UKRAINE, OIPA INTERNATIONAL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBER LEAGUE ASSOCIATIONS TO HELP ANIMALS AT THE BORDERS AND INSIDE THE COUNTRY
OIPA International continues to be in touch with local member league associations, but also to cooperate with those in the neighbouring countries,...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: UPDATE ON AID PROVIDED TO ANIMALS IN DECEMBER
Thanks to our project 'Emergency Ukraine', which will be active for the whole 2023, last December our member league Happy Paw delivered on our...
THERE’S NO EXCUSE FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY! JUSTICE FOR PANTHER, A COMMUNITY CAT IN SINGAPORE
On 14 December 2022, a community cat was brutally thrown down from the 22nd floor of a building at Blk 186 Boon Lay Avenue, Singapore, by a young...
VACCINATION DRIVE FOR STRAY PUPPIES OF OIPA ISLAMABAD
Our International Representative in Islamabad, Dr. Sohaib Ahmed is a young veterinarian who works in a clinic and treats stray animals for free...
ANIMALS ARE NOT TOYS TO BE GIVEN AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Animals should not be bought and given as (Christmas🎄) presents 🎁. They are sentient beings and deserve our best lifelong commitment...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: SUMMARY OF AID FOR ANIMALS FROM JUNE TO NOVEMBER
https://youtu.be/TeXAfLjHC7A As we all move forward, it is hard even to imagine how people and animals can live in prolonged fear and terror of war....
STRAY CATS OF DUBAI RECEIVE AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT: FOOD DELIVERED AND DISTRIBUTED WITH OUR PROJECT “SAVE A STRAY”
https://youtu.be/94QmFBqTM3c There are no holidays for cats in Dubai as there are no moments of relax for all the other strays across the world....
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: UPDATE ON AID PROVIDED TO ANIMALS IN NOVEMBER
Since the outbreak of war, OIPA has made a promise to animals and people in Ukraine: not leave them alone! Thanks to our project 'Emergency...
WAG WAG LAUNCHES AN APPEAL ASKING FOR HELP: “WE NEED TO FIND SAFE HOMES ABROAD FOR THE CATS WE SAVED FROM CERTAIN DEATH”
Today, we want to launch a urgent appeal on behalf of our member league association Wag Wag from Bosnia Herzegovina that contacted us asking for...
OIPA’S VOLUNTEERS IN CORSICA STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF 200 NEGLECTED STRAY CATS
Corsica is known as the island of beauty, however behind the spectacular landscape of this beautiful place hides the neglect and suffering of many...
STRAY ANIMALS TO BE KILLED IN WAKISO, UGANDA. OIPA ASKS THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW ITS PLANS
Following the distress call of a local volunteer, OIPA came to know about the statement of the Wakiso Town Council dated 28 November 2022, that has...
69 SICK DOGS DUMPED IN FRONT OF A SMALL SHELTER IN LEBANON. OIPA LENDS A HAND TO “GIVE ME A PAW”
Last July, volunteers of the small shelter “Give Me a Paw” in Lebanon witnessed a horrific tragedy. Sixty-nine sick dogs, many on the verge of death...
CANINE DISTEMPER: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DISEASE
Dogs suffering from canine distemper are dealing with a highly contagious virus. Many pet owners aren’t aware of this disease which causes severe...
THE STORY OF SAMMY, FLEKI AND OTHER ABANDONED ANIMALS IN LANGKAWI
A very common quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi states: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are...
BAN OCTOPUS FARMING
OIPA became member of THE AQUATIC ANIMAL ALLIANCE (AAA), a coalition of fish welfare experts and advocates focused on improving and protecting the...
THE FRANCOPHONIE SUMMIT IN DJERBA IS STAINED WITH BLOOD OF STRAY DOGS
Ahead of the 18th Francophonie Summit, which will be held in Djerba, Tunisia, on 19-20 November 2022, and will gather 88 member states and...
HELP SAVE OVER 50,000 GREYHOUNDS EXPLOITED IN THE RACING INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE
OIPA is supporting its member league GREY2K USA calling for a ban on dog racing worldwide. Commercial dog racing is still legal and operational in...
BADLY HIT BY CATAPULT, A SCARED DOG RESCUED BY VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL
A resident in Kalanki, Kathmandu (Nepal) gave the team of Voice of Animal Nepal a call, after seeing a dog badly injured on the side of a road,...
SURVIVED TO THE ATTACK OF A MOLOSSER BREED DOG, THE GENTLE STRAY FREDDY STILL NEEDS CARE TO HEAL COMPLETELY
OIPA’s volunteers are doing their best to help Freddy overcoming the difficult healing process. A stray with a very gentle attitude who was brutally...
RAJASTHAN FOREST DEPARTMENT CONGRATULATES OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR HER DISTINGUISHED WORK IN WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION
On the occasion of the State Level Award ceremony of Wildlife Week, our Representative in India for the State of Rajasthan, Ms. Vaishnavi M.,...
APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF A STATE MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE FOR ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL (ABC)
OIPA Representative in Odisha Shri Biswajit Pradhan, who is also Hon'ble Member State of the Animal Welfare Board of Odisha and Representative of...
DUMPED IN A RURAL AREA MUM AND PUPPIES HAVE BEEN RESCUED AND MOVED TO A SAFER PLACE
https://youtu.be/M-SyT3k1les During one of their routine walks, feeding stray dogs in Kurtkoy forest, volunteers came across a scared mum and her...
THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF FLOODS IN PAKISTAN. OIPA DELEGATION IN LAHORE IS TRYING TO HELP FLOOD-AFFECTED ANIMALS BUT THEY NEED SUPPORT
Pakistan is the fifth most populated nation in the world and the recent floods have had a devastating impact on 33 million people, killing nearly...
OIPA JOINED THE AQUATIC ANIMAL ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THE TRILLIONS OF AQUATIC ANIMALS EXPLOITED EVERY YEAR
Created by the Aquatic Life Institute, the Aquatic Animal Alliance (AAA) is a coalition of the largest animal welfare organizations that believe...
OIPA APPOINTED AS AN OBSERVER OF THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR ANIMALS
OIPA has been officially appointed as an Observer of the World Federation for Animals (WFA). The WFA is a membership organisation founded in 2020...
TERRIBLE EPISODE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AGAINST A STRAY DOG REPORTED BY OIPA AND WORLD RAJASTHAN
OIPA’s Member League Wing of Research in Local Development (WORLD), advocating for animals rights and animal welfare for more than two decades,...
THE ASSOCIATION WAGWAG WORKS INTENSIVELY TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CONDITIONS IN BANJA LUKA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
The MISSION of WagWag, association located in Banja Luka - Bosnia Herzegovina and recently appointed as OIPA’s member league, is the care and...
OIPA IS MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL WASTE CLEANING NETWORK (GWCN)
The recent resolution adopted by Member States during the UN Environment Assembly 2022 that recognizes for the first time the nexus between animal...
OIPA INDIA MAHARASHTRA CELEBRATES WILDLIFE WEEK AND WORLD ANIMAL DAY WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
On the occasion of the National Wildlife Week (2nd – 8th October) and the World Animal Day (4th October), volunteers of OIPA India - Maharashtra,...
THE RESCUE OF A RAT SNAKE TRAPPED IN A CRICKET NET IN MUMBAI
Volunteers from the wildlife rescue team of International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA), Amma Care Foundation (ACF) and Plant &...
THE FIRST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ON ANIMAL WELFARE IN TULCEA HEADED BY SAVA’S SAFE HAVEN AND SPONSORED BY OIPA INTERNATIONAL
On World Animal Day that is celebrated every year the 4th of October , our member league Sava’s Safe Haven has launched the first animal welfare...
AN INDIAN ROCK PYTON AND A TRINKET SNAKE RESCUED FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN MUMBAI
Wildlife rescue team of OIPA India – Maharashtra State, Amma Care Foundation (ACF) and Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai)...
13 DOGS HEALED FROM DISTEMPER THANKS TO THE PROMPT INTERVENTION OF OIPA CAMEROON AND OUR PROJECT “SAVE A STRAY”
Since the creation of OIPA Cameroon’s mobile veterinary clinic in 2018, many stray and owned animals have benefited from this initiative...
COMPASSION AND CONCERN HAVE CHANGED A DOG’S DESTINY. NOW, HELP THOT START A NEW LIFE
While strolling in the small village of Marina di Savuto, Cosenza district, in Southern Italy, two tourists caught sight of a severely neglected...
FLASH FLOODS IN CENTRAL ITALY. OIPA’S VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS RUSHED TO HELP ANIMALS
OIPA’s volunteers and animal control officers have been working for days in extreme conditions to rescue animals, victims as humans of the severe...
A SPECTACLED COBRA RESCUED FROM A WASHROOM IN MUMBAI
Following a distress call received from a citizen who reported a spectacled cobra trapped in an apartment located in Borivali West (Mumbai), OIPA...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: UPDATES ON ANIMALS HELPED IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
OIPA keeps helping animals in Ukraine thanks to the generous support of our donors and the ongoing cooperation with its member league associations,...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: UPDATES ON AID DELIVERED DURING SUMMER
Last June, a new load with 10 tons of aid for animals left from Gdynia in Poland to reach Kyiv after a few days. Once arrived, our member league...
FORMULA 1 SPONSORS THE CRUELTY BEHIND THE IDITAROD. IT IS TIME TO CUT TIES WITH THE DEATHLY DOG SLED RACE
A competition that exploits animals to the point of pushing them beyond their limits and sentences those who are considered humans’ oldest...
OIPA IS PARTNER OF THE EUROPEAN VEGAN SUMMIT 2022
We proudly announce our partnership with the European Vegan Summit – EVS, a one of its kind event in Europe where activists, politicians, business...
LIYA, LUI AND OTHER ABANDONED KITTENS RESCUED IN BAKU. HELP OUR DELEGATION COVER THEIR STERILIZATIONS, VACCINATIONS AND TREATMENTS
https://youtu.be/UC7jcGEwFKM The daily routine of our OIPA’s representative in Azerbaijan is feeding and taking care of neglected stray cats and...
OIPA HAS JOINED ONLINE AND IN-PERSON THE CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE (CARE 2022)
This year, OIPA International has joined the Conference on Animal Rights in Europe, organized by Anima International, both online from the...
OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN TURKEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH PUPPIES’ EMERGENCY
https://youtu.be/Vb079eV4-E4 What happens if owned and stray dogs are not spayed/neutered? Unwanted litter of puppies are dumped everywhere with...
A DISCUSSION ON THE UN NEXUS RESOLUTION: “BUILDING BACK BETTER: ANIMAL WELFARE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NEXUS”
On 15 July 2022 the World Federation for Animals (WFA) and the Animal Issues Thematic Cluster (AITC) hosted an online event for discussing the...
“END THE SLAUGHTER AGE” – SIGN TO SAVE FARMED ANIMALS AND ASK FOR A CRUELTY FREE DIET IN EUROPE
OIPA International stands for the rights of farmed animals supporting the new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “End the Slaughter Age” for a...
“YOU HAVE FUN, THEY SUFFER. CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION CAREFULLY”: THINK ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE NEXT TIME (ALBANIA)
OIPA International has many times shone a light on the most dreadful realities faced by dogs and cats in countries unable to ethically deal with...
STRAY DOGS IN VLORË, ALBANIA. OIPA SUBMITS A PROPOSAL TO THE MUNICIPALITY
OIPA’s International Representative in Vlorë - Albania has recently proposed the local municipality a cooperation on a 3 years project aimed to...
LEGAL ACTION FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO STRAY DOG BY OIPA AND WORLD RAJASTHAN
OIPA’s International Representative India -Rajasthan Manish Saxena also Director of Wing Of Research In Local Development (WORLD) – OIPA’s member...
AN INVESTIGATION REVEALS HORRIFIC CONDITIONS ON MINK FARM IN BULGARIA
The organization Anima International released a new investigation on the biggest mink farm in Bulgaria, carried out between the autumn and winter of...
LEAVE FUR BEHIND – YOU CAN NOW ASK FOR A FUR FREE EUROPE
The International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) is honoured to be part of the campaign group, together with other 80 NGOs, that actively...
NEW INVESTIGATION REVEALS CRUELTY IN SOW FARMS — TAKE ACTION AND URGE EU Ministers TO END THE CAGE AGE FOR FARMED ANIMALS
The European Citizens’ Initiative 'End the Cage Age' unites an international network of over 170 organisations that are asking at loud voice,...
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHES A COORDINATED CONTROL ACTION ON THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF PETS
The European Commission, together with the EU Agri-Food Fraud Network, is launching a Coordinated Control Action on the non-compliant movement and...
TWO PUPPIES CRITICALLY INJURED GOT TREATED THANKS TO VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL AND OIPA
OIPA recently supported its member league association Voice of Animal Nepal offering a donation that was used for the medical treatment of two...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: HOW THE FIRST PART OF HUMANITARIAN AID FOR ANIMALS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED
Since the outbreak of war, which now dates back to the end of February, OIPA International has been one of the first animal protection organizations...
OIPA CAMEROON BECOMES MEMBER OF THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE TO END ABUSE ON CHICKENS WORLDWIDE
Unable even to spread their wings, over 5.9 billion caged laying hens are among the most intensively confined animals in agribusiness. Caged hens...
TEN STRAY CATS HELPED THANKS TO ANIMAL RESCUE CAMBODIA AND OIPA
Cambodia is home to around 5 million dogs and an unknown number of cats likely in the millions and higher than the number of dogs. This means,...
CHEMICALS ARE STILL TESTED ON ANIMALS, BY SIGNING THE ECI “SAVE CRUELTY FREE COSMETICS” YOU CAN SAY STOP TO ANIMAL TESTING
Do you know that chemicals’ toxicity is still tested on animals? If you look all around you, you will notice that many items in our daily lives are...
THE HELLISH JOURNEYS OF FARMED ANIMALS – BAN LIVE EXPORTS: INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY
Every June 14th people from all over the world come together to speak out against the export of live animals. This year, the theme chosen is: “Hell...
SHOWCASING PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH WILDLIFE IS NOT EDUCATIVE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING. A COLLECTIVE STATEMENT ASKS GOPRO TO STOP POSTING FOOTAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Our partner BloodLions, on behalf of 28 nature conservation and animal welfare organizations – OIPA International included – emailed a collective...
OPEN LETTER OF THE #EUFORANIMALS COALITION TO STELLA KYRIAKIDES: THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF WAR ON ANIMALS IN UKRAINE URGES A EU COMMISSIONER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
The devastating impact on humans and animals of the war in Ukraine has pushed some of the organizations (OIPA included) that has been supporting the...
UNITED NATIONS WORLD OCEANS DAY 2022 – REVITALIZATION: COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR THE OCEAN
Today is a special day for humanity to celebrate the ocean 🌊. Why? Because ocean is life and contributes to keep us alive. Consider that the...
SAVE BIRDS FROM DEHYDRATION: OIPA INDIA – RAJASTHAN AND WORLD PROMOTE THE “WATER BOWL CAMPAIGN”
The impact of climate change and summer temperature reaching around 50 degree Celsius in some region of India, Rajasthan included, are causing...
LIVE SNAKE CHOPPED BY YOUTH INTO PIECES IN OSMANABAD DISTRICT, INDIA. OIPA, ACF AND PAWS-MUMBAI JOINTLY LODGED COMPLAINT FOR WILDLIFE CRIME
After a video showing 5 boys (+1 filming), from Andoor village of Tuljapur Taluka in Osmanabad district, cutting into pieces a live non venomous Rat...
STOP THE CRUEL CULLING OF CHICKS AND DUCKLINGS IN EUROPE
A research carried out by Animal Equality estimates that 330 million male chicks from the laying hens industry and 40 million female ducklings from...
WE HAVE “ONLY ONE EARTH”, THE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2022
This year, the campaign slogan for the 2022 World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June is “Only One Earth” that clearly calls for a global, collective...
KEPT IN A CAGE BECAUSE TOO OLD, LAIKA HAS BEEN RESCUED BY OIPA ITALY’S ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
https://youtu.be/XV7jBIw_cr0 Following an inspection carried out by OIPA Italy’s animal control officers in Udine in cooperation with the local vet...
NEW LITTERS, ABANDONED PETS AND DOGS IN NEED OF VET CARE. OIPA TURKEY ASKS YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP STRAY ANIMALS IN KURTKOY
https://youtu.be/bsjyn5suWTk Every season of the year is extremely difficult for an animal who has no home, but spring and summer are tough also for...
SUPPORT THE NEW INITIATIVE OF VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL TO SAVE INJURED AND WOUNDED SENIOR DOGS ON THE ROAD
OIPA’s member league Voice of Animal Nepal is a small organization that despite the size conducts many animal welfare activities like medical...
INDIA – ANIMAL CRUELTY AGAINST A STRAY CAT JOINTLY REPORTED BY OIPA MAHARASHTRA, AMMA CARE AND PAWS MUMBAI
OIPA India - Maharashtra, Amma Care Foundation (ACF) and Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) jointly lodged written complaint...
A NEW DONATION TO SAVA’S TO HELP ANIMALS OF UKRAINE
Last week OIPA sent a new donation to its fantastic member league Sava’s Safe Haven, which still operates round the clock at the border of Ukraine...
A NEW OIPA REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STATE OF MAHARASTHRA, INDIA. MS. NISHA SUBRAMANIAN KUNJU, A GREAT ANIMAL WELFARE AND RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Ms. Nisha Subramanian Kunju, a Mumbai based animal welfare and rights, environment protection, social and right to Information - RTI activist has...
WORLD ASSOCIATION AND OIPA RAJASTHAN HIGHLIGHT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON MIGRATORY BIRDS
Wing Of Research In Local Development (WORLD) is a member league of OIPA International. WORLD has been addressing and advocating the cause of animal...
NINE LIVES GREECE KEEPS HELPING STRAY CATS IN ATHENS, BUT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT THEY CAN’T CONTINUE TO ASSIST ANIMALS
The weather is finally lovely in Athens. Sun is shining, temperatures are higher and a soft breeze is blowing on the city, but warm weather can’t...
“SAY NO TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS”: THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED ON THE WORLD DAY FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS
On the “World Day For Animals In Laboratories” observed every year on April 24, the member league association Wing Of Research In Local Development...
OIPA PAKISTAN – NORTH PUNJAB LAUNCHES THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN “HOW TO HELP STRAYS” ADDRESSED TO CHILDREN OF PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The team of OIPA Pakistan for North Punjab has recently launched an awareness campaign entitled “How to help the poor strays” addressed to students...
OIPA CAMEROON AND INAPS AFRICA CO-FOUNDED THE BIGGEST ANIMAL WELFARE EVENT IN THE COUNTRY
A seminar co-founded by OIPA Cameroon and INAPS Africa will be host in Bamenda on 27th May 2022. A great event that will bring together more than...
GOOD NEWS! THE USE OF GLUE TRAPS ARE SET TO BE BANNED IN ENGLAND
The public’s use of glue traps to catch mice and rats will be banned across England after a government Private Members Bill received unanimous...
AZERBAIJAN: ANIMAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS TRAMPLED
https://youtu.be/PmRz70Icjn4 Azerbaijan is a country where animals and humans have no rights. No right for strays to live; no right for animals to...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: 20 TONS OF AID DISTRIBUTED TO PETS, STRAYS AND SHELTERS’ ANIMALS WITH THE HELP OF OIPA’S LOCAL MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
https://youtu.be/y_cQr7RrwZA The emergency for animals continues especially since when European countries, Italy included, have blocked the entry of...
GRAY LANGUR KEPT AS PET IN JAIPUR, INDIA. OIPA ODISHA COMPLAINED TO THE NATIONAL FOREST DEPARTMENT
Our representative for OIPA India – Odisha has recently submitted a second complaint to the Forest department regarding the death of two gray...
EL REFU ARGENTINA, A HUMBLE PLACE WHERE BODIES AND SOULS OF ANIMALS MISTREATED ARE HEALED
The shelter El Refu, run by Nicolas Damien, is located in Argentina in Entre Rios and is home to abandoned greyhounds and other mixed breed dogs....
OIPA CAMEROON PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES ON ANIMAL WELFARE
Teaching new generations the love and respect for animals is the best way to build a better world and a better future for all living beings. OIPA...
MILLIONS OF HOMELESS CATS & DOGS LIVE IN CAMBODIA. OIPA’S MEMBER LEAGUE ANIMAL RESCUE CAMBODIA FOCUSES ON MAKING THEIR LIVES BETTER
Cambodia is home to millions of homeless cats and dogs. These animals lack safe and regular access to food and shelter and often they do not have...
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR ANIMALS! GREYHOUND RACING IN OREGON IS OVER
Our member league GREY2K USA announces that Oregon has become the 42nd state to ban definitively the cruelty of dog racing. The bill to prohibit dog...
VIVA!POLAND AND OIPA UNITED FOR ANIMALS IN UKRAINE
Every day volunteers of Viva! are on duty in Warsaw to welcome dozens of people fleeing from war with their animals. Thanks to your extraordinary...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE, THE SOLIDARITY CHAIN TO HELP ANIMALS KEEPS MOVING
https://youtu.be/8Mvp7irdSTc A relentless teamwork between OIPA International and animal charities present in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, a...
OIPA CROSSES UKRAINE’S BORDER BRINGING LOADS OF FOOD AND USEFUL MATERIAL TO SHELTERS AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS
https://youtu.be/qyIhi-yezUM AIDS FOR ANIMALS INSIDE UKRAINE OIPA International keeps helping Ukrainian shelters and associations. Thanks to the...
UKRAINE, DONATIONS FOR UKRAINIAN ANIMALS ARRIVED IN ROMANIA TO SAVA’S SAFE HAVEN
https://youtu.be/yA1kml496oM Our member league “Sava’s Safe Haven” has received the first 15,000€ provided by OIPA International thanks to your...
PIONEERING UN RESOLUTION FOR ANIMALS. RECOGNISED THE LINK BETWEEN ANIMAL WELFARE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Member States at UNEA-5 in Nairobi has adopted an historic resolution for animals recognising the nexus between animal welfare, environment and...
UKRAINE, EMERGENCY ALSO FOR ANIMALS. OIPA INTERNATIONAL IN CONTACT WITH VOLUNTEERS OF THE AREAS UNDER ATTACK
The outbreak of war and the state of emergency will also affect Ukrainian animals. OIPA is in contact with the team of KSPA Lucky Strand and Happy...
WILDFIRES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE BY 50% BY THE END OF THE CENTURY: THE SAD STATEMENT OF A NEW REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Wildfires are becoming more widespread, more intense and more frequent and able to devastate entire ecosystems, biodiversity and communities in a...
FOUND ON THE STREET SKINNY AND VERY WEAK, ERCOLE WAS SAVED BY OUR OIPA ITALY’S “BLUE ANGELS”. NOW HE NEEDS SUPPORT TO RECOVER
Ercole is a very sweet and quiet cat. He has been probably abandoned when he would have needed much more help and assistance. OIPA Italy’s...
154 NGOs ASK UNEA AND UNEP TO ENCOURAGE A PLANT-DIETARY SHIFT TO CURB ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE DESTRUCTION
Ahead of UNEA 5.2 (28 February - 2 March 2022), 143 NGOs has submitted a joint statement urging the President of UNEA and the Executive Director of...
A COURSE FOR “YOUNG HUNTING EXPERTS” OPENS IN L’VIV, UKRAINE. OIPA AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS APPEAL TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
A "school" for hunters aged 12 to 17 was opened in the Regional Center for Ecological and Naturalistic Creativity of Young Students in L’viv. A...
A SOLIDARITY CHAIN FOR THE ANIMALS LOOKED AFTER BY OUR VOLUNTEERS IN TURKEY
https://youtu.be/quAtHtl9dUI Thanks to your generous donations, we’ve been able to help one more time OIPA Turkey’s volunteers and stray animals...
OIPA MAURITIUS’S VOLUNTEERS LEND A HAND TO ANIMALS AFTER THE CYCLONE HIT THE ISLAND
The intense tropical cyclone Batsirai that recently hit Mauritius has finally left the island. The cyclone strengthened into a Category...
OIPA INTERNATIONAL AND ITS MEMBER LEAGUE ATRA WILL SUPPORT THE MOBILE VET CLINIC OF OIPA CAMEROON
https://youtu.be/hrmoM3VBmeU A teamwork and a cooperation that have been lasting for years, OIPA and its member league association ATRA this time...
ANIMALS AND ENVIRONMENT PART OF THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTION. A REFORM IN LINE WITH THE LISBON TREATY THAT RECOGNIZES ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS
The Italian Chamber of Deputies gave a definitive go-ahead for the reform of articles 9 and 41 of the Constitution. This simply means animals and...
ICELAND ANNOUNCES THE PLAN TO END WHALE HUNTING IN 2024
The Minister of Fisheries Svandis Svavarsdottir announced the plan to ban definitively commercial whaling in Iceland within two years as demand for...
SALVATI-I-PE GRIVEI PARTECIPATES IN THE FIRST STERILIZATION CAMPAIGN SPONSORED BY DOMNESTI MUNICIPALITY IN ROMANIA
Salvati-l pe Grivei is a Rumanian non-governmental organization and an OIPA member league association that has as first aim the promotion of...
ALL CREATURES TRUST CONTRIBUTES TO MAKE AFRICA A BETTER PLACE FOR ANIMALS
"Every being deserves a decent life", this is the slogan of our member league association ALL CREATURES TRUST founded in 2016 in Malawi as...
EMERGENCY STRAY CATS! OIPA AZERBAIJAN HELPS WITH STERILIZATIONS BUT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS NECESSARY
The consequence of a country where animals are totally ignored is that emergencies do never really come to an end. The only thing animals can do,...
SHOCKING EPISODES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY IN THE CITY OF YAKUTSK, RUSSIA. LETTER TO THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
Russia has always struggled with the problem of irresponsible pet-owners and the huge number of stray animals (dogs and cats) living on the streets...
DAMASCUS, A HOPELESS LAND FOR STRAY DOGS. GIVE A CHANCE OF SURVIVAL
https://youtu.be/eorLAANbNsY Another hellish place for stray animals, a land where dogs are brutally shot and poisoned every day. A place where most...
ROME, ITALY – OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS INSPECT AND SANCTION 30 PET SHOPS
The operation “Pet Shop” led by OIPA Italy’s Animal control officers in Rome uncovered several violations on the commercial sale of animals (dogs,...
A CONTROVERSIAL CHRISTMAS DAY FOR STRAYS IN TURKEY, WHILE THE PRESIDENT ORDERED TO REMOVE DOGS FROM STREETS, OUR VOLUNTEERS SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY FEEDING THEM
https://youtu.be/Z2luiXzbjc4 Many people may consider Turkey as one of the most virtuous countries concerning the treatment reserved to stray...
STRAY ANIMALS ARE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED IN MANY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. SUPPORT OUR PROJECT AND HELP US “SAVE A STRAY”
Do you know that stray animals are mistreated and neglected in many countries of the world? Many times, we are totally unaware of what happens to...
