APPEALS AND ACTIONS
BALOO AND BAGHERA’S SMILE: A VICTORY MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO YOU
BALOO AND BAGHERA HAVE RECOVERED! Do you remember Baloo and Baghera, two Maremma sheepdogs that have been abandoned in the hot sun, and found in...
PUG DOG STOLEN AND FOUND BY OIPA ANIMAL GUARDS AFTER 3 YEARS. NOW IS BACK HOME
OIPA Animal Guards during an inspection found in Gallicano (Rome) a pug dog which was stolen 3 years ago in Forlì, 300 km far from Rome. Thanks to...
OIPA INDIA GREAT VICTORY! INDIA TAKES A REAL STEP TOWARDS PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS, BANS IMPORT OF FOX FUR
Through a notification issued on January 3, 2017, India has announced a ban on the import of reptile, chinchilla, mink and fox skins. The ban was...
GOOD NEWS FROM NORWAY: STOP TO SUBSIDIES TO COMMERCIAL SEAL INDUSTRY
A further step for stop seal massacre! Norwegian government voted to end subsidies for commercial sealing industry. Up to 80% of the income earned...
Stop vivisection: thanks a million!
It is with a great pleasure that OIPA, deeply involved in the collection of signatures in whole Italy and internationally, communicates that finally...
THE EU BANS THE TRADE IN SEAL PRODUCTS
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAVE ADOPTED REGULATION (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products. Seals are...
ENVIRONMENT: EU COMMISSION WELCOMES THE AGREEMENT REACHED ON SEAL PRODUCT BAN
The Commission welcomes today's vote by the European Parliament confirming the first reading agreement reached between Council and Parliament on an...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES TRADE BAN IN PRODUCTS FROM SEALS TO IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFAREN
The European Commission adopted today a proposal for a regulation banning the trading of seal products within, into, and from the European Union to...
CANADA’S SEAL HUNT WRAPS UP
Canada's annual commercial seal hunt is the largest commercial hunt of marine mammals on the planet. Each year, hundreds of thousands of baby harp...
CANADIAN SEAL INDUSTRY FACES CRISIS
The Fur Institute of Canada held a meeting with about 100 sealers to discuss the various challenges confronting their industry. This fact was...
MEPS VOTE TO HALT SEAL SLAUGHTER
The European Parliament has adopted a proposal by South-East England's Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas designed to halt the annual slaughter of...
CONSIGNED OVER 13.000 SIGNATURES AGAINST THE SEAL SLAUGHTER
OIPA ( International Organization for Animal Protection) and other association of all the world have been formed a coalition against the seal hunt...