Primates for Purchase: The surge in sales on social media in the U.S.
Primates for Purchase: The surge in sales on social media in the U.S.
The report, ‘Primates for Purchase: The Surge in Sales on Social Media in the US (2026)’, reveals the alarming extent to which primates are being traded openly on major social media platforms in the United States. Published by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the study incorporates online monitoring research, stakeholder interviews, regulatory mapping, and media analysis, with recommendations for policymakers, law enforcement agencies, technology companies, and the public. WWF: In the US, a major driver of demand for live, non-human primates is the exotic pet trade. With a quick search on many social media […]
‘Rescued’: A short film of the April 18 rescue mission at Ridglan Farms
‘Rescued’: A short film of the April 18 rescue mission at Ridglan Farms
Documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse, was with one group of animal rights activists as they planned and trained for their April 18 rescue operation, and then finally arrived at Ridglan to carry it out. He filmed it all and has produced an exclusive short film that offers an inside look at this very risky yet ultimately wildly successful mission. GLENN GREENWALD: On April 18, hundreds of activists descended upon Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin. Ridglan has long been notorious among animal rights groups for the horrific conditions in which it keeps thousands of beagles, which Ridglan breeds into the world to sell to […]
Sacred Slaughter: When does religious freedom become a licence for cruelty?
Sacred Slaughter: When does religious freedom become a licence for cruelty?
Is animal cruelty still animal cruelty when it is performed in the name of religion? British law, in its current form, answers: not quite. The same act, cutting the throat of a conscious animal, is prohibited when performed without religious sanction and permitted when performed within it. The pain experienced by the animal is, as far as we can tell from available science, identical in both cases. The legal treatment is not. Why? Because a specific statutory arrangement uses religious freedom as a reason to exempt a category of violence. LAWYERS FOR ANIMALS: Joey Carbstrong published a film on YouTube which […]
