Programme Monthly Review –October 2016 Captive Animal Welfare – Cat and Dog Welfare – Moon Bear Protection -PRED Dept. 1 Animal Welfare Department October 2016 Vietnam 1. Anti-Animal performance campaign Investigations at Saigon Zoo, Suoi Tien Amusement Park, Dam Sen Tourist Park and Can Gio Monkey Island Biosphere Reserve Campaign letter sent to Can Gio Monkey Island Biosphere Reserve calling for an end to the circus performances (copied to UNESCO offices in Paris and Hanoi) Campaign letter sent to Dr Lam, Vietnam Zoo Association calling for an end to the circus performances at Suoi Tien Amusement Park & Dam Sen Tourist park as this violates VZA policy Discussions via Wild Welfare with Dr Lam, Vietnam Zoo Association with regards to the use of elephants in shows at Saigon Zoo 2. Cetaceans in captivity – Danang Dolphinarium development Online petition opposing the development of the dolphinarium https://www.animalsasia.org/intl/danang-dolphin-petition.html signed by 16,131 3. Captive Animal Management Programme Captive wild animal welfare cases o We received reports of a sun bear suffering at the Suoi Tien Amusement Park. We visited the park to obtain video footage and photos and have written to the director to offer advice and support to improve the bear’s welfare o A monkey has been rescued by a dog shelter in HCMC and we are liaising with the shelter to have him moved to Cu Chi wildlife rescue station and provided with a suitable enclosure Vietnam Elephant Initiative (Animals Asia, Wild Welfare, North Carolina Zoo, Elephant Care International) Animal management advice o Erin Ivory (Elephant Manager, NC Zoo) has provided further recommendations on the management of both Gold and Jun to improve their welfare o Erin has produced a ‘Behaviour & Health’ observation form for ECC staff to complete daily Facility advice at Elephant Conservation Centre o VBRC construction team are building an e-fenced enclosure for Jun and Gold Veterinary advice at Elephant Conservation Centre Susan Mikota (Veterinary Director, Elephant Care International) and Dr Willem Schaftenaar (Rotterdam Zoo vet) have provided further recommendations on the diet for Gold Hanoi Zoo o Animal Management o Emily & Harry (volunteers) working with the keepers, have o Provided sleeping baskets within the civet cat enclosures o Started to implement the bear, tiger, lion & macaque enrichment calendars o Constructed scratching poles and platforms for the lions and tigers
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Animal Welfare Department
October 2016 Vietnam 1. Anti-Animal performance campaign
Investigations at Saigon Zoo, Suoi Tien Amusement Park, Dam Sen Tourist Park and Can Gio Monkey Island Biosphere Reserve
Campaign letter sent to Can Gio Monkey Island Biosphere Reserve calling for an end to the circus performances (copied to UNESCO offices in Paris and Hanoi)
Campaign letter sent to Dr Lam, Vietnam Zoo Association calling for an end to the circus performances at Suoi Tien Amusement Park & Dam Sen Tourist park as this violates VZA policy
Discussions via Wild Welfare with Dr Lam, Vietnam Zoo Association with regards to the use of elephants in shows at Saigon Zoo
2. Cetaceans in captivity – Danang Dolphinarium development Online petition opposing the development of the dolphinarium
https://www.animalsasia.org/intl/danang-dolphin-petition.html signed by 16,131
3. Captive Animal Management Programme
Captive wild animal welfare cases
o We received reports of a sun bear suffering at the Suoi Tien Amusement Park. We visited the park to obtain video footage and photos and have written to the director to offer advice and support to improve the bear’s welfare
o A monkey has been rescued by a dog shelter in HCMC and we are liaising with the shelter to have him moved to Cu Chi wildlife rescue station and provided with a suitable enclosure
o Erin Ivory (Elephant Manager, NC Zoo) has provided further
recommendations on the management of both Gold and Jun to improve their
welfare
o Erin has produced a ‘Behaviour & Health’ observation form for ECC staff to
complete daily
Facility advice at Elephant Conservation Centre o VBRC construction team are building an e-fenced enclosure for Jun and Gold
Veterinary advice at Elephant Conservation Centre
Susan Mikota (Veterinary Director, Elephant Care International) and Dr Willem Schaftenaar (Rotterdam Zoo vet) have provided further recommendations on the diet for Gold
Hanoi Zoo
o Animal Management o Emily & Harry (volunteers) working with the keepers, have
o Provided sleeping baskets within the civet cat enclosures o Started to implement the bear, tiger, lion & macaque enrichment
calendars o Constructed scratching poles and platforms for the lions and tigers
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o Education department
Theresa (volunteer) is offering advice to design signs for visitors to be respectful around the animals
Saigon Zoo o Contacted the zoo to offer advice and support via Erin Ivory, Elephant Manager at
North Carolina Zoo for their elephants which appear undernourished and
exhibiting negative behaviours
New safari park developments
o A letter has been sent to newly open safari parks to introduce Animals Asia’s work
in collaboration with VN Forest to develop ‘national standards on the keeping and
husbandry of captive animals’, which would be applied to all facilities with wild
animals, once ratified by the government
Suoi Tien Amusement Park o A letter was sent to Suoi Tien to offer veterinary help for their sun bear
Dam Sen Water Park o A letter was sent to Dam Sen water park to offer veterinary help to treat a bear
with a skin problem
Phu Quoc Safari Park o Met with the Animal Director and Head of Zoology Department to discuss potential
to collaborate on animal management and veterinary training programmes and an
AW concept education initiative
4. Animal Welfare Education
o Public Education
Number of Vietnamese Animal Welfare Facebook followers; 17,919
Total number of people VN facebook messages have reached; 52,070
Issues raised:
Topic Subject Number of Readers
Animal cognition Can Your Dog Tell What Time it is 163
Primate Personalities 2,847
Opinion piece White tigers – the not so colourful truth 2,788 Animals should not be held in shopping malls 1,930
Captive and wild animal welfare issues
Indian Animal Welfare Board urges central government to prohibit use of elephants for performance
3,555
Elephant Dies While Giving Tourists a Ride in
Scorching Heat
1,518
Should Animal Abuse be Considered a Violent Crime 2,199
How Grassroots Work to End Bear Bile Farming is Helping Vietnam Stop the Cruelty for Good
120
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TripAdvisor Will No Longer Sell Tickets to Places That Hurt Animals
2,535
Sick Tiger Cub Rescued from Circus Makes Incredible Recovery
1,273
Zoo Teaches Chimp to Chain-Smoke to Entertain Visitors
2,800
Byculla Zoo loses Humboldt Penguin 3,023
Ministry of Sports, Culture and Tourism requests the ending of violence at festivals
546
Pizza – the world’s saddest polar bear 800
Farm animals & promoting vegan diet
In the Past 24 Hours, More Than 23 Million Animals Were Killed. This Is Why.
161
Students Are Going Vegan, and It’s Helping Colleges Trim the Fat
2,052
Dairy farmers have tossed 43 million gallons of excess milk this year
2,921
Thinking of giving up red meat - half measures may end up increasing animal suffering
2,839
No mother should have to give birth behind bars. 223 Baby Cow Saved from Slaughter Won't Go Anywhere Without His Dogs
116
Animal Welfare – the key of sustainable farming 246 9 Things You Wanted to Know About Eating Meat but Were Too Afraid to Ask
3,893
Promoting responsible pet ownership
This horrifically sad post is exactly why you need to consider adoption a life-long commitment
9,884
How Therapy Dogs are Helping People Through Difficult Times
3,019
6. Anti-Animal Cruelty at festivals campaign –
The Department of Local Culture, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have organized a workshop with provincial departments of culture, sports and tourism, where ‘brutal
festivals’ continue to take place. The ministry insisted that ‘brutal and uncivilized
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China
1. Anti-Animal performance campaign
No Voice, No Choice international campaign signed by 41,659 http://novoice.animalsasia.org/novoicenochoice/
Anti AP ‘Freedom’ video on continual loop at Chengdu Zoo
Phone survey of Chinese zoos and safari parks to assess the number of animal performances across the country
243 facilities surveyed - 95 with AP, 148 without AP 39.1% of zoos & safari parks have AP 38.5% of CAZG member zoos have AP
Online opposition /awareness
o The use of animals in performances at
o Qingdao Wild Animal Park
o Zhuhai International Circus Festival
o Shanghai Wild Animal Park
o Chimelong Safari Park
o Nanjing travelling circus
o Lanzhou Wanda Plaza
o The pending import of Orca’s into Linyi Ocean Park
o The forcing of pigs off high platforms into water at a Liuzhou Tourist Resort
Nature University activities (co-ordinated with Animals Asia) (PLEASE DO NOT SHARE) Number of Elephant Rescue Corps volunteers is 157
Elephant rescue corp published story; o What does loneliness mean to an elephant? – the story of Asian elephant
Feifei in Tianshan Safari Park. Isolated since a very young age and held with inappropriate husbandry practices, in unnatural conditions, the elephant became very sick and died at 14yearsold.
‘I promise I will not visit animal performances’ sign-on page – Signed by 28,070
supporters
http://www.faa.eorg.cn/qm/
Online opposition / awareness
o Encouraging the public to contact Shandong Forestry Administration to
oppose the use of animals in performances at Qingdao Wild Animal Park
following exposure of poor living conditions and trainer beating a black bear.
o Exposed unsatisfactory response received from Liaoning Province and
Anshan City Forestry Department Forestry Bureau with regards to
opposition of animal use at the Jingdong Circus Festival
o Report to SFA on Liaoning Forestry’s neglect of Jingdong Circus Festival
o Open letter to the Ministry of Culture to appeal for an end to animal use
in International Circus Festivals
o Press event in Beijing and online open letter to the Governor of
Guangdong and State Forestry Administration calling for the closure of
Grandview Aquarium
o Openly criticized the hunting yard to be built in the future Lanzhou Zoo new
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2. Volunteer network development Number of registered volunteers is 1,732 Investigations
o No development Sichuan Animal Protection Universities Alliance – 16 members
o Animal welfare education workshop held for SUAPA leaders to provide information on all animal welfare issues and help them to develop educational programmes within their universities.
Lanzhou Animal Protection Universities Alliance – 10 members Fuzhou Animal Protection Universities Alliance – 6 members
3. Resource Development
Elephant, macaque & crocodile sentience and emotions posters produced in EN, CN and VN
4. Cetaceans in captivity (PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PUBLICLY) Online petition to close the Grandview aquarium signed by 828,301
Investigations of Guizhou Polar Ocean World and Shilin Ice Oceanic World Media coverage of Grandview estimated to have reached over 1.1 billion people. The first
story appeared in more than 300 outlets, the total viewes for the outlets we have numbers for is 1,139,873,000. MORE THAN A BILLION. For the second Grandview story, with the offer to rehome Pizza, the total number was 597,289,000. The story appeared in more than 370 outlets. The total number of views received is 1,737,162,000. This doesn't account for numerous websites that we don't have numbers for.
Produced 15 short video clips showing unnatural behaviours of captive cetaceans with commentary from investigation footage.
5. Import of wild caught apes (PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE PUBLICLY)
Drafting report on behalf of ARCUS foundation on the welfare of chimpanzees in Chinese zoos
6. Animal Welfare Education
School and University Education o Animal welfare presentations delivered at
Weiming school, Chengdu AHSPU – 96 students Shuangyanjing primary school – 48 students Sichuan International Studies University – 40 students Changan University, Xian – 40 students
o Sharing Nature, Chengdu We have negotiated a co-operation with Sharing Nature (a nature education
NGO) in co-developing animal welfare textbooks for primary schools. o Evergreen Centre for Sustainable Development, Beijing
Delivering animal welfare classes in three Beijing schools Public education
o Presentation on Animal welfare, environmental and health implications of consuming animals, delivered to 70 people at Teambition in Chengdu
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o Meatless Monday
Number of readings 4,135,00 Number of discussions 4556 Number of followers 160
o WeChat Number of readers 15,145 Presentation on Animal welfare, environmental and health implications of
consuming animals at Teambition in Chengdu Recruitment for Animal Welfare Education Officer in Chengdu Animal welfare workshop for Sichuan University Alliance students
o Weibo
Exposure of animal performances at Qingdao Wild Animal Park read by 122,000 readers
Opposition to the ivory trade and the use of elephants in circuses and for riding read by 74,000 readers
Review of presentation on welfare and human implications of consuming animals read by 65,000 readers
Number of Weibo post readers in October 2016
639,000
Total number of Weibo post readers in 2016
15,222,000
Animals Asia Animal Welfare Department posting Number of readers Oppose animal performance in Qingdao WAP and campaign for anti AP
122,000
RT FAA post and campaign for anti AP 24,000 Promote Dave's talk in Teambition 41,000 Oppose pig jumping in Liuzhou resort and campaign for anti-animal abuse
19,000
Oppose Zhuhai International Circus Festival animal performance promotion
16,000
Share TripAdvisor news that they have stopped selling tickets to abusive animal entertainment facilities
24,000
Review of Sichuan Colleges AW Union workshop 17,000 Oppose animal performance in Chimelong Interaction Circus by sharing Britta being awarded UK NHM award
20,000
Oppose Linyi Ocean Park importing Orcas 28,000 Promote college students' anti AP ground event 14,000 Oppose Nanjing's travelling circus 15,000 Oppose animal performance in Lanzhou Wanda Plaza 11,000 Oppose wild animal products trading and animal performance 18,000
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Meatless Monday posting Number of readers
To raise public awareness of hens being fond of freedom like humans
17,000
To raise public awareness about pig are opportunists 13,000 Review of Dave's talk in Teambition 65,000 To raise public awareness of hens can learn from each other 14,000 To raise public awareness of cows can live long and full live 14,000
China Cetacean Alliance posting Number of readers Photos of wild humpback whales 18,000 Tips on how to rescue whales stranded 14,000 Revealed the news that Linyi POW will exhibit 2 Russian orcas next Feb
23,000
Report on Chunmei and HSI’s press event re Grandview 60,000 Reply to Grandview’s announcement 80,000 Revealed Pizza’s videos on its stereotypic behaviour and HSI’s vet’s comment
27,000
Freedom for Animal Actors posting Number of readers Criticism of trainers abusing performing bear in Qingdao Safari Park
14,000
Share a story of an isolated elephant in Urumqi 1,908 Elephant rescue corp 1,272 Share the story of Xinxin the elephant in Badaling 10,000 Continue questioning Jingdong Circus Festival 2,600 What are the causes for female elephants’ killing babies 1,213 Criticize Grandview’s shopping mall zoo 13,000 Criticize Lanzhou zoo’s hunting yard in its new location 67,000
Statistics Weibo site No of Followers
Animals Asia 157,846 Freedom for Animal Actors 2,413 China Cetacean Alliance 6,317
7. Fundraising 30,000RMB received for 2016 animal welfare project
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General Animal Welfare education and awareness
Animals Asia website and facebook
Campaign posting Number of
views Number of
likes Number of
shares Think China does not care – these incredible young people will change your mind – FAA protest at Beijing Workers Stadium
9,700 4,100 1,049
Animal selfies break our heart – here’s how we stop them
1,200 440
Training a new generation of heroes to help Vietnam’s animals
1,000 105
Public education posting Number of views
Number of likes
Number of shares
Asia for Animals
1. AfA letters
Chairman of Lotte mart regarding sale of dog meat in Chinese stores
Hefei Wildlife Park regarding smoking chimpanzees
Yunnan Wildlife Park regarding use of infant orangutan in publicity stunt
Japanese & Burmese authorities regarding import of 4 elephants to Maruyama Zoo,
Japan (second letter)
2. AFA supporter newsletter
15,393 people signed up
Appeal for supporters to sign pledges and petitions
3. AfA Facebook followers - 4,369
4. AfA Animals in Indonesian zoos (in partnership with Scorpion Foundation)
Investigations
Kasang Kulim Zoo
Serulingmas Zoo, Banjarnegara
Gembira Loka, Jogjakarta
Mangkang zoo, Semarang
Lembah Hijau zoo, Bandarlampung, Sumatra
Mini zoo in Banten (Pandegelang)
Bali Safari & Marine Park
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Actions Scorpion Foundation requested Ministry of Environment and Forestry to
move a previously wild orangutan from Kasang Kulim Wildlife Park to an animal rescue centre for possible release back to the wild. http://scorpionmonitor.org/content/news/Boy-Still-in-Kasang-Kulim-Prison-October-21-2016-.html
Scorpion Foundation requested the management of Serulingmas Wildlife
Recreation Park (TRMS Serulingmas) to improve supervision of the
Following the new idol Xu Weizhou's visit to Chengdu Bear Rescue Center last month, we
carried out various activities with his fan groups and received considerable donations.
October 20th was Xu’s birthday, and two local fans groups in Chengdu visited CBRC again
and donated 3,770 yuan.
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3. New media publications in October
In October, BRC Sina Weibo posted 3 messages. BRC Wechat posted 2 articles, of which 2 were original creations. The contents of the original articles are:
Bear Funny Stories: Brown bear calmly rescues a drowning crow
Monthly Bear News: Bear suffers from post-holiday syndrome and becomes online
celebrity from fighting for territory
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PRED department
1. Visits
In October, PRED dept. received 355 people. Altogether 27,595 Yuan was raised through
merchandise sales to the visitors.
2. New Media Publications
In October, AAF Sina Weibo posted 66 messages, and enjoyed 1,673,253 reads.
AAF Wechat posted 6 articles and enjoyed 116,955 reads.
3. Donation
October 2016, total donations: 19,135.97 Yuan
Among them: 3,780 Yuan from bank transfer, 11,755.97 Yuan from alipay, 3,600 Yuan cash
Annual total: 950,882.69Yuan.
4. School visits
Students from Chengdu Shishi High School visited CBRC. Through the visit, they understood
more about the rescue work of CBRC, and the animal welfare concepts advocated by Animals
Asia. They promised that they would do more promotion for Animals Asia.