The Asia for Animals podcast

Today is the start of International Macaque Week (IMW), and what better way to start this week than learning all about these wonderful primates? Learn more about macaque communication, social bonds, motherhood, cognitive abilities, tool use (including flossing!) and much more in this episode.

Originally created by Barbary Macaque Awareness and Conservation, this year, the AfA Macaque Coalition is helping to coordinate and reinvigor...

Warzones are undoubtedly some of the most devastating and chaotic environments one can imagine. Nowzad, an organization committed to animal welfare in conflict zones, has fearlessly undertaken the challenging task of working in war-ravaged regions such as Ukraine and Afghanistan.

Despite the inherent dangers, their dedicated team has been relentless in their efforts to rescue and enhance the well-being of animals affected by these ...

How can animal advocates create a future where justice for animals is the global standard? Join us for a compelling discussion with Dr. Sabine Brels, founder of World Animal Justice (WAJ).

WAJ is spearheading a movement to bring "crimes against animality" into international law, mirroring the protections afforded to humans and the environment. In this episode of the AfA Policy Coalition podcast, you'll discover WAJ's bold vision fo...

How can the movement for animals in Asia best utilize the growing body of research? In this first episode hosted by our Capacity in Animal Protection Coalition team, we had a great, in depth conversation to uncover just that. Good Growth and Faunalytics have a strong partnership which aims to bring advocates the highest quality research to bolster their legitimacy and amplify their messages.

Here, Ella Wong, Head of Projects and Op...

Announcement! We are happy to introduce the newest project of AfA Coalition, One Life.

One Life aims to be a database of education resources which NGOs can use to promote concepts of animal sentience at the deepest level, to help new generations understand the ways in which animals share many cognitive and emotional abilities as well as needs with humans, and therefore, why they deserve our respect and protection.

One Life resource...

Puppy mills are large-scale commercial breeding facilities where dogs are bred in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. Unfortunately, this serious issue is usually overlooked, and the public is often deceived with cute puppies presented in pet stores. For a year, PETA Asia has carried out various investigations in different countries across Asia to expose the cruelty behind this trending industry.

In this new episode of "Cat &...

In the first installment of "All About Macaques", our AfA Macaque Coalition Lead Coordinator talks to Uddalak Tathagato Bindhani, who is currently working towards his PhD at the Wildlife Institute of India. Uddalak studies the ecology and behavior of rhesus macaques in human-dominated landscapes and gives us a great insight into what he’s observed and learned. Both where he works and across many of the regions where certain species...

Meet Christine Dorchak, the founder and visionary behind GREY2K USA Worldwide. In this first episode in the series "Cat & Dog Conversations", we discuss how Greyhound racing, once a thriving industry, is now a dying sport.

Christine and her organization are committed to ending the cruel greyhound industry with a strategic approach focusing on legislation, public awareness, and promoting adoption. She highlights that this issue ...

Focus on Farm Animals: Have you ever considered running an institutional outreach program to influence the youth in your country to try veganism? Well, that is exactly what the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO) is doing.

Back in October, we caught up with FIAPO’s Sarita Joshi at our conference in Kuching, Malaysia, to hear about her first-hand experience of delivering the institutional outreach program, w...

The first in a new series on the AfA Podcast: Focus on Farmed Animals We caught up with Jeff Zhou of Compassion in World Farming at our conference in Kuching, Malaysia in October 2023.

Jeff, who is CIWF's Cheif China Representative, talked to us about his experience of regularly participating in our conferences over the years, as well as the sessions he gave on advocacy in China at the first in-person Asia Farm Animal Day in Kuala ...

Although the Covid-19 pandemic may now feel like a distant memory for many of us, AfA core member Four Paws International has been tirelessly leading an effort to advocate for a historic global treaty on pandemic preparedness and prevention.

Since most pandemics have been caused by zoonotic disease spillover between animals and humans, improving animal welfare will undoubtedly reduce future risks to both human and animal health.

Jo...