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Award-winning director Thomas Wade Jackson and producer, author, and podcaster Victoria Moran announce that their film, A Prayer for Compassion, will begin worldwide streaming November 21. See it here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/aprayerforcompassion/

Update: November 20: Most of the animal sacrifices are due to take place on the 4th and 5th of December. The Government of Nepal has issued an appeal to discourage animal sacrifice at the festival, as have the Mahagadhimai municipality. Pilgrims are being encouraged to make alternative offerings to the Goddess such as fruits, moneyContinue reading “Gadhimai Sacrifice – Latest News from Animal Nepal”

The Gadhimai festival in Nepal, which is the largest animal sacrifice in the world, is a Hindu rite which takes place every 5 years. QCA and AIA have supported the Federation of Animal Welfare Nepal (FAWN)’s campaigns on the occasion of the past two of these rites, which are not supported, but not banned, byContinue reading “Gadhimai Sacrifice – Starts Today”

AIA have launched a new 30 point Animal Welfare Manifesto which has been sent to all the main UK political parties demanding significant action for animals.  Read it here: AIA Animal Welfare Manifesto 2019 A4

Includes: AIA’s 30 point Animal Welfare Manifesto for the UK general election. Save the Asian Elephants Greyhound Compassion Animals in Nepal   Animal Spirit – Issue 11 – Autumn 2019

Thanks to Save the Asian Elephants’ (STAE) constant lobbying of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), ABTA now admits that all elephant rides and related activities are ‘unacceptable’ and they are directing their 5,000 corporate members to stop such advertising. Duncan McNair of STAE welcomes this but says that more is needed.  A newContinue reading “ABTA directs members to stop advertising elephant rides”

Saturday 31st August at 7.00pm at Adeyfield Community Centre, The Queens Square, Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4EW. Further details here.