This year had the highest impact for animals EVER! While animal activists the humane society are a US based organisation they made some far reaching progress for animal protection worldwide.
1. When Ringling brothers circus, one of the biggest companies in the world, announced it was ending the use of elephants in its acts.
2. When 45 airlines, including SAA, agreed they would not ship animal trophies following the killing of Cecil the lion.
3. When US Fish and Wildlife Society announced it would list all chimpanzees as endangered and National Institute of Health announced it would retire all their chimps to sanctuary, closing the door on an era of invasive testing on chimpanzees.
4. When China’s President Xi Jinpeng and President Obama announced a shared commitment to end the global ivory trade.
5. When the EU tightened the ban on imports of seal products, and the killing of seals in Canada for their fur was reduced by 90%.
6. And last but not least, when more than a dozen of the biggest names in food retail announced they animals they use would be cage-free, including McDonald’s and Taco Bell, with the quickest timeline yet.