News

Update: Hurricane Irma response

09 September 2017

All flights to Antigua are currently cancelled, but our disaster response team hopes to be able to fly there tomorrow (Sunday September 10). While in transit, we're working with local veterinarians and animal welfare groups, to help take action on the ground in several locations

Caribbean hurricanes: Animals we’ve saved in disasters over the past decade

09 September 2017

As Hurricane Irma – the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history – leaves a path of destruction across the Caribbean, we look back at some of our responses to hurricanes there since 2007

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Hurricane Irma: We deploy to protect the animals in its path

08 September 2017

Following the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, we are deploying to protect animals – the forgotten victims of disasters. Millions of animals could be affected

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End in sight for Vietnam’s cruel bear bile industry as 210 more bears are microchipped

01 September 2017

We’re a huge step closer to ending the country’s bear bile industry, which involves painfully extracting bile from bears for use in traditional medicine

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Sierra Leone mudslides leave dogs injured, starving and vulnerable

31 August 2017

We're providing emergency treatment to help save thousands of stray dogs’ lives and prevent rabies from spreading, working closely with the National Livestock Animal Welfare and Rabies Control Task Force (NLAWRCT)

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As floods shatter communities in India and Nepal, we provide lifesaving care to desperate animals

29 August 2017

Hundreds of thousands of animals including cows, buffalo, goats, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats are fighting for their lives in Nepal, and the north-eastern state of Assam in India, after devastating floods struck this month

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Taken for a ride: Thousands of elephants exploited for tourism are held in cruel conditions

07 July 2017

Our new report reveals that the captive elephant industry for elephant rides and performances continues to grow in Asia. Please unite for the herd today, to help protect elephants exploited for tourism

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Animals in entertainment

We join forces with TUI Care Foundation to build a happier future for 1,500 elephants in South Asia

05 July 2017

Our partnership will help protect Asian elephants exploited to entertain tourists. TUI Care Foundation was initiated by TUI, the world’s largest travel company. Its decision to help elephants through funding and by inspiring change, is proof the industry is stepping up for wildlife welfare

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Animals in entertainment

We’re working to stop cruelly-sourced lizard penises being unknowingly sold via major online retailers

21 June 2017

Our new research reveals that male monitor lizards’ sexual organs are fraudulently sold as tantric plant roots, believed to bring good luck. The animals are cruelly trapped, killed, and illegally-traded, before their penises are sold on the likes of Amazon, eBay, and Etsy

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