Official Website of World Dog Alliance (WDA) and Animal-Friendly.co Offer New Synergies
- Jul 27
- 4 min read
The World Dog Alliance (WDA) officially announced today that its official website has completed a full integration with Animal-Friendly.co (動物友善網). This integration is not merely a merging of technology and content, but a significant convergence of Chinese-language animal protection media and an international advocacy platform—symbolizing a major upgrade in the World Dog Alliance's information distribution and public influence.
Animal-Friendly.co: A Deeply Rooted, Well-Established Chinese Animal Welfare Media Platform
Animal-Friendly.co is one of the most representative animal welfare news platforms in the Chinese-speaking world. For years, it has recorded the plight of animals worldwide and the progress made in their protection through professional, real-time, and in-depth reporting. As a well-known animal protection media outlet based in Taiwan, it has built a steady and loyal readership over the years, reaching a stable community of approximately 30,000 followers.
Rooted in Chinese-speaking society while maintaining a global perspective, the platform updates daily with animal news and features from Asia, Europe, North America, and beyond—spanning companion animals, wildlife, farm animals, and laboratory animals. Through an accessible yet professional writing style, Animal-Friendly.co has successfully enabled the general public to better understand animal protection issues and encouraged readers to translate awareness into action. Previously operating independently with rich content and regular updates, it became a go-to information channel for many Chinese readers who care about animal welfare.
The WDA Official Website: Focusing on Global Legislation and Advocacy
In contrast, the official website of the World Dog Alliance has long centered around advocacy and direct action. Its primary focus has been highlighting WDA's global progress in promoting explicit legal bans on dog and cat meat consumption, advancing the International Convention to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats, and featuring collaborative efforts with parliamentarians, local governments, and civil society organizations worldwide. The website’s content has concentrated heavily on policy advocacy, legislative milestones, international summits, and WDA initiatives—underscoring substantive action to "change the system and protect dogs and cats."
Previously, both websites operated independently: Animal-Friendly.co leaned toward daily news coverage and deep-dive features, capturing significant web traffic and high reader retention; while the WDA official website focused on advocacy milestones and policy updates, serving supporters and global partners. Though both belonged to the World Dog Alliance network, differences in content positioning, update rhythms, and target audiences meant that resources and web traffic were not being fully shared.
Post-Integration: Shared Resources, Interconnected Traffic, Amplified Impact
Following this integration, the two platforms will share content resources and web traffic. High-quality news stories and feature articles cultivated over time by Animal-Friendly.co can now also be read on the official World Dog Alliance website; concurrently, WDA’s advocacy updates and international breakthroughs will reach a broader audience through Animal-Friendly.co’s existing readership base. Moving away from operating in silos, the two entities now form a complementary structure of "News Reporting + Policy Advocacy"—streamlining information flow and providing animal protection advocates with a more comprehensive perspective within a single unified ecosystem.
The significance of this integration goes beyond technical consolidation; it links the loyal reader base built by Animal-Friendly.co over the years with WDA’s global advocacy network, generating greater mobilization and communication power.
Taiwan’s Animal Welfare Achievements: A Pride of the Chinese-Speaking World, A Model for Asia
Against the backdrop of this integration, we particularly recognize Taiwan’s pioneering achievements in the field of animal protection. Leading Asia in numerous facets of animal welfare, Taiwan serves as a proud benchmark for Chinese-speaking societies and the entire region.
In 2017, Taiwan formally enacted legislation to completely ban the consumption of dog and cat meat while continuing to refine anti-cruelty regulations, creating a relatively comprehensive legal protection system. More importantly, starting with the "108 Curriculum Guidelines for 12-Year Basic Education," Taiwan officially incorporated animal protection education into its national school curriculum, instilling moral awareness, empathy, and respect for life in young students from an early age. This approach of cultivating values at the educational root is not only worthy of emulation, but also sets a vital example for nations across Asia. The World Dog Alliance has long followed and supported Taiwan’s progress, and hopes this media integration will allow more people globally to learn from Taiwan's experience and benefit from these valuable achievements.
Genlin, Founder of the World Dog Alliance, stated:
"The professional content and loyal readership accumulated by Animal-Friendly.co over the years are invaluable assets for promoting animal protection values. In the past, the two platforms operated independently—each had its strengths, but resources were not fully shared. Through this integration, we aim to bind these valuable assets closer to WDA’s global advocacy network, showing more people Taiwan’s dedicated efforts and achievements in animal protection, while encouraging more global partners to join us in protecting dogs and cats."
Moving forward, the World Dog Alliance will continue to leverage the integrated platform to document global animal welfare progress, share Taiwan’s experience, promote legislation and education, and work hand-in-hand with animal lovers worldwide toward a more humane and civilized relationship between humans and animals.
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