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Cruel wildlife performances continue at world zoo association’s member venues

November 04 2019

Wild animals are continuing to endure appalling suffering at some of the world’s ‘top’ zoos and aquariums – all associated with the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). We’re going to WAZA’s annual conference this week in Argentina to tell it to put an end to this cruelty

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Animals in entertainment

Higher welfare chicken farming is not as expensive as you thought

November 02 2019

Our landmark report, Valuing Higher Chicken Welfare, shows that producing higher welfare chicken is far cheaper than previously believed

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Animals in farming

Change for chickens

Sunwing and WestJet join growing list of Canadian companies putting an end to cruel dolphin entertainment

November 01 2019

Following the release of our latest report, Sunwing and WestJet are the latest Canadian companies to report that they will stop selling and promoting dolphin suffering

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Animals in entertainment

Animals in the wild

Wins for animals

Air Canada and Transat commit to stop selling and promoting cruel dolphin entertainment

October 30 2019

The commitment made by these Canadian travel companies will help put an end to the cruel dolphin entertainment industry and shift tourist demand toward more ethical experiences

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Animals in entertainment

Wins for animals

Ontario introduces new animal welfare legislation, but does it go far enough?

October 29 2019

The Ministry of the Solicitor General announced today a new model for the protection of animals in Ontario. The bill that will be introduced on October 29th is called the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act

The seven biggest lies the dolphin industry tells

October 24 2019

Dolphins are wild animals not entertainers. We’re exposing the seven most dangerous myths the multi-billion dollar captive dolphin industry tells the world

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Animals in entertainment

The reality of Canada’s exotic pets – unwanted and disposed

October 15 2019

While many owners of wild animals are well-intentioned, other are less so. Shelters and vets from across Canada have told us that many people surrender their exotic pets due to a lack of interest in providing proper care for them.

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Exotic pets

Revealed: the African wild animals suffering most in the global wildlife trade

October 04 2019

International demand for Africa’s iconic wildlife is causing hundreds of thousands of animals immense suffering and putting their survival in jeopardy. Our report details the ‘Big 5’ and ‘Little 5’ animals at risk

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Animals in the wild

Airbnb acts to ensure travel is animal-friendly

October 03 2019

We worked with travel booking platform Airbnb to create a new animal welfare policy. The company now offers more than 1,000 animal-friendly experiences

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Animals in entertainment

Wins for animals

TripAdvisor ends sale and promotion of all captive dolphin and whale tourist attractions

October 02 2019

We’re thrilled about the travel site’s announcement. It’s a significant step towards making this the last generation of dolphins and whales in captivity for entertainment

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Animals in entertainment

Wins for animals

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