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Superbugs found in pork from Carrefour Spain and Walmart Brazil

13 December 2018

We found these superbugs – bacteria resistant to antibiotics most critically important to humans – in pork on supermarket shelves in Spain, Thailand, and Brazil. This is a result of the overuse of antibiotics in the cruel factory farming of pigs

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Animals in Farming

Pangolin poaching: the brutal reality

27 November 2018

Video footage shows the horrifying moment a terrified pangolin is killed for its scales in Assam, India. Pangolin scales are sold on the black market for traditional Asian medicine

1.41 trillion cow burps and 23.7 billion cowpats damaging the planet daily

23 October 2018

Farm animals around the world are causing devastating damage to the environment by burping and farting out immense amounts of greenhouse gas. This is highly contributing to global warming.

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Animals in Farming

The power of volunteers

22 October 2018

During our 'Change For Chickens' campaign this month, we worked with volunteers to collect petitions urging KFC to improve standards for factory grown chicken.

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Animals in Farming

Over half a million people demand KFC does better for chickens

16 October 2018

513,083 people from 10 countries have signed our petition calling on KFC to give its chickens a life worth living. We’re in Louisville, Kentucky showing the company how powerful our voices are

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Animals in Farming

A brief history of the global exotic pet trade

26 September 2018

Historically, getting a wild species to keep as a pet, more commonly known as an exotic pet, was a small-scale operation. Today, these animals are part of a much larger operation – a multibillion dollar global industry.

Bear rescue: we help save five bears from the cruel bear bile industry in Vietnam

27 August 2018

After 13 years of pain and suffering in captivity, a group of Asiatic black bears have been rescued from the horrific abuse of bear bile farming

There are no winners in the elephant tourism industry

12 August 2018

We know elephants are suffering at tourist attractions. But our new research reveals that their trainers and keepers – known as mahouts – are losing out too.

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Animals in the Wild

UN makes historic commitment to fight ghost gear

10 August 2018

We’ve successfully lobbied the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to protect marine animals by tagging fishing nets. This significant decision means sea animals will be less likely to be killed or entangled in lost or abandoned fishing gear

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Animals in the Wild

Tourism should not just be tourism, but sustainable tourism

08 August 2018

Sustainable tourism is visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy. It plays a key role in conserving the bio – diversity that in turn boosts the economic status of a country.

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Animals in the Wild

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Superbugs found in pork from Carrefour Spain and Walmart Brazil

Pangolin poaching: the brutal reality

1.41 trillion cow burps and 23.7 billion cowpats damaging the planet daily

The power of volunteers

Over half a million people demand KFC does better for chickens

A brief history of the global exotic pet trade

Bear rescue: we help save five bears from the cruel bear bile industry in Vietnam

There are no winners in the elephant tourism industry

UN makes historic commitment to fight ghost gear

Tourism should not just be tourism, but sustainable tourism

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