27 June 2014

Why Smudge needs love

Taken from her mother at birth and now the only cub on Nanning Bear Farm, gorgeous little Smudge is in desperate need of tender loving care and great big dollops of quality time.

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24 June 2014

How to avoid animal cruelty on your travels

If you’re counting the days until your summer holiday then it’s also worth brushing up on the animal welfare issues wherever you are headed. Jess Vyvyan-Robinson reminds that it’s a holiday from the stresses and strains of daily life – not from our responsibilities to animals.

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23 June 2014

#Moonbearmonday: friendship is the best medicine

These two beautiful bears giving what looks like an adorable moon bear hug to each other – left us pondering the importance of friendship to their recovery from the horrors of bile farming

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23 June 2014

Moon bears feature in rock video

Legendary Guns and Roses drummer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award-winning musician and now Animals Asia Ambassador, Matt Sorum has released a track dedicated to giving a voice to bile-farmed moon bears and abused animals around the world.

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19 June 2014

Animals, empathy and the moral issues that divide us

Dave Neale, Animals Asia’s Animal Welfare Director, shares his thoughts on seeing animals as equals as opposed to being here purely for our personal benefit.

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18 June 2014

Five reasons why Yulin Dog Meat Festival must stop

Every year at the Yulin Dog Meat festival in China it’s estimated 10,000 dogs are slaughtered. In an open letter to Yulin local government Animals Asia’s Manager of China Cats & Dogs Welfare Project, Chinese national, Deng Yidan, spells out the five reasons why holding the festival is a mistake for the region and it’s people.

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18 June 2014

Yulin: Authorities discourage dog eating festival

Posters set to go up in Yulin, China ahead of its annual dog meat eating festival, suggest that local authorities are asking people to think twice before attending.

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16 June 2014

#Moonbearmonday: A little help from my friends

They may not be the animal kingdom's most renowned builders, but that didn't stop one group of moon bears at our Vietnam sanctuary from trying their hand a little bit of engineering.

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