Wuhan rescue overcrowds shelters but activists pledge to find homes for all WUHAN, China––Animal advocates in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on January 15, 2014 rescued 2,800 cats from a truck that was hauling them to restaurants in Nanning. The truck driver was reportedly detained […]
Videotaped Eid al Adha slaughter cruelty in Gaza shocks Australia
Damning evidence of failure of Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System GAZA, CANBERRA––Amateur videos posted to social media by witnesses to Eid al Adha slaughters in Gaza on October 15, 2013 appear to have provided some of the most damning evidence yet of the failure of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System […]
China drops animal testing rule for cosmetics, shampoos & perfumes
China will look at ingredient data instead BEIJING––Effective on June 1, 2014 China will no longer require that cosmetics, shampoos, and perfumes be tested on animals, the China Food & Drug Administration [CDFA] announced on November 5, 2013. Instead of having to submit products to CFDA laboratories for testing, Chinese manufacturers will be allowed to […]
Mission Rabies vaccinates 60,000 dogs in 10 Indian cities in 30 days
Exceeded target by 10,000 NILGIRIS, Tamil Nadu, India––Vaccinating 60,000 dogs in 30 days at 10 rabies hot spots around India, Mission Rabies exceeded its preliminary target by 10,000 and kept right on rolling, vaccinating another 30,000 and sterilizing more than 9,000 during the next five months. Mission Rabies “will continue for three years, with a goal […]
Newly found ferret badger rabies strain raises concern about dogs
First recognized in July 2013 TAIPEI, Taiwan––A new rabies strain identified in Taiwanese ferret badgers may have the potential to exponentially increase the risk of rabies transmission by dogs. But even if the new rabies strain does not behave in dogs as it does among ferret badgers, it has ignited unprecedented public controversy in Taiwan […]
Political foes close Bali Animal Welfare Association
Veterinarians complained UBUD, Bali, Indonesia––The Bali Animal Welfare Association was on September 30, 2013 closed by police for allegedly operating without permits, apparently following complaints from veterinarians about competition from the BAWA street dog clinic. “Our ambulance and spay/neuter team are not allowed to work until we get the clinic permit, which will take a […]
After shooting street dogs, Malaysia massacres long tailed macaques
Minister orders “immediate investigation” PETALING JAYA, Malaysia––Malaysian natural resources and environment minister Douglas Uggah “has ordered an immediate investigation by a team from his ministry into the alleged inhumane massacre of wild monkeys by its contractors,” Michelle Chun of the Sun Daily reported on March 29, 2013. In effect, Uggah ordered the Malaysian federal wildlife […]
Food Security & Farm Animal Welfare by Sofia Parente [WSPA] and Heleen van de Weerd [CIWF]
Free 20-page download from ciwf.org/foodsecurity Based on: The Impact of Industrial Grain Fed Livestock Production on Food Security: an extended literature review, by Karl-Heinz Erb, Andreas Mayer, Thomas Kastner, Kristine-Elena Sallet, and Helmut Haberl, Institute of Social Ecology, Vienna; free 90-page download from: http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/socec/inhalt/1818.htm Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Having commissioned a 90-page analysis of The Impact […]
Doubledealing sabotages dolphin rehab & release project in Indonesia
Double-crossed twice in two months JAKARTA, UBUD––Double-crossed in January 2013 by Solomon Islands dolphin hunters, Dolphin Project founder Ric O’Barry was double-crossed again a few weeks later in Indonesia. Speaking on the @america live television program, hosted by the U.S. Embassy, Indonesian forestry minister Zulkifli Hasan on February 5, 2013 told O’Barry and Jakarta Animal […]
Animals Asia Foundation saves Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre and halts Zimbabwe/China baby elephant deal––in same week
“This is a week we will never forget” HONG KONG, HANOI, HARARE––The Animals Asia Foundation on January 16, 2013 won a six-month battle against the ordered eviction of the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre from the edge of Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam––and just three days later won the cancellation of a controversial sale of baby […]
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