Ship capsizes in storm off Japan: 43 crew, nearly 6,000 cattle missing
06:24 | 04/09/2020
A ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China has capsized after losing an engine in stormy weather in the East China Sea.
Rare twin red-ruffed lemurs born at Singapore zoo during coronavirus outbreak
07:18 | 18/07/2020
Twin red ruffed lemur babies were born at the Singapore Zoo on Feb 22, at a time when Covid-19 began its spread across the globe.
South Korea: Mock funeral for dog held on 'dog meat day'
14:26 | 16/07/2020
Activists are rallying against dog meat consumption in South Korea on the first of three “dog meat days” in the country.
Snaring wildlife animals may spawn disease transmission, warns WWF
11:54 | 14/07/2020
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has warned that snaring of animals has become a crisis that poses a serious risk to wildlife in South-East Asia and could spawn the transmission of zoonotic diseases to humans.
Thailand denies monkeys abused to harvest coconut products
07:31 | 09/07/2020
Thai Commerce Minister rejected the allegations made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and declared that coconut harvesting by monkeys is not a major part of the industry.
ACPA calls on Vietnam to ban dog and cat meat trade 3
06:15 | 29/05/2020
Asia Canine Protection Alliance has sent a petition to Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is also the Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, expressing their concerns over the trading of dog and cat meat in Vietnam and its risks for the health of the community in the context of Covid-19 crisis, according to Kinh Te & Do Thi.
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