Clinic Brings Relief for Indonesia’s Working Equines
Animal Aid Abroad shares information and photos from a recent two-week free working equine clinic in Indonesia.
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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.
Don’t Visit Tourist Attractions Where You Can Pose With Tigers
While the chance of encountering such a beautiful animal up close may seem tempting, there are several reasons why you shouldn’t visit these attractions.
US Policy: Mass Murder of Migratory Birds Not Our Problem
Quietly and without public input, the current US administration has effectively gutted the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. After a century of some protection by the US government, migratory birds are on their own.
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.
Australia’s New Public Enemy Number One: Cats
Australian authorities hope to kill two million feral cats by 2020.
Johannesburg Zoo To Get Second Elephant In Spite Of Public Outcry
‘Lonely Lammie’ has become the poster animal of South Africa’s struggling captive animals since the death of her partner Kinkel last year. The zoo’s decision flies in the face of worldwide outcry and numerous specialist recommendations.
Doctors Oppose Lethal Animal Use at Brown University
At Brown, live pigs are used for training emergency medicine residents, even though their anatomy differs from humans’ in important ways. Live animal use has been phased out of 95% of medicine programs in the United States and Canada.
‘Calf-Roping Kills,’ Proclaims New Billboard Now Up Near Rodeo
Commuters and potential rodeo fans in the San Francisco Bay Area are being greeted today by the message “Calf-Roping Kills,” alongside the face of a helpless victim of rodeo’s notorious calf-roping contest, one of the baby cows for whom suffering, injury, and death are the norm.
Combat Climate Change: Go Vegan
We have a moral duty to combat climate change in everyday life, and we can start at the dinner table. The single biggest thing a person can do right now to reduce their impact on climate change is stop consuming animal products and transition to a vegan diet.
Animal Aid Abroad Launches New Projects to help Working Animals in Nicaragua and Zimbabwe
In Nicaragua, a free veterinary clinic for working animals treated 456 horses. In Zimbabwe, partners are addressing harness wounds caused by improper care, including the use of barbed wire to attach donkeys to carts.
Call for Public to Ditch Dairy this MooFree May
This May, the vegan advocacy organization Viva! is urging the public to swap dairy products for plant-based alternatives as part of their month-long MooFree May initiative. Learn more about the campaign here.