Asia for Animals: Changing Human Behaviour
The 10th Asia for Animals conference gets underway this coming Saturday in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, and this year’s theme is Changing Human Behaviour.
Monthly Archives: November, 2017
Pouring cold water on ‘sustainable use’
None of the existing role players in conservation understand what is required to save Africa’s vanishing wilderness. The issue is just too broad and deep – and politically charged.
‘The pig who wanted to be eaten:’ A discussion on the representation of animals in consumer culture
The cultural significance of meat, coupled with our supposed ‘love’ of animals, demonstrate a fragile paradox advertisers have responded to in order to continue selling animal products.
Defending Palestine: Human and Animal Liberation Come Together in May 2018 Conference
For PAL, animal liberation cannot be divorced from anti-colonialism, Palestinian liberation and solidarity, and defense of the land and all the life that it supports.
Animal Personhood: Time to Push for Animals’ Rights in India
Whatever work one does for animals, we are all united by the common hope that someday animals will be recognised as more than just property. FIAPO is preparing a new campaign to pursue legal rights for animals in India.
Dog Field Care Manual (free download)
Harrell Graham’s Dog Care Field Manual provides detailed recommendations for crisis care that almost anyone can give when the nearest veterinarian is many miles and hours away.
Judaism and Animal Rights
According to Judaism, animals are part of God’s creation and people have special responsibilities to them. The Jewish tradition clearly indicates that we are forbidden to be cruel to animals and that we are to treat them with compassion.
Cattle-Ogue: Unveiling the Truth of the Indian Dairy Industry
FIAPO’s investigations reveal the unchecked horrors rampant in India’s ever growing commercialised dairy industry.
New orangutan species identified in Indonesia
Scientists have identified a new species of orangutan in Indonesia, but the Tapanuli orangutan is already being described as one of the most endangered great ape species in the world.
PAWS on ‘Balangiga:’ Animal Cruelty Has No Place in Filmmaking!
Cruelty is against the law and can never be part of good filmmaking. Filipino moviegoers deserve better, and all animals deserve to be treated with kindness and respect.