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OIPA’s international projects aim to create a better world for animals and the environment. From protecting stray animals and fighting illegal wildlife trade to promoting sustainable practices and raising awareness on animal rights, our initiatives span across borders. Through collaboration with local organizations and communities, we work tirelessly to drive positive change and inspire compassion for all living beings. Together, we can build a future where animals are respected, protected, and cherished.
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 Lebanon. 30 bags, each weighing 20kg, were distributed to our partner Back2life Dog Rescue and their tailed friends at the...
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 and with limited resources to properly care for her own pets and other street cats, OIPA donated 50 kg of cat food (wet...
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 and Herzegovina, we could not stand by without offering support. One of their dedicated volunteers, Amra, who cares for...
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 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to celebrate our feline friends. To mark this occasion, we're...
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 KOARP - Kurdistan Organization for Animal Rights Protection was called to participate and support some educational and...
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 association in Romania and sponsored by OIPA International. Sava’s sorted out a mobile vet clinic in Branistea’s rural...
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 Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina. At the end of March, we posted the request for help of our member association Wag Wag that...
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 in launching the first school education initiative on animal welfare in Tulcea, this spring we are going again to join...
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 donation of 500 EUR (we know that it is not much!) to our member association KOARP Kurdistan Organization for Animal Rights...
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 financial resources, she cannot rent a field or establish her own non-profit therefore she uses her house as a shelter for...
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 their usual feeding spots, far from the urban center, they found 2 abandoned pregnant dogs who gave birth to 10 puppies....
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 years of civil war. Crossing the border with food and supplies, in particular for animals, is extremely difficult due to...
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: SEVEN OUTSIDERS STRAY CATS FINALLY INCLUDED IN OIPA AZERBAIJAN’S AUTUMN STERILIZATION CAMPAIGN
Less than a month ago, we asked for your support to help our local representative OIPA in Baku include in the autumn sterilization campaign six stray cats left out of the program due to a lack of fund. Thanks to your prompt response, we finally covered the spaying of...
AFTER THE DESPERATE REQUEST OF A VOLUNTEER, OIPA DELIVERS A GIFT TO CATS IN DUBAI
After our recent appeal, we have been able to purchase over 100 kg of dry and wet food for the stray cats our friend Fawaz takes care for in Dubai. The amount of food delivered was not enough to cover animals’ needs, but the emergency forced us to send them...
A DESPERATE REQUEST FROM DUBAI: OVER 400 HOMELESS CATS NEED FOOD
So many times, OIPA has reported the cruelty endured by stray animals in Dubai and the rest of the Emirates, last the mass dumping of cats in Abu Dhabi. Notices that warn residents and tourists not to feed stray animals are often hung in residential areas where pest...
SIX CATS LEFT OUT FROM THE AUTUMN STERILIZATION CAMPAIGN IN BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. SPREAD THE VOICE TO HELP THEM
Today we won’t bother you writing too much. These beauties are just six of the many homeless cats living in Baku, Azerbaijan, which need to be sterilized. Our local volunteer has been carrying out an autumn sterilization campaign but the lack of donations has left...
SOS FOOD FOR STRAY CATS IN BOSNIA. HELP OIPA GUARANTEE THEM A DAILY MEAL
OIPA delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the member league association Wag Wag in Banja Luka are collecting donations to buy food for stray cats. This time they want to support some dedicated volunteers who feed 30-40 street cats each. Volunteers...
SECOND GROUP OF CATS STERILIZED IN NIKSIC WITH OIPA FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT “PREVENTION IS THE KINDEST WAY”
Between July and August, we funded the sterilization of 14 cats: 13 females and 1 male. This activity goes under the joint project “PREVENTION IS THE KINDEST WAY” in collaboration with Kotor Kitties. The project aims to reduce the overall number of stray cats and...
DO YOU REMEMBER THE 5 PUPPIES ABANDONED IN A BOX AND RESCUED BY OUR VOLUNTEER IN MONTENEGRO?
Do you remember the 5 puppies abandoned in a box and rescued by our volunteer in Montenegro? Thanks to your donations Daisy, Luna, Ruby, Jasper and Milo received their second dose of vaccine. Shiny coats, wagging tails, outgoing and curious personalities – they are...
SEVEN FEMALE STRAY CATS STERILIZED IN AZERBAIJAN
Last June, we asked for your help to sterilize 6 cats abandoned nearby one of the cat colonies looked after by our volunteer in Baku, Azerbaijan. Thanks to your donations, we have been able to spay not six but 7 females contributing to avoid the birth of new...
ABBIE AND ANGIE SAVED FROM THE DOG MEAT TRADE IN GHANA. HELP THEM HAVE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FAR FROM CRUELTY
Few months ago, during an investigation on the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Ghana, the team of Coalition for Cruelty free Africa discovered a litter of puppies in a breeding facility ready to be sold for the human consumption of their meat. In cooperation with local...
FOOD FOR STRAY DOGS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ANKARA SPONSORED BY OIPA
https://youtu.be/MgOL0UDxAyE Last month our member league association – Bir Pati De Sen Tut in Turkey contacted us asking for help for Isik, an individual rescuer in Ankara who was desperately looking for food to feed her stray dogs. A woman and animal lover who takes...
PREVENTION IS THE KINDEST WAY: STERILIZATION PROGRAM IN MONTENEGRO SPONSORED BY OIPA AND KOTOR KITTIES
Montenegro is a small beautiful country unfortunately not particularly renowned for the high standards of animal welfare and protection. The few laws into effect are poorly enforced and incessant cases of animal cruelty and abuse are reported every day. Wherever you...
STRAY DOGS IN PENDIK RECEIVED DRY FOOD, BUT THERE IS STILL SO MUCH TO DO TO HELP ANIMALS LOOKED AFTER BY OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN TURKEY
https://youtu.be/0I-rAfvpKkc Volunteers of OIPA Pendik, a district of Istanbul (Turkey) feed more than 200 stray dogs in 8 different areas struggling daily with emergencies. So many dogs are left behind due to the high rate of abandonment and lack of sterilization....
DELIVERY OF PET FOOD AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS FOR STRAY ANIMALS IN NORTHEAST OF SYRIA
After a long time, OIPA International was able to support an extraordinary animal activist who lives in Northeast Syria and fights daily for stray and homeless animals abused and cruelly mistreated by locals, children included. Animals here have no rights and...
SAVE A STRAY: PET FOOD REACHED HOMELESS ANIMALS IN ABU DHABI
This month, OIPA International has supported stray animals in Abu Dhabi sponsoring over 200 kg of pet food for 250 cats and 50 dogs fed and cared for by volunteers of Animal Action in the outskirts. It is widely known that UAE municipalities regularly employ pest...
FOOD DELIVERY FOR ANIMALS LOOKED AFTER BY VOLUNTEERS OF OIPA CORSICA
1,7 tons of dry and canned food for cats and dogs has been recently delivered to our delegation in Corsica. Cat food will be stocked and distributed to different cat colonies under the care of our volunteers, located in various tourist resorts of the Haute Corse;...
FOOD DELIVERED FOR CATS FOSTERED BY VOLUNTEERS OF WAGWAG IN BOSNIA
OIPA has recently donated 80 kg of dry and canned food for the cats under the good care of WagWag, our member league association based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were rescued by volunteers from the streets of Banja Luka and are now fostered while waiting for...
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. Street animals try to survive day after day with the only hope to find something to eat or to avoid captures from which...
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 for suffering from scabies, mange, distemper and leishmania, were dumped in front of their doors. These dogs came from...
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 programme for children between 7 to 10 years old (180 kids) and kids from 11 to 14 years old (153 kids). The event headed...
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 . The clinic is working in poor rural communities to improve the welfare of both abandoned and owned animals, and it...
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 puppies reported to be in very critical condition. The team of VOAN receives many calls during the day and one of their main...
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, millions of cats and dogs live with loving caretakers, who struggle to survive themselves, or are homeless and in desperate...
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 volunteers who have to deal with unwanted litters, new births and the rescue of abandoned pets. The lack of...
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, when they are left without food and veterinary care, is to suffer in silence. The increasing number of stray cats is due...
NERONE, A SENIOR HUNTING DOG, ABANDONED SICK ON A STREET OF ALBANIA WHEN NO MORE USEFUL TO HIS OWNER
https://youtu.be/yJmLHp-mQq0 The story of Nerone is the typical story of many other hunting dogs which, exploited by their owners for years, are then abandoned without mercy when no longer able to perform their “duty” properly. Nerone has been abandoned at the time...
THREE HUNDRED STRAY CATS IN DUBAI RECEIVED DRY FOOD, THANKS TO OIPA’S PROJECT “SAVE A STRAY”
Thanks to the donations to our project “Save a Stray”, OIPA International purchased over 200 kg of dry food for adult cats and kitten, that our friend Fawaz Kanaan distributed to the 300 stray cats he daily feeds and looks after in Dubai. We all know how difficult is...
YOUR HELP HAS CONTRIBUTED TO PROVIDE CARE AND TREATMENT TO STRAY CATS OF OIPA CORSE
Many animals wouldn’t have the chance to survive without the precious support of volunteers that every single day are on site to rescue those injured and abandoned. On the French island of Corse, the situation of stray cats is very critical. Their number continues to...