Field update: All the work for animals that supporters like YOU made possible lately
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Take a peek behind the curtain! Here’s what has been happening on the ground for animals, thanks to kind supporters like you.
Thanks to your tireless support, our passionate staff work hard every day to ensure your voice is heard in meetings with decision-makers, industry leaders, and wherever crucial decisions about animal welfare are made.
We’re thrilled to pull back the curtain and reveal how your generosity drives our mission.
Here’s a glimpse into the meaningful work you’ve set in motion behind the scenes lately:
From securing better laws for animals to shining a bright light on animal suffering, here are just a few of the many ways that YOU stood up for animals in the past few months. Together, we:
🐮 Protected the ban on cruel live exports by sea, ensuring hundreds of thousands of animals across Aotearoa New Zealand are safe from this barbaric trade.
🐘 Secured an end to elephant rides in Indonesia and Bali after nine years of campaigning.
🐻 Helped secure a historic ban on bear bile farming in South Korea after decades of dedication, tireless advocacy and working along with our partners at Green Korea United.
❄️ Released a report with Action for Dolphins exposing Sea World on the Gold Coast as the last venue breeding polar bears and dolphins in captivity in Australia and held a media launch in Surfer’s Paradise.
Live export ban stands
Hundreds of thousands of animals across Aotearoa New Zealand are safer after Minister Andrew Hoggard confirmed that plans to reinstate live animal exports by sea will not go ahead this term of parliament.
🐬 Supported local groups to monitor the Cove in Taiji, Japan. Here, they documented the dolphins and whales captured and killed or transported to entertainment venues during the annual dolphin hunt.
✍️ Joined SAFE and other animal welfare organisations to help hand over a petition at Parliament House calling for a Commissioner for Animals in Aotearoa.
🖹🔍Launched our Bred to Entertain report based on 15 years of research, making it the most detailed investigation of Thailand’s captive elephant tourism industry to date.
Thank you for all that you are doing for animals in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world.
Bred to Entertain report
Read our 2026 assessment capturing 15 years of Thailand’s elephant tourism industry to find out more.
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Our annual achievements
Our supporters changed the world for animals all around the world last year.