NEWS 2024
A THREE-MONTH INITIATIVE FOR EDUCATION, AWARENESS, AND VETERINARY CARE IN KURDISTAN
A three-month initiative for animals in Kurdistan From October 1st to December 31st, 2024, a comprehensive animal welfare project was implemented in...
FOOD BRINGS RELIEF TO DOGS IN LEBANON
Food brings relief to dogs in Lebanon Food brings relief to dogs in Lebanon. OIPA recently delivered a vital 600kg of dry food to dogs in need in...
DECEMBER’S SUPPORT FOR ANIMALS IN UKRAINE
December Support for Animals in Ukraine The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has created immense hardship for animals. During the month of December, a...
A PAWSOME ACT OF KINDNESS FOR CATS IN BOSNIA
A Pawsome act of kindness for cats. A Pawsome act of kindness for cats. After receiving an email written by a lady, who was in a difficult situation...
THEY ARE FAMILY NOT PRESENTS. PETS ARE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT, NOT A HOLIDAY TREND.
They are family, not presents. A pet is a lifelong commitment, not a holiday trend The Pitfalls of Gifting Animals at Christmas The excitement of...
LEBANON RESCUE MISSION: THE FIRST 14 DOGS FLY TO A NEW LIFE
14 dogs fly from Lebanon to a new life. A few weeks ago, we shared the news of the urgent request received by OIPA International from 'Back To Life...
FOOD DONATION FOR CATS IN TUZLA
Food donation for cats in Tuzla Food donation for cats in Tuzla. In response to a heartfelt request from our member association, Wag Wag, in Bosnia...
NOVEMBER’S SUPPORT FOR ANIMALS IN UKRAINE
November Support for Animals in Ukraine. Over 500 kg of pet food has been delivered to Mykolaiv, Vilhnovisk and Nykopol. Aid to Gorod Cobak Shelter...
A CALL FOR COMPASSION: OIPA SUPPORTING ANIMAL WELFARE AMID SYRIA’S CRISIS
OIPA Supporting Animal Welfare in Syria. Recently, a much-needed shipment of cat food, amounting to 60 kg, arrived at the hands of Havin, a...
STOP THE KILLING OF STRAY ANIMALS: A PLEA FOR COMPASSION IN KAJJANSI
Stop killing strays in Kajjansi. A Call to Action to Prevent the Inhumane Slaughter of Stray Animals The Kajjansi Town Council in Uganda has made a...
STOP THE COMEBACK OF GREYHOUND RACING IN VIETNAM
Stop the comeback of greyhound racing in Vietnam. IIn March 2023, authorities finally shut down the Lam Son greyhound track, ending over two decades...
OIPA CAMEROON ASSESTS THE STATUS OF CHICKEN CAGED FARMING AND ITS LEGAL POLICY FRAMEWORK IN CAMEROON
The battery cage system has faced global criticism for violating poultry welfare standards, particularly regarding animal subjectivity and...
RESCUE MISSION TO SAVE 30 DOGS FROM WAR-TORN LEBANON
Rescue mission to save 30 dogs from Lebanon. Lebanon, already grappling with economic turmoil and political instability, now faces a growing...
DIANA, A 4-MONTH-OLD KITTEN WAS LEFT TO SUFFER ON THE ROAD. HELP HER TOGETHER WITH OIPA VOLUNTEERS
Diana left to suffer on the road. Her cries of pain were deliberately ignored by the driver who hit Diana, a tiny 4-month-old kitten. The person...
RESCUED FROM A DEADLY TRAP: VOLUNTEERS SAVE ELENA. MALNOURISHED AND TERRIFIED, SHE NOW NEEDS TO HEAL
Dog rescued from a deadly trap. OIPA volunteers received a distress call at 5 a.m. reporting a dog barking somewhere in a nearby field. Racing to...
RELIEF EFFORTS FOR ANIMALS IN MYKOLAIV AND VILHNOVISK
Relief efforts for animals in Mykolaiv and Vilhnovisk In response to the urgent needs of animals affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine, we...
MORE THAN 300 CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS WRITE A JOINT STATEMENT URGING EU TO STRENGTHEN WOLF PROTECTION
Coalition Urges EU to Protect Wolves. A large coalition of civil society and animal welfare organizations, including OIPA, is calling on EU Member...
MAJOR VICTORY FOR ANIMALS: EU COMMISSIONER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE APPOINTED
EU appoints a Commissioner for Animal Welfare! We are celebrating a major victory for animals today! The new European Commission, announced by...
FLASH FLOODING IN GALATI, EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR AFFECTED ANIMALS
Flood emergency response for animals in Galati. Torrential rains in Central and Eastern Europe have unleashed devastating flash floods, tragically...
PUPPIES AND ADULT DOGS ARE NEEDING YOUR HELP IN PALERMO. BECOME A LIFESAVER BY DONATING FOR THEIR CARE
Puppies and adult dogs needs help in Palermo. For about ten days now, OIPA Italy’s volunteers have been following a very critical situation...
OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN RAVENNA ARE HELPING SIX EQUIDS RESCUED FROM NEGLECT. LET’S HELP THEM REBIRTH WITH AN ACT OF KINDNESS
Six equids rescued from neglect - Very thin, emaciated, deprived of food and veterinary care: these were the conditions in which six equines were...
OIPA VOLUNTEERS SAVE LITTLE VINCENT, A KITTEN FOUND NEAR DEATH ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD. LET’S NOT LEAVE HIM ALONE
Vincent rescued kitten hit by car and abandoned. - A small kitten was found in desperate conditions, after someone hit him with a car and run away....
OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN ITALY RESCUE A MUM WITH HER PUPPIES. HELP THEM WITH A DONATION
Mum and puppies rescued by OIPA - After becoming aware of a family in difficult economic situation, OIPA animal control officers in Lucca intervened...
SPECIESISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS: EQUALITY KNOWS NO SPECIES
EQUALITY KNOWS NO SPECIES! SPECIESISM AND ANIMAL RIGHTS: A CALL FOR COMPASSION World Day for the End of Speciesism is celebrated every year the last...
YOUR DONATIONS FOR EMERGENCY UKRAINE MADE A DIFFERENCE: CASPER AND FRIENDS
Your donations for Emergency Ukraine made a difference: Casper and friends Last month, we successfully completed our campaign to help Casper, a...
FREE CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON NOW
Free Captain Paul Watson now! Captain Paul Watson, known for his anti-whaling activism, was arrested by Danish police on July 21, 2024, upon...
OIPA CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY WITH STARVING STRAYS IN DUBAI
OIPA celebrates International Cat Day with starving strays in Dubai Today, August 8th, is International Cat Day! This special day was established in...
ILLEGAL PUPPY TRADE IN EUROPE: COOPERATION OIPA AND PETA GERMANY
OIPA is cooperating with PETA Germany by providing data and information on illegal puppy trade in Italy and the rest of Europe Online...
GET FOIE GRAS OUT OF THE 2024 OLYMPICS
Get foie gras out of the 2024 Olympics The Olympics has begun and the Olympic Organizing Committee has allowed foie gras to remain on its menu,...
TWO NEGATIVE EPISODES AGAINST STRAY DOGS IN GREECE
Two Negative Episodes Against Stray Dogs in Greece Limassol, Cyprus: A veterinarian was recently fined for illegal parking after stopping to help a...
STERILIZATION, VACCINATION AND FOOD FOR STREET DOGS AND CATS, THE PILOT PROJECTS OF OIPA EGYPT
Over the past few months, our delegation in Egypt, led by Zeina, participated in four pilot projects aimed at supporting animal welfare. During the...
CASPER, A LITTLE WARRIOR FROM UKRAINE, REQUIRES YOUR HELP
Casper, a little warrior from Ukraine, requires your help. Last week, Ludmilla, 's human mum, noticed that the dog was having difficulty eating....
STOP CRUELTY TOWARDS LIMINAL ANIMALS
The first WORLD DAY FOR THE DEFENCE OF LIMINAL ANIMALS will be celebrated on July, 20 2024.Created by the French association PAZ - Paris Animaux...
A MUM AND HER PUPPIES LIVING IN SUFFERING SEIZED BY OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN ITALY
Mother and puppies seized by OIPA. OIPA Italy animal control officers rescued a mother with four puppies from neglect and hardship in the province...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE, FOOD FOR DOGS AT SHELTER GOROD COBAK
Food for dogs at Gorod Cobak shelter With a donation from OIPA, our member league Bez Granitz purchased and distributed 20 bags (20 kg each) of pet...
JOJO, A SICK HORSE EXPLOITED AND THEN ABANDONED
JOJO A SICK HORSE EXPLOITED AND THEN ABANDONED In rural communities in Cameroon, horses and donkeys play a critical and central in improving the...
WORLD OTTER DAY 2024 COMMEMORATION IN CAMEROON
WORLD OTTER DAY 2024 COMMEMORATION IN CAMEROON World otter day is celebrated each year on the last Wednesday of May. This day was established by...
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE CHANGE THE TREND. HELP STRAY CATS
WHAT HAPPENS In many European countries, due to the lack of sterilisation, cats proliferate and unwanted kittens are abandoned in front of...
NASTRINO, STRAY CAT RESCUED WITH A DEEP NECK WOUND. HE REQUIRES MEDICAL ATTENTION TO HEAL
Stray cat rescued with a deep neck wound. Acting promptly when stray cats are sick or injured can really save their lives, especially when they've...
LOCKED INSIDE A METAL KENNEL, DEPRIVED OF FOOD AND MEDICAL CARE, ENGLISH SETTER SEIZED BY OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN ITALY
English setter deprived of food and medical care seized by OIPA animal control officers in Italy.“How long hasn’t the dog been eating?” The silence...
BAN LIVE EXPORTS INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY 2024
BAN LIVE EXPORTS - INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY: 14 JUNE Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day 2024. Every year we observe Ban Live Exports:...
SKELETAL FEMALE POINTER SEIZED BY OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS OF ORISTANO
Skeletal female pointer seized by OIPA animal control officers in Italy . A female Pointer, emaciated and reduced to a mere mile of skin and bones,...
WORLD OCEANS DAY 2024 – AWAKEN NEW DEPTHS
CELEBRATE THE OCEAN The United Nations General Assembly (UNEA) decided that, as of 2009, 8 June would be designated by the United Nations as World...
GENERATION RESTORATION, THE THEME OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2024
The United Nations General Assembly established in 1972 the World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5 June. This Day is the UN’s principal...
15 STRAY DOGS AWAITING STERILIZATION IN ANKARA
15 stray dogs awaiting sterilization in Ankara. OIPA’s member association in Turkey, Bir Pati De Sen Tut, contacted us about an urgent case. At one...
TURKISH GOVERNMENT VOTES THE LAW TO ALLOW THE KILLING OF STRAY ANIMALS
Turkey votes the law to kill stray animals On July, 30 2024, the Turkish Parliament (Turkish Grand National Assembly) has approved the new law -...
OIPA SPONSORS A CAT VACCINATION CAMPAIGN AT TISHK UNIVERSITY IN KURDISTAN
OIPA sponsors a cat vaccination campaign at Tishk university OIPA sponsors a cat vaccination campaign at Tishk university. Our member association...
SOLIDARITY FOR Q8, A LITTLE DOG ABANDONED IN A STATE OF SERIOUS NEGLECT
A small-sized dog suddenly appeared near a gas station, earning the name Q8, in a serious state of neglect. He had skin lesions, a hole in his...
HELP OIPA GIVE SIX CATS LEFT ALONE IN DUBAI A NEW LIFE
Give six abandoned cats a chance This is a plea for help for 6 innocent souls that lost everything in less than a day. Six cats left alone in Dubai...
FOOD FOR PETS OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN NIKOPOL AND VILNOHIRSK
Over 170 kg of dry and wet food for cats and dogs was delivered by OIPA to needy pets of vulnerable families in Nikopol and Vilnohirsk, in Ukraine....
FOOD FOR NEGLECTED FOUR PAWS IN A SMALL TOWN OF THE MIDDLE EAST
We are pleased to share a very good news! Finally, some bags of pet food (60 kg) reached our four paws’ friends who live in a desperate condition of...
EASTER, FIELD MOUSE RESCUED BY OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN ITALY
Every life is unique and precious, even that of living beings less tolerated by humans, such as mice. A little field mouse fell victim to the...
RESULTS OF OIPA CAMEROON CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE DONKEY SKIN TRADE AND NEXT STEPS
RESULTS OF OIPA CAMEROON CAMPAIGN AGAINST DONKEY SKIN TRADE In 2023, OIPA Cameroon through the support of OIPA International partnered to undertake...
AFTER THE FLOOD EMERGENCY IN DUBAI, A TON OF PET FOOD WAS PROMPTLY DELIVERED
After Dubai and other areas of the United Arab Emirates were hit by an intense and unexpected flooding last week, turning streets into rivers that...
FIRST ROUND OF DOG STERILIZATION CAMPAIGN IN BRANISTEA: 109 ANIMALS SPAYED AND NEUTERED
A two-day dog sterilization campaign was successfully held in Branistea on April, 13-14. An initiative proposed by Sava’s Safe Haven – OIPA’s member...
FLOOD EMERGENCY: DUBAI UNDERWATER! HELP US SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS AND STRAY CATS RESCUED
It’s chaos in Dubai and in many other areas of the United Arab Emirates after an intense flooding hit the country on Tuesday, registering the...
DONATION OF FOOD TO STRAY CATS IN BANJA LUKA
OIPA International donated 100 kg of dry and wet food to Rajka, a volunteer who works tirelessly to give shelter and take care of stray cats in...
TWO PUPPIES CONFINED IN A TINY CAGE AND USED TO ENTERTAIN KIDS, SEIZED BY OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN ITALY
OIPA Italy animal control officers recently seized two 3-month-old puppies forced to spend their days confined in a tiny cage. Their guardian openly...
MASS KILLING OF DOGS IN AZERBAIJAN, WRITE TO THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE SECRETARIAT
Although the Republic of Azerbaijan joined the European Convention for the Protection of Pets in 2007, according to which the government was...
DOG STERILIZATION CAMPAIGN IN BRANISTEA, ROMANIA
Following the successful cooperation with Sava’s Safe Haven – OIPA’s member association in Romania – in aid of war-affected animals in Ukraine and...
FOOD NEEDED FOR DOGS AT SHELTER GOROD COBAK IN MYKOLAIV
Do you remember ‘Gorod Cobak’ shelter in Mykolaiv, Ukraine? Volunteers wrote us informing that a missile attack hit the city last weekend destroying...
FIRST DONATION FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS IN KURDISTAN
Thanks to our supporters who participated to the fundraising campaign in aid of stray animals in the region of Kurdistan – Iraq, we sent a first...
FOOD FOR 60 ANIMALS DELIVERED TO A VOLUNTEER IN BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
A volunteer in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, messaged us asking for help for feeding the 60 animals she looks after all alone. Without...
37 BIRDS SEIZED AT THE PORT OF GENOA BY OIPA, CRAMMED UNDER THE SEAT OF A CAR HEADED TO MOROCCO. HOLDER REPORTED
Seized at the port of Genoa by OIPA ITALY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS(OIPA), 37 birds were found, including 23 zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) and...
VOTE FOR ANIMALS 2024
The Vote for Animals campaign, launched by Eurogroup for Animals and supported by over 50 international organizations - OIPA included - aims to...
A DOG CHAINED TO A WALL SEIZED BY OIPA ITALY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN NAPLES PROVINCE. CARETAKER REPORTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
Left without water and food, locked in a room, chained to a wall. Thor, a 12-year-old senior dog, was found in a dreadful state. Sentenced to die...
18 PUPPIES AND TWO MOTHERS NEED HELP FOR VACCINATIONS
Volunteers of Bir Pati de Sen Tut in Turkey, OIPA’s member league association, recently had to deal with an emergency rescue activity. In one of...
TWO RECENT CASES CONFIRM THE CRUELTY AND SUFFERING BEHIND LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS
Two recent cases have confirmed the cruelty and suffering behind live animal exports. Al Kuwait/Cape Town - On 18 February after sailing from Brazil...
UNEA-6 FOCUSES ON TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND POLLUTION
‘Humanity’s relationship with the natural world is broken…The good news is that nature, if given half a chance, can bounce back’ The quote reports a...
TELL SPACE 2000 TO GO FUR AND LEATHER FREE
In the wake of the current campaign against Max Mara, we expose another Italian fashion company. Space 2000 is an Italian fashion company...
STRAY FEEDING ACTIVITY IN DAMASCUS AND ALEPPO
Political, bureaucratic and logistical issues make the entrance and delivery of humanitarian aid often a mission impossible in a country plagued by...
HORRIFIC ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE IN ITALY. STARVING DOGS, RABBITS, GOATS SEIZED BY OIPA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
Five dogs with bones protruding through the skin, including four puppies and an adult female, eleven rabbits locked up in tiny enclosures and four...
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE AND VETERINARY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN CAMEROON
OIPA Cameroon is offering an exclusive volunteer veterinary program (for up to 3-5 people) with their mobile vet clinic, the first and only mobile...
OIPA IN ODISHA SUBMITS A COMPLAIN FOR ILLEGAL DOG RELOCATION BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BHUBANESWAR
After receiving information from animal welfare activists and members of local associations of alleged illegal relocation of stray dogs in...
YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN SANGRUR PROMOTES ANIMAL WELFARE
A brief update from our young volunteer and representative in Sangrur, a district in the state of Punjab in northern India. Aisha is lovingly...
BALOO, AN ELDERLY DOG ABANDONED. RESCUED BY OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN ITALY
Baloo is another German Shepherd rescued by our volunteers in Italy. An elderly dog, thought to be around 12 years old, abandoned on his own after...
KEPT OUTDOORS AS GUARD DOG AND TETHERED FOR YEARS, INNO DESERVES ANOTHER CHANCE
Tethered outdoors for six years and used as guard dog, when the factory went bankrupt, none thought about his destiny. Factory’s owners left the dog...
WILL SCOTLAND OUTLAW DOG RACING?
Last week our member league association GREY2K USA host a Parliamentary Exhibition in Edinburgh, in the Garden Lobby of the Holyrood, in support of...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: A GIFT FOR FIVE FURRY TAILS
We publish a brief photo-report of the aid delivered to some furry friends in Ukraine. Uma, Linxy, Kasya, Kuru, and Sonya received dry and wet food...
RESCUED WITH FRACTURED JAW, SILVESTRO NEEDS TREATMENT AND CARE TO HEAL. HELP HIM
Found the first days of the year with a severe fracture of the upper jaw, Silvestro was allegedly victim of a firecracker or badly kicked by a cruel...
SKIN AND BONES, SEVERELY EMACIATED AND LOCKED UP IN SMALL KENNELS, SIX HUNTING DOGS RESCUED BY OIPA ITALY, THEY NOW NEED CARE AND ATTENTION
Skin and bones, severely emaciated and locked 24 hours a day in small kennels, six dogs held on the property of a hunter were saved by a joint...
FOR LEONE, ARON AND ALL ANIMALS, HELPLESS VICTIMS OF HUMAN CRUELTY. PROTEST IN MILANO, ITALY
A protest was held yesterday in Milano to raise voices against recent episodes of animal cruelty occurred in Italy. OIPA was there to attend...
TOGETHER, WE GAVE STRENGTH TO ANIMALS IN NEED. OIPA ACTIVITIES IN 2023
The number of people who have started caring more about animal welfare and who are willing to lend a hand to the less fortunate has highly...
SOS URGENT APPEAL! HELP US COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS AT GOROD COBAK SHELTER IN MYKOLAIV
Our member association Bez Granitz that takes care with its team of volunteers of the animals at Gorod Cobak shelter in Mykolaiv is urgently asking...
SOUTH KOREA PASSES HISTORIC DOG MEAT TRADE BAN
The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea, after the Parliament unanimously passed a law to ban the dog meat...
WELCOME TO SAWS, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE WELFARE AND PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN SOMALIA
The Somali Animal Welfare Society (SAWS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to fostering awareness and advocating for the...
OIPA SUPPORTS STRAY WATCHERS PHILIPPINES IN THEIR COMPASSIONATE INITIATIVE FOR STRAY ANIMAL WELFARE AT CAMPUSES
OIPA has been invited by students to endorse a critical initiative addressing the issue of stray animals at the Polytechnic University of the...
A DROP IN THE OCEAN FOR HAVIN AND HER INVISIBLE ANIMALS
Thanks to the first donations in support of neglected animals looked after by Havin, a passionate activist living in a small town of the Middle East...
69 MALNOURISHED AND HUNGRY ANIMALS SEIZED BY OIPA ANIMALS CONTROL OFFICERS IN ITALY. THEY URGENTLY NEED FOOD
Half meter deep in mud, some confined to tiny enclosures in a state of severe malnutrition: these were the conditions in which OIPA Italy animal...
SWISS ANIMAL RIGHT ASSOCIATIONS AND CITIZENS CALL FOR A BAN ON FUR AND FOIE GRAS IMPORTS
Few days ago, a coalition of Swiss animal right associations have officially submitted two important initiatives calling for a national ban on fur...
NEW YEAR GIFT FOR CATS AND DOGS LOOKED AFTER BY OIPA VOLUNTEER IN CORSICA
1.2 ton of pet food has been delivered to our delegation in Corsica. 21 bags of dry food for dogs and 42 bags of dry food for cats. Our...
PALESTINE, DONATION TO AEA BETHLEHEM FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES IN AID OF HOMELESS ANIMALS
The war in the Gaza strip is expected to continue throughout 2024 and could escalate into wider conflict across the territory of West Bank. Unable...
STRAY ANIMALS ARE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED IN MANY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. SUPPORT OUR PROJECT AND HELP US “SAVE A STRAY”
Stray animals are neglected and abused in many countries around the world. Did you know that? Often, we remain unaware of the conditions faced by...
