07 September 2019
Annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival set to take place today
The “traditional” festival is a horribly violent and cruel spectacle of animal suffering.
Recent News
03 September 2019
China vet training: 97 per cent had no concept of animal welfare
Vet training drive aims to upskill China’s vets with animal welfare basics which are currently lacking, causing pain to animals by those employed to help them.
30 August 2019
Circus trauma left moon bear cub Sugar too scared to eat, but in sanctuary life grows sweeter every day
Patience, love and expert care has given bear cub Sugar the confidence she needs to know she is safe after the horror of poaching and circus trauma.
28 August 2019
Poachers reeling as crackdown uncovers four illegal songbird shipments in a week
Nearly 2,000 birds have been rescued from smugglers in a week thanks to the work of Animals Asia’s Indonesian partner, FLIGHT.
22 August 2019
After rescue from cruelty, moon bear best friends enjoy a sanctuary spa day
Long-term cruelty left moon bear Kim too scared to play, but now she splashes in the pool with her best friends.
21 August 2019
Hugely complicated surgery saves bear’s life after decades of bile extraction
Weeks after rescue from a building site in Vietnam, vets have removed moon bear Solo’s gall bladder, left diseased by repeated bile extraction.
20 August 2019
Moon bear Precious is among friends, but still hasn’t learned how to trust
Up to 17 years caged alone has left moon bear Precious not yet able to make friends with her fellow bile farm survivors.
08 August 2019
#MoonBearDay2019: LIVE!
#MoonBearDay2019 is a global day of celebration to raise awareness of the world's most exploited bear species – and how YOU can get involved in saving them.