One of the main organizations we support, Animals Asia, has worked endlessly to improve the welfare of so many animals, and has continued to demonstrate admirable efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We wanted to highlight some of their initiatives and accomplishments over the last few months to shed light on the amazing work they have … Continue reading Animals Asia Highlights
Category: Advocacy Campaigns
COVID-19 Started Because of Humans’ Abuse on Animals
Cars and people queue-up at the main entrances of wetmarkets, which have stirred back to “life” following a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some countries announced a temporary ban, but they are full of wetmarkets still in operation. Wetmarkets, slaughterhouses, intensive farming practices and the wildlife trade are the sources of zoonotic diseases – … Continue reading COVID-19 Started Because of Humans’ Abuse on Animals
Devastation Ravages Australia From Bushfires and Over One Billion Animal Casualties
Bushfires have been ravaging through Australia and there’s no end in sight. Since 2019, about 18 million hectares of land have burned, 27 human lives lost, over 2000 homes decimated and over one billion animals dead. Over 100 fires are still burning with around 50 that are not contained. The authorities have evacuated hundreds of … Continue reading Devastation Ravages Australia From Bushfires and Over One Billion Animal Casualties
Ag-gag Bill 156: Ontario is Trying to Hide Animal Cruelty on Farms
Ontario introduced an agricultural gag legislation today called Bill 156 – Security From Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act. While animal agriculture is destroying the Amazon and causing climate change, it’s ironic this bill has “security” in it’s title. The bill targets whistleblowers and journalists by making it illegal to be present on farms and … Continue reading Ag-gag Bill 156: Ontario is Trying to Hide Animal Cruelty on Farms
Canadian Wolves Are Under Attack
The Ontario government aims to loosen wolf and coyote hunting regulations in Northern Ontario. The proposed change allows unlimited killing of coyotes, including pups all year-round. It also eliminates all tag and reporting requirements. This will make it impossible to enforce kill limits or collect important data to assess the impacts on wildlife. This will … Continue reading Canadian Wolves Are Under Attack
Vote to Save the Climate this Federal Election! Join the Global Climate Strike Sept. 20th-27th
PRE-ELECTION CALL TO ACTION! The federal election is coming up for Canada. We need your help to flood the inboxes of every single candidate to let them know that climate change is not a partisan issue. It is a global crisis that affects all of humanity. We expect them to take it seriously! Nation Rising … Continue reading Vote to Save the Climate this Federal Election! Join the Global Climate Strike Sept. 20th-27th