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There is much to be learned from a trip to an aquarium, including – for example – which seafood choices are environmentally responsible. But the problem with an aquarium-type lifestyle for the bigger sea creatures is that the conditions they experience in captivity...
Every year, a 10-day festival held in southern China has animal activists up in arms over the thousands of domestic dogs and cats that are slaughtered and served as meals to the region’s residents. The extent of the dog (and cat) meat trade in the surrounding...
Animal Law Reform South Africa held a panel on October 14th 2021 in which they discussed integrating legal and policy efforts into animal welfare, social justice and better environmental health. CAAWO’s own Executive Director, Tozie Zofuka, spoke at the panel. The...
What is aquaculture and why should we care? CAAWO digs deeper into the topic to help you understand the importance of aquaculture. You might have heard the term aquaculture being dropped in conversations, or perhaps you’ve read about it on social media. But what is...
CAAWO is about making conscious decisions in life including becoming a conscious carnivore and making better meat-eating decisions. Read more below. Making better meat-eating decisions isn’t only about which cut of beef you prefer. You can also make decisions that...
Cape Town – The Coalition of African Animal Organisations (Caawo) is calling on the South African government to put an end to the global commercial wildlife trade, which includes trophy hunting, the breeding of lions in captivity, and the use of lion bones in...
We often get the feeling that we are too small to make a big impact on the world. There are so many causes, so many petitions, so many welfare issues… and we feel overwhelmed with the responsibility to assist everyone. It’s not humanly possible to do it all, but that...
On 10 May 2019, the article “Malnourished and abused lions in South Africa: bred for tourists and hunters” appeared in Il Messagero, an Italian newspaper. The country’s lions have, in fact, made global headlines and many international welfare experts are calling for...
We are all intimately familiar with the Covid-19 pandemic by now but there is another pandemic running rampant worldwide: the single-use plastic pandemic. We see the causes of this pandemic daily, in the straws in restaurant cups, in the packaging that contains our...
One of the main challenges with animal wellbeing is that they are seen as “less than.” Less sentient, less capable, less worthy of a safe, playful life lived to its full term. World Animal Day aims to raise animals’ standing thereby increasing the level of animal...
It’s easy to feel like you cannot make a positive impact on the world. There are so many environmental, humanitarian, and animal cruelty issues, you are sometimes left wondering where to begin. However, herein lies the truth… you can never underestimate the power of...
On 28 October, we exposed the live export over Eid of tens of thousands of sheep to Kuwait, from a local harbour. Now, with a calendar date of 14 June being declared to bring awareness to the cruelty of this initiative – “Ban Live Exports” International Awareness Day...