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An Asiatic black bear used in the bear bile industry, pictured on a farm in South Korea

Hanoi last in the race to end bear bile farming in Vietnam: Urgent and decisive action needed

30/05/2022

A coalition of organisations including World Animal Protection, Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) and Four Paws, called upon the Hanoi People’s Committee (PC...

Factory farmed chickens cramped in a shed

Health toll from factory farms to soar as demand for meat skyrockets

07/04/2022

New research released today on World Health Day has laid bare the most damaging human health impacts linked to factory farming, and how these will only get...

A long-awaited victory for bears, as South Korea announces an end to bear bile farming

26/01/2022

Today, is a landmark day for hundreds of bears held captive in South Korea’s archaic and cruel bear bile industry.

Healing herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine on a wooden table

New research offers hope for animals, as plant-based alternatives accepted by traditional Chinese medicine market

30/11/2021

Today World Animal Protection and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford, are releasing evidence that provides new insight...

An undisclosed dolphin venue in Florida. A dolphin is looking through the class in the underwater observation area.

World Animal Protection moves Expedia Group to finally prohibit cruel captive whale and dolphin activities

07/11/2021

Global travel platform Expedia Group, confirmed it has listened to World Animal Protection supporters and decided to end its support for whale and dolphin...