Restoring the Sacredness of India’s Cows
In India, cows are sacred, in principle, to the dominant Hindu population. Unfortunately this reverence is often expressed in words alone
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Concerted Action Needed to Combat Wildlife Crime
More action and less talk is required to combat wildlife crime. Many species are becoming severely depleted and may disappear if more is not urgently done by governments and enforcement agencies.
Sign Petition to End Suffering of Three Caged Bears
A petition has been launched to rescue three bears locked behind bars at a restaurant in Armenia. The owner uses them to attract visitors and tourists to his restaurant and refuses to surrender them.
Government Agency Revives Plans for Cruel and Deadly Horse Sterilization Experiments
The US Bureau of Land Management is once again callously planning to sterilize wild horse mares using a gruesome procedure so inhumane that many veterinarians refuse to perform it. Take action by submitting a comment on the proposal by May 27.
Insects Disappearing at an Alarming Rate
A world without insects would be one part sad — no butterflies, no bees — and one part terrifying: a collapse of human food systems, and a planet covered in dung and rotting carcasses.
The Meat Motivated Mind: An Interview with Dr. Jared Piazza
Why is it so hard to get most people to give up meat? An expert provides an overview of some of the research into the psychology of meat eating.
Freeing and Improving Conditions for India’s Captive Elephants
Captive elephants in India are regularly subjected to abuse and inadequate care. Successful release into the wild requires significant rehabilitation, where they can be eased into learning about all the elements of an elephant life they have been deprived of.
Time to Protect, Not Destroy
At least one-fifth of mammal species found in Malaysia are facing extinction. The one things that all of these species have in common is that human beings are the cause of their path towards extinction.
Think Millennials are Apathetic About Conservation? Think Again
If you think millennials are too busy looking at their phones to care about conservation, you haven’t met these young people. Every year, Birdlife grants funding and support to young people whose new, fresh ideas are changing the way we protect the planet. Learn here about this year’s winners.
Footage Reveals Large-Scale Trade in Dogs for Human Consumption in Indonesia, Defying Government’s Pledge to End Trade
Indonesian and international celebrities once again join calls on the Indonesian government to keep its promise to ban the cruel and dangerous dog and cat meat trades, following the release of the latest investigation documenting the abuse of thousands of dogs throughout Java each month.
The Truth About Malaysia’s Dog and Cat Meat Trade
The dog and cat meat trade in Malaysia must not be excused or explained as purely cultural. To many Malaysians, dogs and cats are companion animals, not food.
Getting Out of Our Vegan Crater: On the Inbreeding of Vegan Ideas
Listening to others we may disagree with doesn’t mean we have to give up on our convictions, but we can learn from the exchange or gain new allies.