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Chinese activists rescue 2,800 cats from sale to restaurants

February 14, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, China, Dogs & cats Tagged With: Cats, China, Merritt Clifton

Videotaped Eid al Adha slaughter cruelty in Gaza shocks Australia

November 19, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Culture & Animals, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Islam, Live transport, Other, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Animals Australia, Eid al Adha

China drops animal testing rule for cosmetics, shampoos & perfumes

November 14, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Alternatives, Asia/Pacific, China, Regulation, Research & testing, Science, Science

Mission Rabies vaccinates 60,000 dogs in 10 Indian cities in 30 days

October 27, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, India, Indian subcontinent, Rabies Tagged With: Dogs Trust, Luke Gamble, Mission Rabies

Newly found ferret badger rabies strain raises concern about dogs

October 8, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Pacific rim, Rabies, Taiwan

Political foes close Bali Animal Welfare Association

September 1, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Indonesia, Rabies, Southeast Asia, Street dogs Tagged With: Bali, BAWA, Janice Girardi, Merritt Clifton

After shooting street dogs,  Malaysia massacres long tailed macaques

April 18, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Malaysia, Southeast Asia Tagged With: Douglas Uggah, Macaques, Merritt Clifton, Perhilitan

Food Security & Farm Animal Welfare by Sofia Parente [WSPA] and Heleen van de Weerd [CIWF]

April 11, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Central Asia, China, Culture & Animals, Food, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, India, Indian subcontinent, Meat issues, North Africa, Pacific rim, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Tagged With: CIWF, Lester Brown, WSPA

Doubledealing sabotages dolphin rehab & release project in Indonesia

March 22, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Indonesia, Marine mammals, Southeast Asia Tagged With: Femke den Haas, Ric O'Barry

Animals Asia Foundation saves Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre and halts Zimbabwe/China baby elephant deal––in same week

January 16, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

“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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, China, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Organizations, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Animals Asia Foundation, Jill Robinson, Merritt Clifton

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