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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...
How does the global COVID-19 pandemic relate to humankind’s impact on the planet? And how can the notion of biodiversity act as a protective mechanism in the future? Read on for a few important clues. University of KZN geography professor Brij Maharaj focuses in his...
Animal welfare refers to the physical and mental wellbeing of an animal, especially with regards to the conditions in which they live. We have put together a free e-learning course where you can learn all about animal welfare: what it is, what it means, and how you...
A recent (22 January 2020) Carte Blanche episode, labelled “not for sensitive viewers”, shared heart-rending stories and showed shocking visuals of recent cases of captive lion poaching for their teeth and claws. Here’s hoping that change can happen with increased...
The latest development on the local animal welfare landscape, for which there has been very little media coverage, has been the reclassification of 33 species of wildlife as farm animals. The development took place in May this year, when the South African government...
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) took to social media in early October to expose the live export of tens of thousands of sheep to Kuwait, from a local harbour, for slaughter over Eid. The conditions on board included...