Farm Animal Well-being: A Brief Update
Beginning in the 1980s, farm animal well-being slowly took over as the major focus of animal advocacy organizations. How has this affected conditions for farm animals in different countries?
Browsing: Asia
Over 60 Animal Protection and Environmental Organizations Call for Animal Welfare to be Addressed in COVID-19 Recovery Policies and Financing
The fact that the COVID-19 crisis very likely arose from the exploitation of animals has drawn greater attention to how human uses of animals can increase the risk of future pandemics.
Monkeys in Thailand Exploited as Coconut-Picking Machines
In some regions of Thailand, pig-tailed macaques are abusively trained, often with severe punishments, to harvest coconuts for the export industry.
Video: People, Animals, and the Environment in Sustainability Policy
Dr. Andrew Rowan, chief program officer for WellBeing International, discusses the connections between the wellbeing of humans, animals, and the environment.
Video: Uplifting Communities While Protecting Wildlife
The co-founders of WildlifeSOS discuss combating wildlife crime through community development.
Bees are Helping Thailand’s Elephants and Farmers Peacefully Coexist
A new study brings hope for solving the violent conflicts between elephants and farmers in Thailand.
Video: Creating Safe and Healthy Communities Through Dog TNVR
Dr. Chinny Krishna discusses the impact of free-roaming dogs on human communities and the effectiveness of TNVR (Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return) as compared to lethal culling.
Could the COVID Crisis Provide an Opportunity for Thailand’s Captive Elephants?
The pandemic has revealed the truth about Thailand’s unsustainable and exploitative elephant tourism sector — and a chance to rethink the relationship between humans and elephants.
Coalition Opposes Boom in Elephant Breeding in Thailand Amid Pandemic
As many elephant owners in Asia are left without income from tourism, they are turning to breeding their elephants.
How Animal Protection Impacts All 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Recognizing the connections between animal protection and the SDGs can help advocates maximize impact, win government support, and collaborate with other stakeholders.
Bear Protection Act Aims to Stop Poaching and Export for the Bear Bile Trade
In the United States, wild bears are being killed for their gallbladders due to the global bear bile trade.
Alba the Albino Orangutan is Thriving in the Wild
A Bornean orangutan named Alba, who is believed to be the only albino orangutan alive in the world, is thriving in the rainforest where she was released more than a year ago.