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Featured article: Lions and tigers being farmed for traditional medicine

July 09 2019

The demand for traditional medicine is fuelling a boom in big cat farms in South Africa and Asia. Our investigation exposes the cruelty lions and tigers face

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Animals in the wild

Illegal wildlife trade

A win for dolphins! Virgin Holidays ends sales of captive dolphin entertainment

July 18 2019

The travel giant will stop all sales by July 31, 2019, setting an amazing example which we hope other travel companies will follow

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Animals in the wild

Breaking: KFC commits to higher chicken welfare in six European countries, thanks to you

July 15 2019

Chickens are winning as KFC joins the Better Chicken Commitment in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium. It’s the first major fast food outlet to commit to this set of standards, which will give better lives to tens of millions of chickens

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Animals in farming

Change for chickens

Why swim with otters programs are totally wrong

July 06 2019

On World Otter Day, we released a report regarding the capture and exploitation of Asian otters. But there is a new trend that is very troubling for these animals.

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Exotic pets

Thai elephant venue reopens without the cruelty

July 02 2019

With help from us and some leading travel companies, ChangChill – formerly Happy Elephant Valley – has become elephant-friendly and stopped visitors directly interacting with its elephants

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Animals in the wild

Our work with elephants

Canada announces new initiatives to reduce ghost gear and contribute to healthier oceans

June 26 2019

The global ghost gear crisis is one of the biggest and deadliest threats to ocean animals, contributing up to 70% of macro-plastics in the ocean.

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Sea change campaign

Five myths about dogs - busted

June 24 2019

Dogs are our best friends, helpers, guides and everyday heroes. So why are our canine friends often mistreated around the world?

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Animals in communities

Why you shouldn’t share that cute pet otter video

June 18 2019

Social media is the biggest driver behind the trade of otters to be kept as pets – but these wild animals suffer greatly in captivity

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Exotic pets

We demanded better lives for mother pigs outside Walmart’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

June 13 2019

We encourage shareholders and company executives to institute policies to improve the lives of mother pigs.

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Animals in farming

Factory farming

Canada bans the captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment!

June 10 2019

The passing of Bill S-203 is a major victory for animal welfare in Canada

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Animals in entertainment

New award in memory of extraordinary ocean advocate Joanna Toole

June 08 2019

This World Oceans Day, we are announcing an award to fund work protecting sea animals, in honour of our friend and former campaigner, Joanna (Jo) Toole, who passed away in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March

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Sea change campaign

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Featured article: Lions and tigers being farmed for traditional medicine

A win for dolphins! Virgin Holidays ends sales of captive dolphin entertainment

Breaking: KFC commits to higher chicken welfare in six European countries, thanks to you

Why swim with otters programs are totally wrong

Thai elephant venue reopens without the cruelty

Canada announces new initiatives to reduce ghost gear and contribute to healthier oceans

Five myths about dogs - busted

Why you shouldn’t share that cute pet otter video

We demanded better lives for mother pigs outside Walmart’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

Canada bans the captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises for entertainment!

New award in memory of extraordinary ocean advocate Joanna Toole

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