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New Report on Dog and Cat Fur in China
Demand for fur products in China is growing with the rise in economic standards and online marketing by fur retailers. Traditionally adults were the main consumers of fur products, but the market has more recently expanded into children’s fashions. ACTAsia’s consumer surveys show that most buyers are between the ages of 18-30 years. Unlike in […]
Breaking News – Gucci joins Fur Free Fashion!
The luxury brand joins #FurFreeRetailer. A major step for ethical fashion! The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and LAV, along with the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), are pleased that the leading global fashion house Gucci has announced it will no longer use animal fur, beginning with its spring summer 2018 collection. Gucci’s President & […]
Creating long lasting change in China
“When I set up the Train the Trainer program more than eight years ago, I did believe that one day the vets in China who were trained by ACTAsia and Vets for Compassion would be able to take action to resolve problems in their own country – once they learned the skills, once they understood […]
The Future of Fashion is Fur Free
The Fur Free Retailer program welcomes YOOX NET-A-PORTER as the 750th apparel company to join the program since its formation in 2002. The program is run in more than 20 countries worldwide by the Fur Free Alliance, an international coalition of animal protection organisations, and looks to connect fur-free influencers – like Giorgio Armani, HUGO […]
Animal Rights Conference in Washington DC
The annual Animal Rights Conference in Washington DC has become a regular event for ACTAsia. It’s an opportunity to share and gain new insights with established collaborators, and a chance to create links with many new supporters each year. Ms Pei Su, founder and Executive Director of ACTAsia, gave a presentation titled ‘Injecting Animal Welfare […]
China paying for cruel ‘Monster Fox’ fur
Recently, the international media coverage of Finlands “monster foxes” shocked people across the world. (see examples from Dailymail and Dragon TV). Pictures and videos taken from five Finnish fur farms show that in order to obtain larger sized pelts, fur animals have been deliberately made obese, affecting their health and welfare to a shocking extent. […]
ACTAsia launches new Caring for Life Education tools to assist Chinese Educators
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1500972528390{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The teaching of humane education contributes to the wider character education of students. The goal is for children to develop character and virtue which encourages each child to become a respectful and responsible citizen of their civic community. Through the use of Caring for Life Education tools, partner schools are able to […]
Art Exhibition kicks off on International Children’s Day
ACTAsia founder and Executive Director, Pei Su, visited the Hong Qiao International School in Shanghai on International Children’s Day on 1 June. After talking to all the children and their families about Caring for Life Education, time was spent engaging in the creative arts in preparation for the official opening of the art exhibition the […]
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
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 […]