Twenty-nine cheetah cubs, destined to be sold as pets, have been rescued from an illegal smuggling trade in Somaliland. Four Paws, a global animal welfare organisation and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) said in a statement, that the orphaned cubs were confiscated in Somaliland, the main transit route for cheetahs trafficked out of East Africa. […]
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Petition: Support the Big Cat Public Safety Act to End Big Cat Ownership!
Big cats are wild animals, not pets. Yet in the United States, it’s estimated that there are thousands of big cats being kept as pets or in roadside zoos. Not only are animals in these conditions suffering greatly, but those keeping them captive are putting their entire communities in danger. Only some states have laws […]
From over 100,000 species assessments in IUCN update, zero improvements
From rays to deep-sea snails, primates to rosewood trees, the latest IUCN Red List update paints a gloomy picture for our world’s species. The update, which includes assessments of 105,732 animal and plant species to date, lists more than 28,000 species as threatened with extinction, attributing much of the declines to human overexploitation. The red-capped […]
Petition: Endangered Moon Bear Cubs, Sugar and Spice, Rescued From Cruel Circus
Asiatic black bears, also known as moon bears are endangered, and are supposed to be protected from exploitation and poaching under Vietnamese law. However, two moon bear cubs were being held captive illegally at a circus in Hanoi, Vietnam. The bear cubs were taken from their mother, who was killed, according to Animals Asia and […]
POLL: Should primates be protected from the exotic pet trade?
Monkeys and other primates, like lemurs and lorises, might not be the most common pets we find in households across the U.S., but the trade widespread and it’s causing both suffering for them, and posing dangers to us. According to the Animal Welfare Institute, it’s conservatively estimated that there are somewhere in the neighborhood of […]
Being a Wildlife Ally on Social Media
The current world population is 7.6 billion. Of that, 3.03 billion are active social media users. Monthly active users on various social media platforms is variable and growing. Facebook has 2.01 billion monthly active users with 400 new users signing up for an account every minute. YouTube has 1.40 billion, Twitter 330 million, and Instagram […]
POLL: Should big cats be protected from the exotic pet trade?
Animal advocates are applauding members of Congress for reintroducing legislation that would protect both us and big cats by banning private ownership. It’s currently estimated that there are more than 10,000 big cats being kept as pets or in roadside zoos in the U.S., but no one knows exactly where they are or who owns […]
POLL: Should China impose strict regulations on bird poaching?
Bird poaching – for meat or for the pet trade – has become a silent epidemic across China, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of migratory birds each year. Gu Xuan, a young conservationist, is determined to break this cycle of death and destruction, and set the birds free. This video was first […]
