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Investigation reveals Ethiopian Airlines’ role in cruel global wildlife trade

31/08/2021

Ethiopian Airlines is shipping live wild animals around the world for luxury use as exotic pets from West Africa, posing huge biosecurity and disease risks as...

A screenshot from one of YouTube's fake animal rescue videos, showing a staged rescue between a gibbon and a python

Sickening animal cruelty videos rife on YouTube

01/07/2021

A new World Animal Protection investigation further exposes the shocking scale of a cruel new craze on YouTube – the rise of videos depicting fake animal...

Minu the bear, in her cage prior to being rescued

Lang Son province now ‘bear farm-free’ after remaining three bears rescued

30/06/2021

Three captive Asiatic bears have been rescued from the horrific abuse of bear bile farming in Lang Son province in North Vietnam. The exploitation of captive...

Dolphins jumping out of the water at Algoa Bay

Algoa Bay in South Africa becomes a prestigious Whale Heritage Site

16/06/2021

Algoa Bay in South Africa has been awarded the Whale Heritage Site accolade, making South Africa the only country in the world with two accredited sites.

A seized pangolin at the Natural Resources Conservation Center Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Cruel wildlife trade cannot continue, urges experts to G20 leaders

20/05/2021

World Animal Protection has today released a new report that exposes the short fallings in the laws of G20 countries that continue to cruelly exploit wildlife...