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RELIEF EFFORTS FOR ANIMALS IN MYKOLAIV AND VILHNOVISK

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 delivered 300 kilograms of emergency pet food to the Gorod Cobak shelter in Mykolaiv. Additionally, 50 kilograms of pet food was...

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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...

CALLS FOR HELP

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 the scene, they searched frantically for the animal. Finally, they discovered the source of the pitiful wails: a small,...

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 involving a litter of puppies reported to be abandoned in a remote location of Palermo, in Sicily. There were originally seven...

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 found at the intervention of OIPA volunteers in Ravenna in collaboration with the association Animal Rescue Team Italia....

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. Left to die on the side of a road in Castellammare del Golfo, a town in the South of Italy, he was rescued by OIPA...

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 to help a female dog found in a bad condition along with her three puppies, the only survivors of a litter of seven....

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. Upon closer inspection, she observed a small swelling on his gum. The first veterinarian she consulted recommended treating...

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 food to the over 180 dogs at Gorod Cobak shelter in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. A few kilos of pet food can make a significant...

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 livelihood of many poor families. People still depend on these animals for transportation of food, water and other...

LAILA WAS DUMPED DUE TO SERIOUS ILLNESS: OIPA VOLUNTEERS RESCUED THE DOG DURING A SEIZURE EPISODE. LET’S SUPPORT HER RECOVERY

LAILA ABANDONED DUE TO SERIOUS ILLNESS During the rescue of Laila, a young female dog abandoned near Termoli, Italy, OIPA volunteers were shocked to seeing she suffered a severe epileptic seizure. The episode seriously frightened our volunteers and is suspected to be...

NEGLECT HAS MADE THEM BLIND: RESCUED BY OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN ITALY, SILA AND GUA, TWO SMALL KITTENS DESPERATELY NEED CARE.

Two blind kittens rescued by OIPA. Frequently during their inspections, OIPA animal control officers encounter situations of severe neglect that not only affect dogs, but also cats. This was the case of two small kittens reported to our volunteers being abandoned in a...

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 resulting in the deaths of at least four people in Romania. The hardest-hit area was concentrated in Galati region, with...

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 weekend of August. This 10th edition will be held on August, 31. Many animal rights groups, organizations, activists,...

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 Zoopolis, it is a day to promoting collective reflection on how to coexist with liminal animals in urban spaces....

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 restaurants or behind hotels, all due to the concept, unfortunately still rooted in people, that “cats fend for themselves to...

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 place animal welfare at the core of the upcoming EU Elections. The campaign encourages candidate MEPs to take a pledge for...

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 increased. Public opinion is more concerned about the lack of rights and protection for animals now more than ever. A greater...

ASK FOR A LAW TO BAN THE SLAUGHTER OF HORSES. SIGN NOW THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE ‘END THE HORSE SLAUGHTER AGE’

We are used to seeing horses in riding stables, or while they are forced to pull heavy carriages, and it is very rare to see them in groups, as they should be. Horse has always been the most exploited animal by humans, and even today things have not changed. After a...

HAPPY MEAL XMAS! THIS CHRISTMAS, DONATE A MEAL TO HOMELESS ANIMALS

Every year, a countless number of dogs and cats are abandoned after being purchased or adopted irresponsibly during Christmas time. Becoming aware that having a dog or a cat is not a joke but a lifetime commitment, many owners will decide to deliberately surrender...

CATS TORTURED ONLINE FOR FUN AND PROFITING. STOP THE ABUSE!

According to information and material collected by local and international animal activists, there are countless disturbing evidence (group chats, videos and photos) showing the existence of a gruesome cat abuse online network in China. These groups use extremely...

TAKE ACTION TO IMPROVE ANIMALS’ LIVES IN KURDISTAN

HELP OIPA GIVE ANIMALS' LIVES IN KURDISTAN OIPA launches an important campaign in aid of stray animals in the region of Kurdistan – Iraq.A place where episodes of animal cruelty have been continuously reported from local people, associations and advocates, who daily...

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