#Act4 Wildlife Eurogroup for Animals and 6 animal welfare and conservation organisations sent a letter to the CEO of Adidas, asking the company to stop the production of shoes using kangaroo leather. This initiative follows the encouraging announcements by Nike and Puma to end the use of “k-leather” in their lines. Adidas called on to drop kangaroo leather after Nike and Puma announce phase-out 21 April 2023 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife The Parties to the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild fauna and flora (CITES) held their 19th Conference of the Parties in Panama last month. Our Wildlife Programme Leader Nick Clark attended to lobby for the protection of animals and learn of the latest developments in the regulation of the international trade in wild animals. 250 species used in exotic pet trade receive stronger protections at CITES CoP19 5 December 2022 Four Paws
#Act4 Wildlife On 24 October 2022, on World Kangaroo Day, Eurogroup for Animals, LAV and World Animal Protection presented three petitions that were submitted earlier this year to the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions (PETI) calling for a ban on imports of kangaroo products. MEPs present in the room showed unanimous support to the petitions. They will remain open and further enquiries will be made. Unanimous support of the PETI committee for the ban on kangaroo products 7 November 2022 LAV
#Act4 Wildlife The Federal and New South Wales governments are being accused of turning a blind eye to the commercial killing of kangaroos, while Europe considers a ban on kangaroo meat and skin imports. Australian Government hides behind kill industry as EU considers kangaroo product ban 24 October 2022 Voiceless
#Act4 Wildlife In the report Cruelty is Out of Fashion, Collective Fashion Justice and World Animal Protection explore the problems regarding the use of wild animals as materials for clothing and accessories. The report also shows who is going further and who is getting behind when it comes to the adoption of more animal friendly and innovative alternatives. Cruelty is Out of Fashion: Report exposes treatment of wild animals exploited for fashion 19 September 2022 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife E-commerce giant, Bol.com, has decided to stop selling kangaroo products, after less than four weeks since World Animal Protection launched its campaign calling on Dutch companies to end the cruel sales. Bol.com has committed to updating its animal welfare policy: items with kangaroo will no longer be sold on the platform. Dutch e-commerce giant stops selling kangaroo products 3 December 2021 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Help World Animal Protection end the wildlife trade and protect the animals, the planet and our own health by supporting the campaign. Petition: "Keep them wild - keep us safe!" 15 June 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife To end the suffering of millions of wild animals used as entertainment, food, medicine, and pets and to prevent future pandemics, World Animal Protection shifts its focus on fighting against the entire global wildlife trade. We need to end the entire wildlife trade 4 May 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Eurogroup for Animals, its member organisations and many other bodies from the animal welfare movement - 241 in all - have sent a letter to the WHO asking for a permanent global ban on wildlife markets. Open letter to the WHO about COVID-19 health risks and wildlife markets 6 April 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife World Animal Protection reveals the cruelty of the global trade in Ball pythons - Africa’s most legally traded live animal. 'Suffering in silence': the truth about the Ball python trade 30 March 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Expedia's new animal welfare policy promotes only zoos and aquariums that are members of WAZA, but dolphinaria and other animal shows will continue to be promoted. Expedia's new animal welfare policy is not bold enough 24 February 2020 WAP
#Act4 Wildlife Are otter cafes ethical? Cruel pet otter craze fuelled by Japanese otter cafes and social media 11 February 2020 WAP