We’re excited to share a major breakthrough in Central Sulawesi: Parigi Moutong Regency has issued official circulars (Surat Edaran) that explicitly prohibit the trade, slaughter, and distribution of dogs and cats for consumption, and mandate enforcement and monitoring by local authorities. This is a critical step forward in our fight to end the dog and […]

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Since launching PROJECT Sulawesi in July 2025, Lady Freethinker, together with Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) and Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), has driven unprecedented progress towards ending the dog and cat meat trade on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia – home to a network of supply and demand hubs, including the infamous live animal markets […]

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In a win for animals exploited in traveling entertainment, Washington has passed a bill that bans big cats, bears, non-human primates, and elephants from being used in traveling animal acts, according to The Seattle Times. Lady Freethinker applauds lawmakers’ passage of this legislation and thanks the more than 36,000 readers who signed our petition in […]

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In a deeply disturbing case, a former animal shelter worker in Weatherford, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for brutally torturing and killing kittens in his care, according to CBS News. On March 18, Gabriel Skyler Caswell was sentenced to 10 years for 12 counts of animal cruelty, to be served in addition […]

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168 dogs and cats in Mexico have received veterinary care thanks to a clinic by Beach Dog Rescue of Costa Maya, Mexico and sponsored by Lady Freethinker. In 110+ degree heat, veterinarians in Tekax, Yucatan provided spay and neuter surgeries to animals from low-income families. Photos of the weekend-long project show dogs of all ages […]

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Lonely dogs left chained outside 24/7 in Knoxville, Tennessee, received much-needed love and attention recently thanks to Lady Freethinker and ChainFree Knoxville, a partnership that provided the animals with toys for play and straw bedding to help keep warm this winter. Lady Freethinker (LFT) gave a $4,000 grant to ChainFree Knoxville – a nonprofit organization […]

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Your Compassionate Support in ACTION Your Support is Saving Lives You had an extraordinary impact on the well being of animals in summer 2022! Your compassion and generous support helped us speak out against animal cruelty and put an end to suffering throughout the world. THANK YOU.  We’re excited to share the details of how […]

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Four licensed small animal breeders in Pennsylvania covered in a Lady Freethinker investigative report are now facing enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three others have canceled their licenses since we published the report in February – bringing the total number of facilities identified in our report that have canceled  their licenses […]

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On a flight sponsored by Lady Freethinker, 21 shelter dogs made their way from Beijing, China, to Vancouver, Canada, where adoptive families were eagerly waiting to meet many of them. Thank you to the LFT supporters who helped make this possible by contributing to the $43,400 needed to prepare the dogs for transport and ship […]

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Lady Freethinker (LFT) has received confirmation that the illegal dog meat auction house in Icheon, S. Korea exposed by our 2021 undercover investigation is set to be shut down and demolished. The decision follows a petition delivered to local officials by LFT partner Nami Kim of Save Korean Dogs. Thank you to all who signed […]

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