Bahamas Swimming Pigs: The 2017 Deaths and Better Visits
The swimming pigs of the Exumas became famous through cheerful photographs: clear water, a sandy shore and animals paddling towards visiting...
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Animal Welfare: Stories & Places to Explore
Understand what was reported about the Bahamas swimming-pig deaths in 2017 and how to judge animal encounters with care and better information. Revisit Yang Xiaoyun’s reported 2015 dog rescue in Yulin, and consider ongoing care, local activism and careful sourcing behind animal-welfare stories.
Start with Bahamas Swimming Pigs: The 2017 Deaths and Better Visits and Yang Xiaoyun’s 2015 Dog Rescue: The Story in Context.
Yang Xiaoyun’s 2015 Dog Rescue: The Story in Context
In June 2015, reports about a retired teacher named Yang Xiaoyun drew international attention to dogs being sold for meat in Yulin, China. T...
Lilica’s Story and Thoughtful Ways to Help Dogs While Travelling
A dog carrying a bag of food makes a simple, memorable image. In the story that circulated in 2014, Lilica travelled from a junkyard in São ...