Sustainable Tourism

It’s up to you to be an animal-friendly traveller! Top tips from World Animal Protection to keep you safe and protect animals when you travel For more information and tips on how to be an animal-friendly traveller, visit us at worldanimalprotection.ca Seeing animals when you travel can be an amazing experience.  Feeling the salt spray in your face as your whale watching boat takes off towards a spout of water on the horizon, or spotting through the pre-dawn light the many iconic animals of Africa while on safari are “bucket list” adventures for many of us. Responsibly managed tours can [MORE...]

Stupid tourists participating in elephant abuse with a smile! A new comprehensive report released in Toronto on July 6th, 2017 by World Animal Protection, an international animal welfare charity, reveals thousands of captive elephants across six Asian countries are suffering in inhumane conditions to support elephant rides and shows for tourists. The new “Taken for a Ride” report, investigated 220 tourist venues across Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, Laos and Cambodia, and found that 77% of the nearly 3,000 elephants surveyed are suffering. When not giving rides or performing, [MORE...]