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In this section you can read the latest WSPA media releases, as well as news stories and updates from our Member Societies.

You can access the full list of articles by visiting the recent stories, press releases or member society news pages of this website.

From the field: updates on disaster management

Despite the cyclone season nearing its end, WSPA’s disaster assessment and response teams remain busy across Asia and the Caribbean. Find out more >>

Sweden and New Zealand: leaders in animal welfare

Two governments have made the same significant decision: to recognise the global importance of animals by supporting a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare.

Bears escape cruel ‘dancing’ destiny

Four sloth bears were rescued from a life spent ‘dancing’ by authorities in Nepal last week, acting on information provided by WSPA member society the Wildlife Trust of India.

INHUMANE DOG CULL IN INDIA - TAKE ACTION

Inhumane dog culling is continuing in Kerala - India - in an alleged attempt to control rabies. Citizens For Animals and WSPA member society Animal Rescue Kerala (ARK) have joined forces to draw international attention to this cruelty.

ACCLAIMED ISLAMIC LEADER ISSUES FATWA TO STOP ANIMAL SUFFERING

Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawy, the Grand Sheikh of one of the most respected Islamic Universities in the world, the Al Ahzar University in Cairo, has issued an important legal opinion (fatwa) about the long distance transportation of animals and slaughter.

HANDLE WITH CARE COALITION APPALLED BY AUSTRALIA’S DECISION TO REOPEN CRUEL EXPORT ROUTE

The Australian Government recently announced that it will resume the export of live cattle to Egypt. The trade was suspended two years ago after a successful exposure of the conditions upon arrival at the Egyptian slaughterhouses.

ANIMALS THAT CYCLONE SURVIVORS DEPEND ON NEED HELP NOW

An emergency  veterinary team from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is on stand-by in Thailand awaiting entry authority to cyclone struck Myanmar to assess and then relieve the suffering of thousands of animals that human survivors depend on for food and their livelihoods.

WSPA URGES VIETNAM TO STAY ON TRACK TO END BEARS SUFFERING IN BEAR FARMS

The fate of 80 illegally held and endangered Asiatic Black bears hang in the balance as Vietnamese Authorities decide whether or not to remove them from cruel bear farms.

PROTEST AGAINST THE SUFFERING OF SPANISH BULLS

A public protest met the start of Catalonia’s bullfighting season, which signals the slaughter of over a hundred bulls each year. Anti-bullfighting organisations took to the Barcelona streets in April to campaign against cruelty. Will you sign up to support them?

NO EXCUSES FOR CRUELTY

In 2007, artist Guillermo Vargas showed an emaciated live dog in a Nicaraguan gallery. Despite public outcry, the country’s lack of animal welfare laws meant he faced no consequences. This year, when Vargas was invited to compete in an art show in Honduras, WSPA and member society the Honduras Association for the Protection of Animals and their Environment (AHPRA) acted to ensure this cruelty could not be repeated by any artist.

EXPERTS TURN OUT FOR FARM ANIMAL WELFARE IN CHINA

World renowned animal welfare experts traveled to China to take part in a landmark conference on farm animal welfare last week.

FEARS FOR WELFARE OF KOREAN DOGS

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is to propose that dogs in Korea should be re-categorised as livestock, which would give the dog meat trade in South Korea legal status.

WSPA URGES RETHINK ON BEIJING CAT CULL

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is deeply concerned by reports that China is culling cats in its capital city in advance of the Olympic Games in August.