Dog meat slaughterhouse in Cambodia

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A second dog meat slaughterhouse is closed!

Tigers Sahib and Jill need your help!

Tigers Sahib and Jill are safe

Urgent Weekend Rescue Sees Circus Tigers into 'Retirement'

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Urgent food for Thailand's starving elephants

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Animal Welfare and COVID-19

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FOUR PAWS ORANGUTAN FOREST SCHOOL prepares for emergencies

Virus thought to pose grave danger to great apes

Stolen. Killed. Eaten.

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Stolen. Killed. Eaten. End the Dog and Cat Meat Trade.

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Live Animal Transport in Europe

Live Animal Transport in Europe

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Bears are still kept in appalling conditions. Their owners often use them for profit. Whether for bile extraction, training hunting dogs or...

Tiger trade

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FOUR PAWS rescues two bear cubs from illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam

FOUR PAWS rescues two bear cubs from illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam

The cubs arrived at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh days before Vietnam announces ban on all wildlife trade

Urgent Weekend Rescue Provides Two Former-Circus Tigers A ‘Retirement’

FOUR PAWS transferred Jill and Sahib to sanctuary in Germany

Breaking News: Vietnam’s issues directive to ban all wildlife trade in reaction to COVID-19!

Vietnam has banned the import of wild animals and their parts and banned the sale of wild animals and their parts within the country.

Bear Melanka

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GREAT NEWS: Thanks to your support, more than 9,000 protest e-mails were sent to the State Management of Affairs in Ukraine.

Dogs in cages at a dog meat trader in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Siem Reap, first Cambodian province to ban dog meat

Local government takes action after FOUR PAWS year-long investigation of industry

World First Report Finds Fashion Industry Lagging on Animal Welfare

FOUR PAWS urges brands to step up for all animals in the “new normal”

Hurricane Season in a time of COVID

A potentially strong hurricane season in the midst of a pandemic

ANIMAL WELFARE AND COVID-19

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Big Cat Sanctuary LIONSROCK

A species-appropriate home for over 100 rescued animals

BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

A peaceful oasis for former bile bears

BEAR SANCTUARY Mueritz

The largest BEAR SANCTUARY in Western Europe

Dog Honey

Rescue Honey

After losing her leg in trap, Honey was in incredible pain and needed help

Lion Bobby in FELIDA

Rescue Bobby

Lion Bobby is settled and relaxed at his home in our FELIDA Big Cat Centre.

Cuc and Nhai, a life behind bars

Rescue Daisy and Jasmine

After 18 years behind bars, Daisy and Jasmine get rescued to a new life