first in a series of theme-specific exposés of the...

May 3, 20221 min read

Kabul Zoo update - January 2022

Amidst the abundance of worrying news coming out of Afghanistan, we continue to receive many enquiries from people who are understandably...

May 3, 20223 min read

Previous updates on Kabul Zoo

update 29 September 2021 We have received reports and seen newspaper articles about zoo visitors throwing objects at Kabul Zoo’s lions....

May 3, 20223 min read

Animal cruelty content should be included in the UK’s Online Safety Bill

Animal abuse is ubiquitous and profitable on social media, and self-regulation has failed. The AfA Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition...

May 3, 20223 min read

AfA Statement on Kabul Zoo (Afghanistan)

STATEMENT ON THE WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS AT KABUL ZOO The Asia for Animals (AfA) Coalition is composed of 22 well-known and respected...

May 3, 20222 min read

SMACC REPORT released

The AfA Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC) today unveiled their unprecedented and groundbreaking 2021 research report into...

May 3, 20221 min read

Independent covers SMACC report

YouTube, Facebook and TikTok ‘earning millions’ from horrific animal-cruelty videos. READ MORE HERE

May 3, 20221 min read

SMACC member reveals monkey hate groups on social media

SMACC members Lady Freethinker and Action for Primates unveiled the extremely violent and cruel underworld of monkey hatred available on...

May 3, 20222 min read

The IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section for Human-Primate Interactions: Images matter!

Earlier this year, the The IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section for Human-Primate Interactions (SHPI) published an important set of...

May 3, 20221 min read

BBC invited to discuss use of performing primates

Following an unsatisfactory reply from the BBC Complaints Team to our letter about the continued use of performing primates in their...

May 3, 20221 min read

AfA calls for humane population control and vaccination programmes for stray dogs in Pakistan

The Asia for Animals Coalition has contacted Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Chief Minister of Sindh, and other officials in Pakistan to...

May 3, 20221 min read

AfA continues to ask Siam Makro to solidify their cage-free policy

We return to Thai retail giant to ask if they will align with their competitors to benefit laying hens

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