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Former Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) employee V. Ganeson’s heart breaks every time he sees dogs being caught and taken to government pounds.“I know what happens to them there and that is one of the reasons I quit my job in DBKL three years short of retirement,” said Ganeson, 58.

It is also one of the reasons that Ganesan started his shelter eight years ago and takes care of about 200 d…

In a district of Beijing, locals say the property owner specifically built this two-storey 'apartment block' for stray cats.…

Wulin Square Bus Station, Hangzhou, China.....

Seven stray cats line up on the garden ledge.…

The donations for Du Yufeng of Bo Ai Animal Protection Centre in Guangyuan, China were transferred to her bank on 1st August 2013. Thank you to everyone who donated!
Du's speech translated by NT.
Video produced, edited & English subtitles added by Hand In Hand

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Students from IJMC YES.O (Infant Jesus Montessori Center- Youth for Environment in Schools Organzation) last week organised a Zombie Walk, raising awareness in the community to protect the environment and stop animal cruelty.

You can like their Facebook page here:-…

75-year-old uncle Liu Yihua has owned a shoe polish stall at the junction of Shuang Hua Road for many years in Chengdu but he lives frugally so that he can afford to keep his 9 adopted stray dogs. 

Uncle Liu says he has to spend at least 4 or 5 hundred dollars a month to feed them. Usually he is reluctant to spend on himself. He smokes a pack…

Many people who see the heartbreaking photos and videos of the dog and cat meat trade in China believe that there are no or only a handful of activists fighting to stop it.

In actual fact there are many, many groups and individuals who rescue the dogs and cats destined for the slaughterhouse. There are also well known groups, set up by people from the…

Beena Mohapatra, affectionately called Beena Mashi (Aunty Beena) is an aging lady, living in Calcutta, India, who sacrifices everything for 'her' stray dogs and cats.

She is a domestic maid in return for a room to sleep and eat in and after she has finished the chores she carries 20 heavy buckets of…

This is an ambitious project to try and confirm numbers of vegans. 

It takes really only a minute to do.

http://www.theallanimalvegan.com/the-big-count/?goback=.gde_1065857_member_5797787582116937728#!

FACTORY FARMS FACTS - 2013 & "HUMANE" FARMING 

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Minnesota Fur Farm Burns to the Ground

Massive Fire Destroys Main Building at Detroit Lakes Fur Farm, Fire Called Accidental AnimalLiberationFrontline

October 12, 2013

Days after activists released 450 mink from a fur farm across the state,…

On September 14th I will be participating in the Walk for Farm Animals in Rochester, New York. Every fall, thousands of compassionate people gather to raise funds and change hearts for farm animals through the Walk for Farm Animals, a series of non-competitive walking events held each year in cities across the United States and Canada. Others participate virtually through our “Sleep In for Farm Animals.” Walkers raise vital funds for Farm Sanctuary’s life-saving work and promote kindness…

The website of The Fur Council of Canada’s states that “fur is green” is: “A public relations campaign explaining the ethical values of the Canadian fur trade and correcting misconceptions circulated by eco-fundamentalists. Visit www.FurisGreen.com.” ---- 

The Fur Council  portrays the fur industry as sustainable, ecological, natural, renewable, environmentally sound etc.  After all, it is their stated intention to…

The Australian Society for Kangaroos has been in court this week trying to stop a cull of kangaroos indigenous to the area.

These culls have been almost annual, based on the ACT Government line that they are in 'plague' proportions. The real problem is that the area is the seat of Federal Government with head offices for public sector agencies, and the ACT Government relies heavily on the revenue it receives from the continual turnover in housing and the explosion of building…