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Do you remember a few months ago, there was a story about a 9 year old boy in the Philippines whose father followed him one day and discovered that he was feeding the stray cats and dogs?

The story went viral and as a result donations started flooding in to help the young boy, Ken, and his animals. Ken did his best to help the animals and frequently spent time with them and offered them food, but he longed for the funds to…

The Yulin Dog Meat Festival. The sentence that brings anger and upset to us all. Next month on the 21st of June the cruelty will start again. Thousands of dogs will be tortured to death, destined for someone's plate. The cries, whimpers, screams and smell made our Chinese activist Du Yufeng and her volunteers cry with helplessness when they protested at the festival last year and previous years. Chinese activists and ordinary animal lovers have been taking to the…

The definition of ‘veganism’ from The Vegan Society U.K. is as follows -

“The word “veganism” denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all…

"Mother of dogs" rises from the fire.



Read this extraordinary story of a remarkable, brave woman who now dedicates her life to animals:



Inside an ordinary rental house in Zhengzhou, lives a special family, one human, four dogs and a cat. Although they are of different species, all of them have had the same rough experience in life. This helps to bond them together. 



Chu Hui is the “mother” of…

Led by respected Municipal Secretary Zhou, Government officers from the city, district and village spent a cold winter visiting Guangyuan Bo Ai Animal Protection Center to inspect the progress of the construction for the new shelter. They gave many constructive proposals and offered much needed help by installing running water and power! We and Bo Ai are deeply grateful for the support and help from all levels of the Government. The building work can start to begin…

On 4th March 2014, police in Langzhong City, Sichuan, China, brutally killed a pet dog belonging to a homeless man. The killing was for no reason at all and is totally unacceptable. The dog was still chained when the police forcefully removed it from it's owner who could do nothing but watch while his companion was beaten to death with…

2014 is the Year of the Horse. 



Were you or your family born in the year of the horse? Check some of the dates below;

15th Feb 1942 – 4th Feb 1943

3rd Feb 1954 – 23rd January 1955

21st Jan 1966 – 8th Feb 1967

7th Feb 1978 – 27th Jan 1979

27th Jan 1990 – 14th Feb 1991

12th Feb 2002 – 31st Jan 2003

31st January 2014 – 18th Feb 2015

Lucky Colors: brown,…

A Japanese convenience store chain has cancelled the launch of its foie gras lunchbox after customer complaints about animal welfare, a company spokesman said Thursday.

FamilyMart had intended to begin selling the lunchbox containing…

Activists protesting against Japan’s indigenous dolphin hunting held a rally in Tokyo Friday, calling on officials to stop sales of the marine mammals to aquariums and as meat.

Activists protesting against Japan’s indigenous dolphin hunting held a rally in Tokyo Friday, calling on officials to stop sales of the marine mammals to aquariums and as meat.…

Zhang Xiaoqiu still remembers the date - 15 April 2011. It was when Weibo (China’s version of Twitter) changed his life, and he helped to saved the lives of several hundred dogs. The Beijing-based businessman, originally from southern China, had always been an animal lover, but the news he heard via Weibo that day led him to take action. 

Fellow internet users had spotted a truck on the motorway heading…

Do you remember the dogs that were rescued from slaughter in December in Chongqing? Many people asked how they could help.

Aunty Yang who rescued the dogs has a shelter, Chongqing Shuangbei Stray Dogs and Cats Rescue Center and if …

There’s a place in Jangsan, Busan where you can relax by bonding with about twenty dogs of different breeds and sizes, all vying for human attention. 

Above a pet shop is the Dog Café where visitors can surround themselves with furry canines who love human attention. Busan is a busy place with tiny apartments so owning a dog can be considered a luxury, so a place like the Dog Café was just what the city’s…

'Inside Japan, more and more activists like Satoshi Komiyama are publicizing their opposition to the annual dolphin drive-hunt in Taiji.

Within Japan, most people seem to have little knowledge of the cetacean blood being spilled around the archipelago. Ric O’Barry has long argued that if real change is going to happen in Japan, it will have to come from inside. It cannot be imposed by foreigners—no matter how vocal,…

Don’t eat Friends is an Animal Protection Organisation founded by vegan rock star Xie Zheng in 2007. The non-profit, based in Beijing, makes information available on various aspects of taking care of animal companions. In addition, volunteers help to rescue more than 30 homeless cats and dogs each month. Xie Zheng, the lead vocalist of the…

This video was made by Vcats, a organisation in Beijing who are fighting the cat meat and fur trade. There are NO scenes of slaughter.

Vcats are a non-profit, non-religious charity organisation focusing on the fight against the black market trafficking cat chains. Their mission is to promote healthy…

The cats rescued in the early hours of 14th January 2014 in Wuhan, China have been attracting a lot of attention.

Today (21st January 2014) Don't Eat Friends and V-cats visited the cats. Altogether they adopted 69 cats. The cats are expected to reach Beijing at approx 5am…

The cats rescued in the early hours of 14th January 2014 in Wuhan, China have been attracting a lot of attention.

Education starts young. Today (21st Jan), a group of pupils from Daxing Road Primary School, Jianghan, Wuhan paid a visit to the cats. After a meeting was had with the parents and discussions…

Following on from the first posts on the rescue of 2,800 cats in the early hours of 14th January 2014 on their way to slaughter in Wuhan (please see this link to read the story from the beginning:-http://arzone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/china-breaking-news-activists-police-stop-truck-carrying-2-800), the activists had been working through…

At 6pm on January 14th 2014, a University student spotted a truck filled with 2,800 cats in Wuhan, China, on the road to Nanning. He contacted Wuhan Small Animals Protection Association and the police, aswell as posting for help on Weibo. The truck was chased on the highway, eventually being stopped by Traffic Police. Hongshan Animal Quarantine Dept confirmed that the paperwork was fake. The truck was ordered to return to Wuhan for investigation. Just past mid night…