We are pressing India’s forest department of Rasjasthan to stop elephants being used to carry tourists to India’s Amer Fort. The suffering these majestic animals endure is horrendous. Thankfully, 20 elephants in severe ill health were retired from their relentless work this year.
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Global Review 2021
We helped 11 high-welfare elephant sanctuaries in Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal and Laos survive the absence of tourists and funding in these tough COVID-19 times. We have helped them feed and treat the elephants in their care and fund staff salaries too.
With our support, 6 bears used for the cruel sport of baiting in Pakistan were freed from lives of great cruelty and suffering. In total there are 73 rescued bears at the Balkasar Sanctuary managed by our partner the Bioresource Research Center of Pakistan.
Moved 7 countries – Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Senegal, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan – to formally submit a resolution on animal welfare to the United Nations Environment Assembly. This historic resolution is the first ever recognising the link between animal welfare, and the interconnected environmental crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, and sustainable development.
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3 new Whale Heritage Sites for responsible whale and dolphin watching were accredited in Spain, South Africa and California, USA by our partner the World Cetacean Alliance.