With Historic Ban Just 4 Months Away, 87% of South Korea’s Dog Meat Farms Close, Building Momentum Across Asia
The movement to end the dog and cat meat trade is gaining momentum across Asia. Nearly 90% of...
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Animal Rights Victories & Updates.
historic win
Victory! South Korea has banned the dog meat trade nationwide.
This victory follows many years of campaigning from activists within South Korea and around the world -- including Lady Freethinker, who conducted multiple investigations and achieved major media coverage of the brutal dog meat trade. Thanks to the South Korean government and action from animal welfare organizations, up to a million dogs will be spared the horrors of farming and slaughter each year...
historic win
Our investigation brings Chile’s strongest-ever sentence for animal cruelty.
Lady Freethinker’s investigation into a cruel dogfight breeding facility has led to an unprecedented victory for animals: for the first time in Chile’s history, a judge issued the maximum possible sentence for animal abuse under new laws, sending the message that cruelty to animals will no longer be tolerated...
UK Man Sentenced to Prison for Running Sadistic Monkey Torture Network
A man from London, England, has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison for...
LFT Demonstrations Honor Wang Wang and Urge China to Pass Animal Cruelty Laws
Compassionate animal advocates recently gathered in Washington, D.C., and Chicago to call for...
PETITION UPDATE: Strongest-Ever Animal Abuse Sentence in Virginia Given in Brutal Cat Torture Scheme
A man who tortured cats to raise money from people who thought they were helping sick animals has...
Progress! Animal Testing Reduced Thanks to Federal Rule Changes
Hundreds of nonhuman primates and more than one million horseshoe crabs could be spared from drug...
From Fear to Protection: World Rabies Day – Protecting Dogs & Cats From Rabies and the Meat Trade in Sulawesi
This World Rabies Day, Lady Freethinker is celebrating major progress for dogs and cats in...
Your Voice Was Heard: 46,000+ People Stand Up for Indonesia’s Endangered Macaques
More than 46,000 people have joined Lady Freethinker, Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), Action...
The Final Bok Nal Before South Korea’s Dog Meat Ban
South Korea’s final Bok Nal before the country’s dog meat ban takes full effect has now passed –...
LFT Helps Drive Effort to Protect Birds in Lemon Grove From Commercial Sale Cruelty
Lemon Grove, CA, could soon end commercial bird sales in pet stores and allow rescued birds to be...
SIGN: Tell the US Senate to Spare Animals From Suffering in Drug Experiments
PETITION TARGETS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson...
Indiana Town Strengthens Pet Store Regulations Amid Puppygram Controversy
After a controversial pet store shut down in Kentucky and reopened across state lines in Indiana,...
Key Figure in Online Monkey Torture Network Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
A man from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been sentenced to 108 months in prison and three years of...
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Victims of animal cruelty deserve justice, and animal rights activists work hard to ensure they get it.
When justice is achieved for an abused animal, Lady Freethinker strives to keep you updated. Whether it’s a global victory like ending the dog meat trade or a local victory like passing stronger state-wide animal cruelty legislation, it deserves to be celebrated. Through our animal rights articles, we keep our supporters informed about how their donations and signatures are creating a more compassionate world for all.
