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May 3, 20222 min read

AfA speaks up for Greyhounds in Macau

The Asia for Animals Coalition supports a campaign led by ANIMA Macau to close this track., based on the significant animal welfare...

May 3, 20221 min read

Beluga Whale Import Cancelled

Ocean Park cancels plans to import wild-caught beluga whales. Capture methods used for wild cetaceans are invasive, stressful and...

Jan 5, 20221 min read

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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...

Jan 5, 20223 min read

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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....

Oct 6, 20213 min read

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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...

Aug 26, 20213 min read

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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...

Aug 25, 20212 min read

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SMACC REPORT released

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

Aug 24, 20211 min read

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Independent covers SMACC report

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

Aug 5, 20211 min read

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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...

Jul 30, 20212 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...

Jul 30, 20211 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...

Jul 30, 20211 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...

Jul 30, 20211 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

Jul 30, 20211 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...

Jul 30, 20211 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...

Jul 30, 20211 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

Jul 30, 20211 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

Jul 30, 20211 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

Jul 30, 20211 min read

AfA appeals to Thai retailer to go cage-free

We ask Siam Makro to follow the great example of their competitors

Jul 30, 20211 min read

AfA virtual conference, 24-25th April 2021

We are working to deliver an exceptional conference this year, in spite of the pandemic

Jul 30, 20211 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?

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