Horrific case, but no cause for cultural finger-pointing DA NANG, CHAMBERSBURG, TAMPA––Vu Van Chinh, founder of the Da Nang Dogs & Cats Information & Rescue Station in Da Nang, Vietnam, “has admitted that he killed dogs and sold them to local restaurants,” reported Philip Sherwell, Bangkok correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph, on April […]
Horrific events spark rise of animal advocacy in Vietnam
Thirteen bile farm bears starved to death HANOI––The good news for animals emerging from Vietnam in early 2015 is that the bad news made big news; much of the Vietnamese public responded with shock and outrage; mainstream Vietnamese media amplified the protest; and top-ranking political office holders took notice. The bad news during the last […]