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One Life: Red Pandas - Animals Asia Foundation
Sep 18, 2021 · One Life: Red Pandas. Red pandas live in the mountains of Nepal, northern Myanmar, and central China. The temperature in these regions is generally cool, and there is little annual variation. The southern slopes of the mountains trap the water from seasonal monsoons, supporting forests of firs, deciduous hardwoods, and rhododendrons.
China’s Yulin dog meat festival - what we know - Animals Asia …
May 24, 2016 · The festival takes place to mark the summer solstice. This year that is June 21. The festival’s full name is the Yulin lychee and dog meat festival. There’s also a lot of beer consumed. Sadly it has also been reported that cats are eaten too …
Five things you need to know about bear bile farming
Nov 1, 2021 · According to recent official numbers, at least 10,000 bears are currently kept on bile farms in Asia. 2. Extracting bile from bears is as cruel and painful as you would imagine. The extraction of bear bile from live bears causes unimaginable physical and psychological suffering and long-term health problems. Bile being extracted from a moon bear.
Hippos: Aggressive and deadly, but also vital to Africa’s ecosystems
Feb 15, 2019 · Hippos: Aggressive and deadly, but also vital to Africa’s ecosystems. The hippo is crucial to entire ecosystems and as populations dwindle, their loss will cause other species to die out too. The world’s most popular surprising fact about hippos is that they are the world’s deadliest land mammal, killing up to 500 humans a year.
Facts about bear bile farming - Animals Asia Foundation
Commercial 'bear bile farming' began in China in the 1980's. It is a cruel farming system designed to extract bile from the gallbladders of living bears. Previous to this, bears were hunted in the wild for their gallbladder bile, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. By the early 1990's, there were over 400 bear farms in China alone ...
The truth about elephant riding - Animals Asia Foundation
Mar 1, 2019 · Elephants used for rides are typically available to give rides all day, every day. When no tourists are present, the elephants are tied up to wait. When the tourists appear, the elephants must work for up to eight hours ferrying large groups on their backs in the tropical heat. The welfare of elephants in the tourism industry is poorly ...
Should animals have the same basic rights as humans?
Dec 10, 2022 · It is safe to assume that most people will agree that all humans are entitled to equal human rights, despite many supporting practices that fundamentally impact on the rights of others. It is not so safe to assume that most people support the case for all animals to be entitled to equal rights, in fact the case for animals is often very unclear ...
Jun 9, 2015 · 3 Respondents were local residents aged 18-65 who had lived in their city for at least two years. The male/female ratio was close to 1:1. Respondents were interviewed face to face and the interviewer recorded their answers in a formal questionnaire.
Facts about the dog meat trade - Animals Asia Foundation
Facts about the dog meat trade. Every aspect of the trade involves extreme levels of animal cruelty - from the theft of family companions, to deprivation, beating and final slaughter. The trade is mostly organised and run by criminal gangs. Every aspect of the trade involves extreme levels of animal cruelty; from stealing much loved family pets ...