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Pigs of GodPigs of God is a cruel contest where pigs are force-fed to become as heavy as possible before being publicly slaughtered and paraded through the streets for a festival procession.
Going undercover in BaliYudisthira, an active member of the WSPA-led Asian Coalition for Farm Animals (ACFA), has been working on a two-part farm welfare campaign consisting of an assessment of poultry welfare in the wet markets of Java and an assessment of antibiotic residues in broiler chicken meat sold in the wet markets of Denpasar, Bali.
First animal welfare workshops for China's universitiesNovember 2008: WSPA and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) have begun to launch Chinese versions of their animal welfare teaching resources at a series of workshops for university lecturers.
Yudisthira: acting for better farm animal welfareIn this one day of activity, the group collected over 500 signatures for a petition calling on the Indonesian government to introduce legislation protecting farm animals.
Model Farm ProjectThe model farms also provide WSPA’s university partners with a place to research best practice. WSPA has tested and proved that humane farming methods allow farmers to make a profit and to develop their local traditional farming methods.
Who we areWSPA’s vision is of a world where animal welfare matters, and animal cruelty ends. Commercial exploitation of wildlife – intensive farming and the cruel management and killing of wild animals for food or by-products.
Factory farmingWSPA is working to end factory farming by raising awareness, establishing local coalitions and promoting and demonstrating humane alternatives. Factory farms are also characterised by forced growth rates, which cause the animals terrible suffering.
Shop better, eat betterThe conditions in which farm animals live and die can be improved by our purchase power. Look out for products from assurance schemes that take animal welfare into consideration.
WhalingWith no option for humane slaughter, WSPA calls for a stop to all commercial whaling. Visibility, sea swells and movements of the boat and whale make it impossible to assure a lethal shot at sea.
Member society proflie: Animals' Guard in PolandAll rangers undergo a three day training programme including negotiation techniques, animal first aid and animal handling. There are nine branches throughout Poland with the intention of expanding these and building a shelter for farm animals as well as a veterinary clinic.
Thai farmers welcome aid for hungry cattleWSPA’s experienced vets have delivered seven tonnes of badly needed vitamins and minerals to the region’s cattle. The DART's assessment found that a lack of mature grass and quality hay in the region was leaving cattle hungry, with weakened immune systems.
Dog meat tradeThe good news is that recent South Korean opinion polls – where animal welfare is a relatively new concept – suggest that the consumption of dogs is losing popularity, especially with the younger generation.
Inside the factory farmsYet factory farmers continue to cage or tether millions of animals in barren conditions, treating them as machines in a production line.
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