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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, 20223 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, 20222 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, 20221 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, 20222 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
May 3, 20221 min read
We've asked Netflix and BBC to stop using performing primates in their programming
The AfA Macaque Coalition has joined forces with the Primate Society of Great Britain and the IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section for...
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA Macaque Coaltion at Monkey Monday!
It is the 20th anniversary of Oxford Brookes University’s MSc programme in Primate Conservation. Alumni of this programme have gone on to...
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA position statement on companion animals and coronavirus
New research continues to emerge supporting the theory that companion animals are an extremely low risk factor
May 3, 20221 min read
Everything you need to know about the AfA virtual conference
With a unique interactive platform, incredible speakers & program, this is not a digital event to miss
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA responds to Siam Makro's unsatisfactory policy on eggs
Although pleased they responded to our appeal, we let Thai retail giant know that their policy can be improved
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA appeals to Thai retailer to go cage-free
We ask Siam Makro to follow the great example of their competitors
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA virtual conference, 24-25th April 2021
We are working to deliver an exceptional conference this year, in spite of the pandemic
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA urges Dam Sen Park to continue its progressive steps
Vietnam tourist park has stopped some animal performance, but will they now also stop using pythons?
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA calls for fur-farming ban in China
If zoonotic pandemics can arise in exotic meat farms, then they can arise on fur farms.
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA speaks up for infant animals in Chinese Zoo
Visitors at Hengshui Wildlife Park are distressing young animals by handling them and posting it on TikTok
May 3, 20221 min read
AfA opposes export of macaques from Philippines for research
Dept of Environment considers resurgence of macaque "harvesting" to meet vaccine research demand
May 3, 20221 min read
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