Yulin 2017… steps towards a more humane future

Yulin 2017… steps towards a more humane future

Last month we were pleased to announce that the municipal authorities said licensed restaurants, street vendors and market traders near TongKou Markets would be prohibited from selling dog meat for a week in the run up to the YuLin Dog Meat Festival (15th-21st June).  This was a very encouraging step in the right direction from […]
Train the Trainer goes from strength to strength

Train the Trainer goes from strength to strength

ACTAsia is very proud of the commitment shown from veterinarian trainers in China. Fifteen certified Vets for Compassion (VFC) trainers undertook their own continuing professional development (CPD) training in Hangzhou; and on the back of this, initiated their own ‘train the trainer’ workshop. The three day training working, in Nanning, was attended by 59 veterinarians […]
Temporary ban on dog eating is a step in the right direction

Temporary ban on dog eating is a step in the right direction

ACTAsia is pleased to share with you that in the run up to the notorious Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China – where thousands of dogs and cats suffer violent deaths – local authorities have put in place a ban on the sale of dog meat leading up to the Festival. Local sources have informed […]
Fur Free China campaign highlights dog and cat fur

Fur Free China campaign highlights dog and cat fur

It is estimated that around two million dogs and cats are being slaughtered in China for their fur, every year. This is a ‘cheap source’ of fur because the animals are usually strays, stolen pets or used for food. Subsequently, the fur is exported under false labelling to Western countries (where there is a ban […]
Dog cullings China continue

Dog cullings China continue

Dog culling as a response to human rabies incidences is still common practice throughout China. 56 Chinese cities had conducted large scale dog culling operations at least once in the last five years.
China eliminating all dogs in Hanzhong city

China eliminating all dogs in Hanzhong city

In response to eight cases of human rabies, the authorities in Hanzhong City, in China’s northwest Shaanxi Province, have started the widespread killing of dogs in order to make the city a dog-free zone. Thousands of stray and owned dogs are being killed by literally beating them to death.   In some areas, local officials […]