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China’s left-behind children and how we help them
An endemic migration of China’s population from impoverished rural provinces to expanding urban zones, is leaving a desperate problem in its wake. China’s 61 million ‘left-behind-children’ have fallen prey to the system of ‘hukou’, a restriction on government funding which only allows children to attend school in the area they were born. While their parents […]
ACTAsia’s 10th Anniversary celebration
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]On January 16th 2016, ACTAsia ceremoniously opened its new office in Zhongshan, celebrating the charity’s 10th anniversary and marking the launch of its next phase of development. Under the leadership of ACTAsia’s Manager in China Isobel Zhang, and the Executive Director Pei F. Su, Chinese team members gathered together with guests from Shenzhen, Zhuhai, […]
Moving our teacher training outdoors
ACTAsia frequently runs training programs throughout the year for volunteers, students and teachers to attend and learn about Humane Education. Recently, nearly 40 volunteers and teachers taking part in ACTAsia’s Humane Education Program joined the outdoor education event at Grand Windmill Farm (GWF), in Zhongshan. The two-day event was a great success, bringing people from […]
The benefits of Education: A true story of compassion in action
There are times that education can change behavior much more quickly than you might think, which is why ACTAsia is so committed to our school program in China. This Christmas, we want to share this heartwarming story from a teacher in Xiamen, China, who wrote to us recently. Her school had been running the ACTAsia […]
Joining Charter for Compassion international
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 […]
Why support our cruelty free fashion show
Fur is not fashion. Fur is murder. China is one of the world’s largest consumers of fur. Help us to bring change. Support fashion that is fur and cruelty free. Just $10 from you… means we can continue our Fur Free Fashion Show in Shanghai. Find out how to donate now. Stay tuned for news […]
Vets with new skills multiply in China
During the past few years of their joint veterinary training initiative, ACTAsia and Vets for Compassion (VFC) have been busy training and repeatedly assessing vets in China who have been selected and certified as Trainers themselves. The figures show encouraging progress. In October 2015, our China Vet Trainers travelled to Xi’an to pass their new skills […]
Poisonous Fur
2015 scientific research has once again proved that fur clothing can be dangerous. Since December 2011, Germany’s Spiegel [1], Denmark’s Jullands-Posten [2], Italy’s Today [3] and other media have reported the results on the toxicity of fur from 3 different laboratories: Germany’s Bremer Umweltinstitut and Intertek and Italy’s Buzzi Laboratorio Analisi. All four studies carried […]
Autumn Teacher Workshops – Dalian & Heping
In October, our Humane Education Advisor Joy Leney from the UK, together with Dr. William Samuels from the US, joined ACTAsia’s Executive Director Pei F. Su for a trip to China. During the trip, there was tea with Director Wan (a philanthropist and General), and a two-day workshop for more than 30 teachers in Dalian. […]
Cure with Care: our Professional Education
Can you imagine our society without vets? No, neither can we. We realise how crucial vets are for our animals, not only directly tending to them but also informing us on how best to care for them and advocating in their defence at official conventions. Vets in China are trained mostly to work with large […]