03 December 2015
The bear in the picture: Blue
When Blue was rescued in 2005, he still had a hole in his stomach that had been used to harvest his bile.
Recent News
02 December 2015
The proposed Chinese animal welfare standards – is this the change that we’ve hoped for?
Recently, the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association have announced that they are drafting the country’s first welfare standards for the farming and slaughter of livestock and poultry. The standards, set to be published in June 2016, will not be mandatory – but they will be developed with the support of 30 leading animal farming businesses in China.
30 November 2015
10 acts of kindness that saved Tuffy – the dog who was scalded with boiling water and thrown from a balcony
At the age of just six weeks, Tuffy received the worst abuse we’ve seen a dog endure. But he recovered, and over the past months has grown into a happy and healthy dog. His recovery was helped by the following acts of kindness – which changed a story of cruelty into one of hope.
30 November 2015
Boiled alive and thrown off a balcony – this is how a miracle (and miracle workers) saved a brave dog named Tuffy
As a six-week-old puppy, Tuffy had the shock of his young life – having a pot of boiling water thrown on him for chewing on his former owner’s cell phone.
26 November 2015
Bear who won hearts during live rescue set for eye operation
A balding moon bear called Kay, who had been imprisoned for years in a tiny cage in Vietnam – while suffering painful bile extractions – is set for an eye operation.
25 November 2015
Beautiful Animals Asia gifts for animal lovers
Wondering what to buy the animal lover in your life? You need to see the new Animals Asia range.
24 November 2015
If it looks like animal cruelty, don’t let people tell you it's conservation
Circuses and marine parks have both tried to excuse their abuses by citing conservation. But in reality it is what it looks like – animal cruelty.
23 November 2015
An apple a day keeps bile farm nightmares away for rescued Amara
When Amara first came to Animals Asia’s Vietnam sanctuary in 2011, she wouldn’t eat all of her food.