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- Two-thirds of people in a recent survey by the University of Hong Kong and WildAid were against the use of pangolins in traditional Chinese medicine
- 85 per cent agreed that TCM should phase out the use of endangered species while promoting sustainable and herbal alternatives
Yang Yang spends three hours on the run after hopping over the wall of his enclosure at Hefei zoo.
Yang Yang spends three hours on the run after hopping over the wall of his enclosure at Hefei zoo.
The annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China involves up to 100,000 dogs being butchered for their meat. The SCMP's Luisa Tam says the Chinese government should give dogs full protection by allowing the animals to have legal status as "companion animals" and by not allowing the event to be promoted as a cultural festival.
The annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China involves up to 100,000 dogs being butchered for their meat. The SCMP's Luisa Tam says the Chinese government should give dogs full protection by allowing the animals to have legal status as "companion animals" and by not allowing the event to be promoted as a cultural festival.
Volunteers from VShine Animal Protection Association convince owner of eatery to let animals go free.
Volunteers from VShine Animal Protection Association convince owner of eatery to let animals go free.
Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium in China travelled thousands of miles to an open water sanctuary in Iceland. Conservationists hope the relocation project will become a model for rehoming some 3,000 beluga whales currently in captivity.
Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium in China travelled thousands of miles to an open water sanctuary in Iceland. Conservationists hope the relocation project will become a model for rehoming some 3,000 beluga whales currently in captivity.
The bankhar, a guardian dog, is being reintroduced to the steppe to protect livestock from predators and remove herders’ incentive to kill the latter and keep more animals; herd animals have tripled in number, causing overgrazing.