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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...
Apr 7, 20201 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...
Apr 6, 20201 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...
Mar 27, 20201 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...
Mar 26, 20201 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...
Mar 20, 20201 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...
Mar 13, 20201 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...
Feb 27, 20201 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...
Feb 13, 20202 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...
Feb 6, 20201 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...
Jan 9, 20202 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...
Dec 4, 20191 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...
Nov 28, 20191 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...
Nov 28, 20191 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...
Nov 19, 20192 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...
Nov 13, 20192 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...
Nov 7, 20192 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...
Oct 25, 20191 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...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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...
Sep 26, 20192 min read
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...
Sep 10, 20192 min read
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....
Sep 6, 20191 min read
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