Animal rights in China

A customer told staff there was a white dog wandering outside in the snow. Photo: Handout

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An Akita dog in a kennel at a breeding centre in Takasaki, Gunma prefecture in Japan. Photo: AFP

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375 cats saved from the cooking pot by Chinese animal lovers

8 Dec 2018 - 1:25am 5

About 30 abandoned cats are still in danger, according to volunteers trying to save them. Photo: Felix Wong

Animal lovers hope to save 50 cats abandoned in industrial building

5 Dec 2018 - 4:06pm

Margaash was euthanised after escaping from its enclosure at Dudley Zoo. Photo: AP

British zoo defends decision to kill escaped snow leopard

2 Dec 2018 - 1:20am 2

Video footage shows cows at the slaughterhouses in Quanjiao and Laian counties, outside Nanjing, with plastic tubes pumping water through their nostrils. One plant manager told police the animals were condemned to slaughter, so what did filling them with water matter. Photo: Weibo

Chinese slaughterhouses force-feed cattle water to increase their weight

22 Nov 2018 - 7:11pm 21

In Hohhot, Inner Mongolia’s capital city, the dog keeps a perilous roadside vigil for her owner, who was killed in a traffic accident in August. She was recently rehomed. Photo: CNS

Chinese dog rehomed after three-month roadside vigil for owner

20 Nov 2018 - 5:36pm 11

China postpones easing ban on tiger and rhino parts

China postpones easing ban on tiger and rhino parts

14 Nov 2018 - 6:22am

A three-year-old white rhino stands alone with a temporary cover over his open wounds prior to being treated by Saving the Survivors at a private game farm in South Africa last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Safeguards needed as China lifts ban on rhino and tiger parts

3 Nov 2018 - 8:31am 2

There are close to 34 million dog owners in China and almost 51 million dogs. Photo: AFP

Forget to leash your dog? In China you could lose points – and your pet

28 Oct 2018 - 1:13pm 8

Two of the pixelated photos of the wounds a child suffered in an attack by dogs that were reposted by an animal rights group, which accused the hospital of increasing tensions between humans and dogs. Photo: Thepaper.cn

Blog post of dog attack victim sparks animal rights debate in China

24 Oct 2018 - 5:38pm 1

Gian, a pigeon rescuer who also runs a Facebook page that promotes well-being for the birds. Photo: Dickson Lee

The Hong Kong sisters who nurse sick pigeons back to health

13 Oct 2018 - 10:04am 4

Inside a US$511,000 dog house in China

Inside a US$511,000 dog house in China

26 Oct 2018 - 5:22pm 5

Three boars wandering on Tung Lo Wan Road in Causeway Bay on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

Boars shot with tranquilliser gun after downtown Hong Kong jaunt

10 Oct 2018 - 2:15am 23

Jacqui Green at PALS in Mui Wo with some of the stray animals she has rescued. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Veteran animal welfare campaigner leaves Hong Kong after 40 years

7 Oct 2018 - 10:07am 5

Activists show their support for an end to cosmetic testing on animals in China.

China maps out steps to ending the testing of cosmetics on animals

3 Oct 2018 - 7:20am 3

Luisa Tam details humans’ deep bond with the loyal creatures, and urges against abandoning them as if they were disposable

Adopting dogs in need in Hong Kong is win-win for owners and pets

1 Oct 2018 - 9:19pm 2

Why this sleeping wild baby panda in China is a really big deal

Why this sleeping wild baby panda in China is a really big deal

2 Oct 2018 - 4:16pm 2

Pangolins, whose scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine, are believed to be the world’s most trafficked mammals. Photo: Steve Pheby

‘15,000 pangolins slaughtered’ for 7 tonnes of scales seized in China

28 Sep 2018 - 10:47pm 4

About 30 million dogs are slaughtered every year in countries including China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Japan. Photo: Handout

This Dog Lovers’ Day, let’s fight to end killing of canines for food

24 Sep 2018 - 9:47pm 12

Activists from WildAid stage a protest at Maxim's at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Edward Wong

Maxim’s to stop serving shark fin by 2020

21 Sep 2018 - 1:33am 16

A black canvas covers the spot where the dog and cat were found dead beneath the block of flats. Photo: Pear Video

Chinese man ‘threw cat and dog out of window’ after row with wife

12 Sep 2018 - 10:46pm 6

The man was widely condemned for his actions after a video started circulating on social media. Source: Weibo

Chinese man stamps on alligator but lives to tell the tale

11 Sep 2018 - 10:18pm 2

Despite concerns from animal rights activists, practitioners of the centuries-old form of animal wrestling are keen to showcase their skills

China’s kung fu bullfighters dismiss cruelty claims

3 Sep 2018 - 9:35am 19

At one point the man knelt down and started crying. Photo: Weibo

Man turns up at A&E in China and demands they treat his dog

28 Aug 2018 - 2:10pm 6

Sarah Liu’s pet poodle was killed by a poisoned sausage. Photo: Sarah Liu

Chinese poisoners declare war on man’s best friend

25 Aug 2018 - 10:52pm 5

A Nanjing vet is delighting the internet with her humorous and educational posts showing everyday life with her unusual range of patients

Alpaca surgery, tortoise C-section... it’s all in a day’s work for this vet

18 Aug 2018 - 10:05pm

Shanghai Maritime University gave Gugu the goose a home after an appeal from his owner. Photo: Thepaper.cn

Chinese goose escapes the cooking pot with a place at university

14 Aug 2018 - 6:11pm

Uncooked sea cucumbers at a seafood store. Photo: David Wong

Fish bladder, bird saliva and a phallic seabed critter – would you eat them?

11 Aug 2018 - 12:31pm 10

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