Animal Welfare and COVID-19

What you need to know and what can you do?

FOUR PAWS ORANGUTAN FOREST SCHOOL prepares for emergencies

Virus thought to pose grave danger to great apes

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Dog and cat meat trade in the time of the COVID-19 epidemic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

While China bans dog and cat meat, trade in Southeast Asia is thriving

While China bans dog and cat meat, trade in Southeast Asia is thriving

Orangatan in Care of FOUR PAWS

FOUR PAWS ORANGUTAN FOREST SCHOOL prepares for emergencies

Virus thought to pose grave danger to great apes

ANIMAL WELFARE AND COVID-19

What you need to know and what can you do?

Dog in front of a temple

Stray Animal Care on Silk Island, Cambodia

FOUR PAWS provides lifesaving care for dogs and cats

Happy Bear

Measures in times of corona

We are well prepared and care for our animals

Little boy with dog at home

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and your pet – No risk to humans

Guide for pet owners

Dogs in a cage

Ten million dogs and cats are slaughtered for their meat in Southeast Asia yearly

According to new FOUR PAWS report, trade continues to thrive despite severe risk to public health

Biggest Bile Bear Rescue

Suffering bears find a species-appropriate and safe home

Ground Zero of the Cambodian Dog Meat Trade

A moments decision between life or death: Neary and Sopol get a second chance!

Big Cat Sanctuary LIONSROCK

A species-appropriate home for more than 100 rescued animals

Arosa Bear Sanctuary

The first bear sanctuary in Switzerland!

BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

A peaceful oasis for former bile bears

BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach

The First FOUR PAWS bear sanctuary; helping abused bears since 1998

Geretteter Tiger aus Syrien genießt die Abendsonne in FELIDA

FELIDA Big Cat Centre

An intensive care rescue center for big cats

BEAR SANCTUARY Mueritz

The largest BEAR SANCTUARY in Western Europe

Bär Pashuk aus dem BÄRENWALD Prishtina

BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina

A peaceful oasis for bears in Kosovo

Domazhyr Bear Sanctuary

FOUR PAWS' BEAR SANCTUARY in the Ukraine

Big Cat Centre TIERART

An animal-friendly sanctuary of all shapes and sizes!

Bear Violeta enjoys her life

Rescue Violeta

Some wounds remain scars forever

Puma in the enclosure

Rescue Tikam

A victim of the wildcat trade in Europe

Bear Ben in a tiny cage

Rescue Ben

He suffered almost three decades in a tiny, filthy cage