Stop transfer of Myanmar elephants to Japanese zoo, says Asia for Animals
Asia for Animals calls on the mayor of Sapporo City to stop the transfer of four elephants from the wilds of Myanmar to the Maruyama Zoo in Japan.
Browsing: Tactics
Pups and Perps: It’s Not All About Pitbulls And Parolees
You’ve heard of the Animal Planet show Pitfalls and Parolees, right? But did you know that a recent trend in jobs training inside some private prisons is inmates working with rescued dogs to learn dog-training skills they can use to gain employment once on the outside?
Spare Your Pets the Spooks of Halloween
Halloween can be seriously scary for our pets. To keep your pets safe and healthy this Halloween, San Diego Humane Society recommends keeping the following tips in mind.
Dear ‘Concerned’ Citizens: More Action, Less Facebook Posts
Instead of posting a photo of a dog tied out in the rain to Facebook and waiting for animal lovers and animal welfare groups to take notice, try doing something else that directly helps the animal.
Artificial reef sculptures instead of captive dolphin pens in US Virgin Islands! (petition)
A project to keep dolphins in captivity in the U.S. Virgin Islands is endangering 250 coral colonies within the proposed enclosure area. However, there is an alternative that could help preserve the coral reefs, enhance tourism, and avoid holding dolphins in captivity.
WORLD NEWS: Penguins, Pigs, & Pit Bull Bans
In this week’s report, the Animal People Forum reviews current events involving pigs in Europe, Montreal’s ban on pit bulls, and how NOT to “rescue” zoo penguins.
Uganda: Refuse plans to farm pangolins, say wildlife experts
Farming wildlife actually increases the hunting pressure to supply wild animals to the farms, while making law enforcement for wild taken specimens more challenging. Taking wild pangolins into captivity is too risky given they are already in steep decline.
NEWSFLASH: Reindeer, Rats, & Donald Trump
In this week’s report, the Animal People Forum reviews current events involving reindeer killings, birth control for rats, Donald Trump on animal rights, and more!
Persecution of stray dogs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has had an animal welfare law since 2009. Yet stray dogs are suffering in miserable ‘death camps’ due to BiH authorities’ failure to apply even the barest minimum of the law.
Global Fishing Watch: New Online Tool Tracks Commercial Fishing Worldwide
By providing the first free global view of commercial fishing, Global Fishing Watch delivers a powerful and unprecedented tool that can help to protect our oceans, which are threatened by global overfishing, illegal fishing and habitat destruction.
Breaking the Ground: U.S. Congress Speaks for Companion Animals in China
House Resolution 752 calls on the Chinese authorities to shut down the Yulin Dog Meat Festival and to ban the dog meat trade. The resolution is not a war of culture against China. The bond between companion animals and humans is not Western, but trans-cultural.
Beagle Freedom Project Challenges Scientists to Pioneer Animal Testing Replacements
Medical research can no longer rely on the use of animals in cruel and controversial experiments.
Beagle Freedom Project will award $50,000 each to five scientists and research teams committed to replacing dogs and other animals in their research.