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BREAKING - The cruelty you don't see: The suffering of pet macaques for social media content
Think that pet monkeys on social media are cute? Think again. Macaques are being abused as pets on social media, and social media...
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Reporting animal cruelty content matters - part 3
This blog is part of a series of blogs on why reporting matters. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Now, let’s imagine this...
Sep 15, 20232 min read
Reporting animal cruelty content matters - part 2
This blog is part of a series of blogs on why reporting matters. You can read part 1 here. It is vital to rethink how reporting works and...
Sep 13, 20233 min read
PROGRESS: UK law will force social media companies to remove animal cruelty content
In a positive step for animals, social media companies will be forced to proactively remove animal cruelty content from their platforms...
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Reporting animal cruelty content matters - part 1
Are you convinced that social media platforms do not take any action on animal cruelty content? You’ve reported a video to YouTube and it...
Sep 10, 20232 min read
AfA Policy Coalition's experience at the HLPF 2023
Overview The High Level Political Forum, or HLPF, is the central platform of the United Nations to review the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Aug 11, 20234 min read
AfA and SMACC appeal to Meta: monkey torture content
On July 31st 2023, members of the Asia for Animals and Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition wrote to key policy-related figures at Meta,...
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Sri Lanka will not export macaques to China
Earlier this week, we were overjoyed to get the news from our colleagues at the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) that Sri...
Jun 30, 20232 min read
BREAKING: BBC documentary exposes online macaque torture groups
The BBC has released a new documentary focused on macaque torture content on social media, and the perpetrators behind this. This...
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Viral cat torture video shows why we should never engage with cruelty content, even in outrage
WARNING: In order to protect animals, please do not watch or search for the content described below. This only adds to the reach of the...
May 23, 20235 min read
Progress: TikTok updates its animal cruelty policy
Social media platform, TikTok has launched an update to their Community Guidelines covering animal cruelty content. This went live on...
May 12, 20232 min read
Mapping Asia's sanctuaries and rescue centers
Beginning in 2022, The AfA Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers Coalition conducted a mapping project to gain an overview of the sanctuaries...
May 12, 20231 min read
How improper translocations are an impediment to animal conservation & welfare
In this presentation, Dr Anna Nekaris considers how translocations that do not or cannot follow the IUCN guidelines are an impediment to...
May 12, 20232 min read
Professional development opportunities for animal care staff
What we know impacts the care and welfare our animals experience in their daily lives. The way we can continually improve care standards...
May 12, 20232 min read
Decision making scoring tool for the life planning of rescued wildlife
Inge Tielen’s presentation 'Decision making scoring tool for the life planning of rescued wildlife' at SARCC's Frontlines event...
May 12, 20232 min read
The conservation and welfare challenges faced by a multi-taxon wildlife rescue centers
At SARCC's Frontlines event, Dr. Irhamna Putri's presented an on-the-ground, frontline perspective on conservation and welfare...
May 12, 20231 min read
Animals Asia's pioneering bear physiotherapy program
This 30-minute video introduces the pioneering physiotherapy program created by Animals Asia for its rescued bears. It talks through the...
May 11, 20231 min read
INTERNATIONAL MACAQUE WEEK Macaque tails: who are these monkeys?
It’s International Macaque Week! Established by Barbary Macaque Education and Awareness (BMAC) as International Macaque Day, which first...
May 1, 20232 min read
Proposed Export of Toque Macaques from Sri Lanka to China: AfA and Macaque Coalition Statement
Nineteen Core Members of the Asia for Animals Coalition, together with a 22 members of the AfA Macaque Coalition, have released a...
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Online animal cruelty content should be prohibited under new UK online safety laws
The AfA Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition has facilitated a working group of animal protection experts, who have warned that content...
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Wild Welfare’s e-learning program now in Bahasa Indonesia!
*English description is below*. Perkenankan saya untuk secara resmi memperkenalkan program edukasi digital Wild About Welfare yang baru...
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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