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ACTAsia’s work focuses on developing compassion and kindness, and helps give a sense of how people animals and the environment are connected. We have now joined a wider network of stakeholders from across sectors and throughout the world to make our work more effective: The Charter for Compassion International (CCI). Here is a note from […]

The man and his animal companion were living together for quite some time in the streets of the city centre, without causing any problems. When the man couldn’t answer the questions of the two officers, they attacked and beat the dog for ten minutes, eventually killing it. This all happened while the homeless man was […]

In Harbin City, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, a new dog keeping management regulation was passed on 20 November 2011 and took effect from 1 April 2012. The regulation states that every dog has to be removed from the city that: is over 50cm in height and 70cm in length, is on the list of […]

ACTAsia was invited by KNOTS, a Japanese animal protection organisation, to run workshops on humane education in Osaka and Tokyo on November 12 and 13th, 2011.

ACTAsia’s China Manager Isobel Zhang has been holding a series of media forums in Shenzhen to increase awareness on important animal welfare issues in the country. The forums discuss major animal issues which have caused great public/media concern, or have a serious impact on the animal welfare movement. These are popular discussion events where journalists […]