At private circuses in China, visitors can see monkeys stilt-walking, bears perching on balance bars, and lions, dogs, tigers, and other animals performing various unnatural tricks. What the audience doesn’t see is the animal abuse ... Read More
Category: China News Misc
China is not famous as a place where animals are treated compassionately. Despite the traditional Chinese philosophies of Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism promoting compassion towards animals, the country receives more attention from the animal rights ... Read More
February 16, 20164Guardians2
Bears, tigers, pangolins and a range of other endangered animals are facing bleaker prospects than ever. A draft amendment to China’s wildlife protection law has infuriated conservationists by confirming that it is legal to breed ... Read More
February 1, 20164Guardians2
Karen Mok arrived in Beijing on Dec 8, the same day that the local government issued the first red alert for air pollution. Schools and construction sites were closed, and the number of cars on ... Read More
January 4, 20164Guardians2
Chinese consumers’ obsession with health products – in particular seal oil and seal penises that many believe improve vitality and men’s performance in bed – could intensify the controversial practice of seal hunting in Canada, ... Read More
January 4, 20164Guardians2
Scientists in China have unveiled plans for the world’s largest animal cloning factory with the man behind the venture labelling it an “extremely important” step towards saving critically endangered species from extinction. But the factory’s ... Read More
November 28, 20154Guardians2
Berlin's Zoological Gardens looks set to get two new pandas to replace the much-loved Bao Bao, one of the world's oldest male giant pandas, who died in 2012 aged 32. Merkel announced on Thursday that ... Read More
November 19, 20154Guardians2
As the world’s most populous country, China consumes a lot of food. As an emerging economic powerhouse, even despite recent financial woes, China consumes a lot of food in greater quantities than it did three ... Read More
October 14, 20154Guardians2
As Zimbabwe's economy struggles, the government is preparing for a controversial export program. Hundreds of this country's elephants could soon be shipped to China — a deal potentially worth millions of dollars. The killing of ... Read More
August 30, 20154Guardians2
The shocking video captured the chimp playing with the cigarette at the Tianshan wild animal zoo, in Xinjiang, north-western China. The primate, reportedly known as Jia Ku, is seen smoking a half-finished cigarette and then ... Read More
August 29, 20154Guardians2