Category: Asia

Asia, Environmental, General News, Uncategorized, Wildlife

(India) Mob kills Royal Bengal tiger in India’s Assam state

23.05.2025 – BBC News, Mumbay

Shrinking tiger habitat has led to man-animal conflict in Assam state

A Royal Bengal tiger was killed and dismembered by a mob in India’s north eastern state of Assam, a forest official has said.

Angry residents from a village in the Golaghat district reportedly took the step because the tiger had killed livestock in the area and posed a threat to their lives.

The state’s forest department has registered a case.

Instances of man-animal conflict are not new to Assam. This is the third tiger killing that has been reported this year.

Top forest official Gunadeep Das told Times of India newspaper that the tiger had died from sharp wounds and not gunshots.

The carcass was later recovered in the presence of a magistrate, reports say.

Mr Das told a local newspaper that “around a thousand people had gathered to kill the tiger” and that some of them attacked the tiger with machetes. He added that the tiger’s carcass had been sent for an autopsy.

Mrinal Saikia, a lawmaker from Assam state condemned the killing on X. He shared a video that showed the purported dead body of the tiger with parts of its skin, face and legs missing.

The BBC has not independently verified the video.

“This is a very painful act. The Earth is not only for humans, it is for animals as well,” he said in the post, adding that strict action will be taken against those involved in the killing.

Another forest official, Sonali Ghosh told local media that the origins of the tiger were unclear. According to reports, the animal was killed about 20km (12 miles) away from the Kaziranga National Park.

Latest data by Assam’s forest department shows the population of tigers in the state has steadily increased from just 70 in 2006 to 190 in 2019 due to various conservation efforts.

However, instances of tigers being killed due to conflict with villagers have been often reported in the media, which could be because of shrinking habitat and lack of protection of tiger corridors between different national parks in the state.

Tigers are a protected species under India’s Wildlife Protection Act (1972), which prohibits poaching, hunting and trade of tiger parts.

Asia, Birds, Environmental, Farm Animals, Fish, Fur and Fur Farming, General News, Hunting, Live Transport, pets, Stray Animals, Uncategorized, Vivisection, Wildlife

(UK) Chris Packham poses as St Francis of Assisi in new portrait

Well, novel certainly … not sure we may hope for Chris, CBE, being sainted by the Vatican any time soon … even with the link to S. Francis.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/14/chris-packham-poses-saint-francis-of-assisi-new-portrait/

14 May 2025 7:39pm BST

Chris Packham with his portrait, which it is said depicts him as “a living saint”, in the Fitzrovia Chapel Credit: Richard Ansett/Radio Times

Chris Packham has posed as St Francis of Assisi in a portrait celebrating him as a “living saint”.

The portrait of the presenter and environmental campaigner is now on show on the altar of the Fitzrovia Chapel, central London.

Originally commissioned by Radio Times magazine to mark Earth Day, it is the work of photographic artist Richard Ansett.

Packham is surrounded by images of some of the UK’s most endangered species. Mr Ansett said it also made reference to Packham’s neurodiversity – the presenter was diagnosed with autism in his 40s.

“I hope that every pixel of this portrait offers a safe space for anyone challenged by neurodiversity. Packham’s remarkable connection to the natural world drives him relentlessly to save us from ourselves,” Mr Ansett said.

The portrait of Packham is available to view until May 21 at the former chapel, where it is described as a work “elevating him to the status of living saint”.

Chris Packham is surrounded by some of the UK’s most endangered species in the artwork Credit: Richard Ansett/Radio Times

Packham said: “This photo is about a fundamental level of engagement, an engagement of equals. It conveys the importance of nature to heal us, provide us with a sanctuary in times of terrible trouble.

“But the species featured are also rare or declining so it serves to remind us that our one and only home, our Earth, is on a brink too many are refusing to see and act to protect and repair.

“This is a photograph about love, a love of life, all life.”

The featured species include the red squirrel, the house martin, the woodcock and the hedgehog.

Mr Ansett, an award-winning photographer whose previous works include Sir Grayson Perry in the style of the Madonna and Child, added that the Packham portrait “recognises the difficulties that he has prevailed over to become a success in his career and a positive light for so many people”.

It is “a personal tribute to Packham’s humanity in challenging the worst parts of ours, in our ambivalence to the destruction created in the wake of our own needs”, the photographer said.

Asia, China Cat Torture, General News, pets, Stray Animals

(IDA) Stop Online Cat Torture Groups!

(a new action in relation to this subject already covered extensively on this site)

https://www.idausa.org/campaign/animal-companions/latest/stop-online-cat-torture-groups/

Many people scrolling through various social media sites are completely unaware of sinister channels and private groups that promote and distribute graphic and heartbreaking content of cats and other animals being sadistically maimed, tortured, and killed for views and money. Tell social media platforms to shut these accounts down!

Between July 2020 and August 2021, the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition documented 5,480 instances of animal cruelty content found on YouTube, Facebook, or TikTok, which didn’t even include private groups or conversations specifically set up to exchange cruelty content. However, just those few thousand videos were viewed a staggering 5,347,809,262 times.

In 2023, multiple horrifying videos of cats being tortured appeared online, causing global outrage. Investigative work by Feline Guardians found that the virality of this content led to subsequent cat torture rings producing and distributing hundreds of new torture videos that circulated across Telegram and other social media platforms.

Between May 2023 and June 2024, an estimated 500 cats became victims of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of members of this cat torture network, with 31 cats killed by a single person.

Further data collected shows an alarming 300% increase in cat torture cases between December 2024 and early 2025, particularly originating from China.

This organized group of criminals was found to be mass producing videos, largely in China, to take advantage of a lack of animal cruelty laws, sharing them on social media, creating websites on the dark net to distribute videos, and using Chinese social media sites to promote these websites and recruit members. To the frustration of Chinese activists and others working to shut this down, less than 1% of abusers have been investigated by authorities.

Dozens of groups on Telegram with thousands of participants are exchanging as much as 100+ of videos daily of horrifying content. More troubling still are the attempts to encourage children and young adults to watch and commit animal torture themselves.

Tragically, this has been found to be an international issue with cruelty content originating from many countries with multiple platforms involved, and it’s been linked to other criminal activity, such as child sex abuse material, terrorism, animal theft, and extortion.

Platforms that allow users to engage in the production and distribution of this content must take action to stop it.

… please refer to the page for contacts/suggestions …

Asia, General News, pets, Stray Animals, Uncategorized

(Sth. Korea) Break the Chains, Stop Burning Dogs Alive

Say NO to South Korea …

.. hosting the 2036 Olympics!

Break the Chains, Stop Burning Dogs Alive: Say No to South Korea Hosting the 2036 Olympics!

posted by KoreanDogs.org team April 10,2025

South Korea’s pursuit of the 2036 Summer Olympics is marred by a profoundly concerning issue: the ongoing, severe neglect of animals. Despite legal revisions, the cruel practice of lifelong dog tethering continues, leaving countless animals in misery. Tragically, this neglect leads to horrific and preventable deaths of burning alive during disasters like wildfires, where chained and caged dogs are abandoned to burn alive. The International Olympic Committee must consider this stark reality. Awarding the Games to a nation with such demonstrable animal welfare failures would contradict the values of compassion and respect the Olympics should represent.

We urge you to take immediate action. This campaign demands that the IOC recognize the ethical imperative to prioritize animal welfare in their decision for the 2036 Olympics. By adding your name to this petition, you directly amplify the global call for South Korea to end lifelong tethering, strengthen animal protection laws, and ensure the safety of animals during emergencies. Your signature sends a clear message: the world is watching, and we will not stand by while such cruelty persists. Join us to break these chains of suffering and prevent future tragedies. Our collective voice can influence the IOC and compel South Korea to enact meaningful change. Take a stand for these vulnerable animals now.

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Send an online message to the IOC HERE.

https://www.change.org/p/end-dogs-burning-alive-demand-hessen-condemn-cruelty-in-sister-province-chungcheongnam-do

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Send emails to the South Korean Olympic Committee and to the members of the South Korean National Assembly.

CONTACTS, as always, on the page!

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” – Albert Einstein

Asia, General News, pets, Stray Animals, Uncategorized

(South Korea) A Plea for Compassion: Protect Chained Dogs from Burning Alive in South Korean Wildfires (Sister Province: Gangwon Province & Colorado)
A Plea for Compassion: Protect Chained Dogs from Burning Alive in South Korean Wildfires (Sister Province: Gangwon Province & Colorado)
Amidst the Inferno: Junior Dogs Found and Rescued, Clinging to Each Other🐾🐾

Call for Action

PETITION

END DOGS BURNING ALIVE: Demand Colorado Condemn Cruelty in Sister Province, Gangwon, Korea

https://www.change.org/p/end-dogs-burning-alive-demand-colorado-condemn-cruelty-in-sister-province-gangwon-korea

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Please refer to Page for contact e-mails/physical addresses of St. Korean Officials, and Sample Letter.
Thank you!

List of add. Videos:

Asia, China Cat Torture, General News, pets, Stray Animals, Uncategorized

(CN) Cat Torture Rings ..

It’s been a while since our last post on the issue. And sadly nothing much has changed. The most recent information we have seen shows more abuse yet, and the struggle continues unabated.

What use is it to show it here? Well, all of us, we included, need to remind ourselves every so often that while our attention is elsewhere – and naturally, as you see on the site, there are many animal issues to deal with – this goes on. And on. And we all need to see it, to remember … and to act.

We will post more information and updates soon …

https://x.com/felineguardians/status/1855450047254569118

https://x.com/felineguardians/status/1800394781308362880

Please visit …