Campaigns
Current Campaigns
End Pigeon Culling. Embrace Humane Solutions
The Hidden Cruelty of Glue Traps
A Safer Singapore for Wildlife
Poaching remains a threat to native wildlife in Singapore. Birds such as doves and shamas are often targeted for the pet trade, while monitor lizards and wild boars are poached...
Endangered, Not Ingredients
The use of wild animal parts such as bear bile, rhino horn, and tiger bones in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has pushed many species to the brink of extinction. While...
Cruelty-Free Living
Many everyday products—ranging from cosmetics to household cleaners, food, and clothing—are produced at the cost of immense animal suffering. Each year, hundreds of thousands of animals are subjected to painful...
Coexisting with Singapore’s Wildlife
Singapore is home to nearly 5.9 million people—and an incredible diversity of native wildlife. With over 537 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles, encounters between humans and wildlife are becoming...
Past Campaigns
The Truth About Dolphins in Captivity
Dolphins are intelligent, social, and wide-ranging marine mammals meant to thrive in the vast, open oceans—not in confined tanks for human entertainment. In captivity, dolphins are denied everything that is...
Wild Animals Belong in the Wild
The illegal pet trade continues to threaten the welfare of countless wild animals, often hiding in plain sight—on social media platforms where exotic species are showcased as status symbols or...
A Better Life for Asia’s Zoo Animals
In many zoos, animals are kept in conditions that fall short of acceptable welfare standards. In some cases, the physical, psychological, and behavioural needs of the animals are only partially...
Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare: A Global Voice for the Voiceless
To date, over 45,000 Singaporeans have joined ACRES in supporting a global movement for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW)—a powerful call to recognise that animals matter. Across the...
Suffering, Not Smiling: The Hidden Truth Behind Captive Dolphins
In 2003, ACRES launched the “Suffering, Not Smiling” campaign to shed light on the plight of dolphins in captivity and to urge the public to stand against marine parks and...
The Truth About Fur: A Fashion Statement Built on Suffering
ACRES, in partnership with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and the Change For Animals Foundation (CFAF), is taking a united stand against one of the...