Press Release

HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA: A BLOODY MESS

Date : 05 Jul 2010
Animal Rights Africa (ARA) has just released a key report which takes an in-depth look at hunting activities in South Africa...
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LONLINESS AND CAPTIVITY ALMOST CERTAINLY KILLED ZOO GORILLA HOBBIT

Date : 14 Dec 2009
Sad-eyed Hobbit, who was 26-year old when he died, was a male Western Lowland Silverback gorilla who arrived in South Africa in 1988 from the Jersey Zoo in the UK on a long-term loan agreement with the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria. ...
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THINK OF THE BULL TOM0RROW

Date : 04 Dec 2009
Animal Rights Africa (ARA) is extremely disappointed that the Judge ruled against us. We are also saddened and frustrated that the Respondents refused to allow Animal Rights Africa (ARA) to monitor and document the ukweshwama ritual. ...
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FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS AFRICA IT IS ABOUT THE BULL AND INCLUSIVE JUSTICE

Date : 02 Dec 2009
Animal Rights Africa (ARA) is heartened by the decision yesterday of the Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge, Nic van der Reyden, to postpone until this coming Friday 4th December...
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MEDIATION ATTEMPT SNUB BY ZULU KING MEANS UKWESHWAMA COURT ACTION CONTINUES

Date : 25 Nov 2009
The legal action launched by Animal Rights Africa (ARA) in the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday in an attempt to obtain an interim interdict to halt the bare-handed killing of a bull at the Zulu royal kraal...
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ANIMAL RIGHTS AFRICA GOES TO HIGH COURT OVER UKWESHWAMA RITUAL

Date : 22 Nov 2009
Animal Rights Africa (ARA) will be going to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on the 24th November 2009 to try and end the extremely cruel Ukweshwama ritual...
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Monkey Helpline Blog

The Myth of Trophy Hunting as Conservation

EXPOSING THE HUNTERS’ LIES

Hunters claim they are "conservationists", arguing that the only way that wildlife can survive is if it is given an economic value. There is no disputing that trophy hunting is a lucrative business. The question is could it really be more valuable than eco-tourism? And, even more importantly, does it earn income for the millions of poor people who will otherwise regard wild animals as nothing but a nuisance?


The Myth of Trophy Hunting as Conservation
A League Against Cruel Sports submission to Environment Minister, Elliott Morley MP December 2004

South Africa Lion Trophy Trade Factsheet