04 July 2017
Major Chinese online retailer removes over 130 dog meat products
Taobao – China’s equivalent of Ebay – has scrubbed more than 130 dog meat products from their site after being contacted by Animals Asia.
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26 June 2017
LIVE: Follow the #9Lives rescue
Nine bears have been rescued from a bile farm in the south of Vietnam - follow their 1,500km journey home here.
26 June 2017
HAPPENING NOW: Animals Asia is rescuing nine bears from a bile farm in Vietnam
Caged for over a decade - nine bears from a Vietnamese bile farm are set for rescue ahead of a 1,500km journey to their new home. YOU can help and follow it all LIVE.
23 June 2017
Animals Asia bear sanctuary praised as exemplary by Chinese government
Animals Asia’s sanctuary for bears rescued from the bile industry has been named a model facility in recognition of its educational programmes.
22 June 2017
Abandoned for being disabled: this Chinese kitten now knows she’s just perfect as she is
At just a few months old, handicapped Xiao Xi was found abandoned on the street of Harbin still wearing a collar – but now she has the family she’s always wanted.
21 June 2017
Ending Yulin won’t end dog meat eating, but ending dog meat eating will end Yulin
The Yulin dog meat festival WILL end – when we end ALL dog meat eating. To make that a reality the international spotlight must linger longer than one week in June.
20 June 2017
Chinese animal charities advise rescuers not to buy dogs in Yulin
Over 100 Chinese animal NGOs have signed an open letter ahead of the Yulin dog meat festival reminding rescuers – buying dogs fuels the trade.
16 June 2017
Yulin authorities tell media there is no “dog meat ban”
Rumours that dog meat sales would be banned in the run up to this year’s Yulin dog meat festival have been denied by the city authorities.