Kitten killing calls for ‘caring for life’
The student believed the seven month old cat, called Chiao Chiao, was dirty so he demanded the kitten’s owner wash the bed cover. The two students argued and ended up in a physical fight. In order to express his anger and teach the owner a lesson, the kitten was thrown repeatedly on the floor and […]
How a small girl can make a big difference
ACTAsia’s CEO Pei Su reports: ”Kiki is my niece who lives in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, and goes to primary school for the first year. She does not have a pet and she is even a bit scared of dogs, but she is a typical Chinese kid who has not been taught much about dogs […]
Launch Caring for Life programme
As our education adviser Professor Xiong Xianjun said at the launch: “We should give children back their childhood. Children need to understand why they should care about the suffering of other lives. Compassion and responsibility are important building blocks of a civilised society.” ACTAsia also presented an award to Zhuang Nai Hui (Kiki) for promoting […]
Dog butchers benefit, dogs and owners suffer
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 […]
Support from Fur Free Alliance for our campaign
FFA is an international coalition of animal protection organisations working to bring an end to the exploitation and killing of animals for their fur. Groups from various countries around the world, exchanged ideas and progression of their anti-fur campaigns. We were happy to receive very positive response on our achievements in China to date, and […]
Bear bile company tries disguising abuse
It is doing this through a PR strategy of lies and deception, and more than ever we need you to add your voices to the protest to stop this from happening. Since our last article , the company has pulled in the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CATCM) to support them. The CATCM held […]
Take action to stop expansion of bear bile company
Despite protests from many organisations last year (including ACTAsia), it is one of the companies mentioned in the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s (CSRC) 2012 Initial Public Offerings list. Right now it is halfway through the process of becoming listed, and if this goes through, its shares can be publicly traded. With the increased funding the […]
Fur and fashion
Urging celebrities to reject fur as a fashion statement Chinese New Year is the time when most fur products are bought and worn by celebrities for various events. We approached celebrities to ask them not wear fur and to make sure their wardrobe, fashion stylists and assistants were aware of the issue so that they […]
Celebrities join ACTAsia to condemn cruelty of the fur industry
We held a star-studded media forum against fur in Beijing to reach national newspapers and magazines. Chinese celebrities and respected figures explained why they reject fur, and asked the public to do the same. The forum was hosted by the senior news editor of Beijing News and attended by famous guests from the fields of […]