Press releases
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How JBS is profiting from cruelty and killing our world
20/09/2023
What’s on your dinner plate? New investigation reveals how the world’s biggest meat supplier dodges the rules to put food on our tables
The Cruelty You Don't See: The suffering of pet macaques for social media content
18/09/2023
Think that pet monkeys on social media are cute? Think again. Macaques are being abused as pets on social media, and social media platforms are failing to...
Exposed: The Bolivian prison fuelling the billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade
17/08/2023
Prison director openly promotes sales of “fashion items” made by inmates from jaguar skin. World Animal Protection calls for full enforcement of law to...
South Africa’s cruel lion farming industry is fuelling the illegal international trade in big cat bones
10/08/2023
A new report by World Animal Protection details the horror of South Africa’s inhumane lion farming industry and its ties to international crime syndicates.
Successful Rescue, Two Bears Find a New Home in Vietnam Sanctuary
08/08/2023
A joint effort by World Animal Protection and Vietnam’s Forest Protection Department (FPD), successfully helped rescue two bears from Binh Duong province of...
Instagram fails to prevent animal cruelty
20/07/2023
World Animal Protection research reveals pop-up warning on the social media site has not stopped cruel wildlife selfie trend
Factory farming climate culprit JBS tops emissions scorecard of shame
21/03/2023
JBS - the giant Brazilian global meat producer behind household brands including Pilgrim’s Pride, Moy Park, Seara and Primo - ranks as the worst of the worst...
Revealed: the travel company laggards failing wildlife
22/02/2023
GetYourGuide, Klook, Traveloka, Trip.com and TUI Musement still selling animal exploitation dressed up as fun holiday attractions
A small win for sustainable food systems but COP27 fails to deliver big changes required to avert climate tipping point
20/11/2022
20 November, Sharm El-Sheikh COP27, Egypt: World Animal Protection welcomes COP27’s recognition of agriculture and food systems as a significant component of...
World Animal Protection welcomes G20’s commitment to tackle climate change but cautions action not words count
16/11/2022
World Animal Protection is encouraged by the G20’s commitment to play its full part to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5C - but warns the world’s...
