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South Africa announces a ban on the captive lion breeding industry

05/05/2021

At a stakeholder’s feedback meeting in Pretoria, Minister Creecy of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) took crucial and long-...

World Animal Protection staff with Cam the bear during the rescue

Bear rescued from cruel bear bile farm in Vietnam

30/04/2021

An illegally captive, Asiatic black bear named Cam has been rescued from the horrific abuse of bear bile farming in Hai Phong province in Vietnam. The...

Bats in market - Tentena, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

As the pandemic rages on, risks remain - wildlife trade must be stopped urgently, warn experts to G20 leaders

19/11/2020

The multibillion-dollar global wildlife trade and the subsequent exploitation of wild animals put our health, economy and biodiversity at risk, says World...

Keeping wild animals like snakes in confined conditions close to humans can lead to diseases

Poor animal welfare laws may lead to more global epidemics like coronavirus

03/10/2020

9 March 2020: New research reveals poor animal welfare practices, in the trade and farming of wild animals and livestock, which provides the perfect breeding...

Lion cub at a lion farm in South Africa. Credit: Pippa Hankinson / Blood Lions

Lion farms putting lives of animals and people at risk of disease

01/10/2020

Lion farms in South Africa pose a major health risk to thousands of captive lions, as well as the public at large according to a study published by World...