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There are no winners in the elephant tourism industry

August 07 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

Animals in entertainment

World Animal Protection applauds Kroger on commitment to end the use of gestation crates for pigs

August 07 2018

Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the US, has committed to phasing out cruel gestation crates in their supply chain by 2025.

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Animals in farming

Fashionable home trend keeps sharks in cruel confinement

August 06 2018

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “Home Shark Tanks Are In. Just One Problem: Sharks Make Terrible Pets,” identified an alarming trend among luxury home owners.

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Animals in the wild

Animals in need after Costa Rica floods

July 31 2018

After multiple provinces were hit with one month's rain in just 8 hours, our disaster response team is on the ground helping animals.

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Animals in disasters

Why animals matter in a disaster

Disaster response team

Captive tiger breeding breeds suffering. Thailand must enforce a ban

July 26 2018

We’re urging Thai authorities to end captive tiger breeding for wildlife tourist attractions and the traditional medicine industry

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Animals in the wild

Animals in entertainment

New ad in NYC shows truth about McDonald's chicken

July 26 2018

We're uniting with other animal organizations to ask McDonald's to implement higher, science-based animal welfare standards for its chicken supply chain.

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Animals in farming

Factory farming

Rangila the last "dancing bear" finally arrives safely at sanctuary

July 11 2018

After a series of dramatic ups and downs, Nepal’s last known "dancing bear" arrived today (July 11) at a specialist sloth bear sanctuary in India. He was wrongfully placed in a substandard zoo earlier in 2018

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Animals in the wild

Animals in entertainment

Guatemala volcano update: meet the animals we’re helping

July 11 2018

Helping a tiny puppy and saving horses from grazing on poison – read about the animals we've aided after the devastating eruption of Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) on June 3 near Guatemala City.

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Animals in disasters

To stop the deaths of countless marine animals, we need to tag fishing gear

July 10 2018

To help stop marine animals being harmed by lost fishing gear, we’re calling on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to ensure all fishing nets are tagged by 2025

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Animals in the wild

Sea change campaign