VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL PROMOTES ANIMAL AWARENESS IN SCHOOLS AND SCHEDULES THE NEXT SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMME FOR STRAY DOGS. SUPPORT THEIR ABC PROGRAMME
OIPA’s member league Voice of Animal Nepal has started to promote an awareness programme on topic “Rabies and its impact to the Human Bodies" in the...
CALL TO ACTION OF OIPA AZERBAIJAN ON MASS CULLING OF STRAY DOGS IN PAKISTAN – LETTER TO EMBASSIES WORLDWIDE
Despite our OIPA delegation in Azerbaijan has been dealing with local mass killing of strays for years, the terrible pics showed and the stories...
END THE CAGE AGE: A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE EUROPEAN CITIZIENS’ INITIATIVE TO END KEEPING FARMED ANIMALS IN CAGES
On the 15th of April, the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “End the Cage Age” will be present at a public hearing held by the European Parliament...
RESCUE MISSIONS, VACCINATIONS, DESEXING AND FOOD FOR HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS IN CAMBODIA
The first quarter of 2021 has been very profitable for the welfare of street animals in Cambodia thanks to the great work and commitment of the team...
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES THE EVALUATION OF EU’S STRATEGY FOR THE PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS
Following a recommendation from the European Court of Auditors (i.e. Special report No 31/2018 on Animal welfare in the EU), the Commission has...
A CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE GOOD CARE OF DONKEYS IN CAMEROON
Equids such as horses, donkeys, mules and camels, but also cattle, have been used as working animals in many poor areas of Africa for millennia. To...
OIPA IS PARTNER OF THE CAMPAIGN #EUFORANIMALS. WE DEMAND A EU COMMISSIONER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE TO GUARANTEE ANIMALS MORE RIGHTS
Animals need a stronger voice in Europe. Animal welfare should be constantly improved in the EU through ambitious legislative advancements and the...
FOUND IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS, ULTIMO (AKA LAST) IS NOW SAFE! RESCUED BY OIPA ITALY’S VOLUNTEERS
The day when Ultimo was rescued by OIPA volunteers in Italy, it must have been the last day of suffering for this sweet little dog of about 5/6...
A MASS CULLING OF STRAYS IN PAKISTAN: 25,000 DOGS EXPECTED TO BE KILLED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. OIPA INTERNATIONAL WRITES TO THE PRIME MINISTER
The list of countries that brutally and cruelly kill street dogs and cats rather than using ethical methods to keep under control strays’ population...
EGYPT’S SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED: CONCERNS FOR ANIMALS AT SEA ON LIVESTOCK VESSELS
The giant 400-meters long container ship “Ever Given” of the shipping company Evergreen Marine is blocking the Suez Canal, one of the world's...
TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN THE GLOBAL EFFORT TO END DOG RACING. HELP SAVE GREYHOUNDS WORLDWIDE
OIPA’s international family is growing. We are so proud to announce GREY2K as a new member association. We will soon start a close cooperation...
EVERYONE SHOULD GROW UP HAPPY WITH A MUM, EVEN A LAMB. DON’T EAT HIM AT EASTER
Also this year, as the Easter period approaches, we have to face the bloody killing of lambs once again. If Easter is a Christian tradition aimed at...
DUBAI, THE CITY OF LUXURY AND OSTENTATION IS INSTEAD A TERRIBLE HELL FOR STRAYS. RAISE YOUR VOICE AND HELP US STOP THE MASSACRE
https://youtu.be/1wHlKz2IJAA OIPA International started to raise awareness on how stray cats and dogs are considered in Dubai months ago, writing...
NO MERCY FOR COWS OF THE VESSEL ELBEIK: FOUND IN DETRIMENTAL CONDITIONS, SPANISH GOVERNMENT ISSUED AN ORDER TO EUTHANIZE THEM
We all have hoped for a different end, but the 1,600 animals found alive on board of the Elbeik vessel will be euthanized. The same end occurred few...
LEADING FOOD COMPANIES CALL ON THE EU TO END THE CAGE AGE
Major food companies across Europe sent today a joint letter to the EU Commission and Members of the European Parliament calling for a phase out in...
CATTLE ABOARD ELBEIK: AFTER THREE MONTHS, ORDER TO DOCK IN CARTAGENA. OIPA INTERNATIONAL WRITES TO THE SPANISH MINITRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD NOT TO REPEAT A SECOND KARIM-ALLAH
The General Directorate of the Merchant Marine has ordered, on request of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the vessel Elbeik...
A SECURE PLACE FOR ABANDONED DOGS AND CATS IN SERBIA. HELP THEM KEEP HOPING FOR A BETTER FUTURE
OIPA’s international family is growing. We are happy to announce Dobra Nada/GOOD HOPE as our new member league association. Dobra Nada is a shelter...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION REPLIES TO OIPA INTERNATIONAL ON THE CASE OF CATTLE ABOARD KARIM-ALLAH AND ELBEIK VESSELS
Following our letter to the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Mrs. Stella Kyriakides in which we have asked to further investigate the case...
ABANDONMENT, HUNGER AND COLD WERE KILLING HIM: “DON’T WORRY CIUFFO, YOU’LL SOON GET THROUGH “. HE NEEDS US
Ciuffo was trembling like a leaf when the volunteers of OIPA Italy arrived on site to rescue him. This little dog weighting just 6 kg was found...
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY: A DAY TO CELEBRATE WORLD’S WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS
On 3 March 1973 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed, and on 1 July 1975 entered...
CATTLE ABOARD VESSELS FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. OIPA INTERNATIONAL ASKS THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND STOP LIVE TRANSPORT
Another evidence of how much live transport is hellish for animals can be easily perceived with the last episode occurring to nearly 2,000 bovines...
MINIVAN CARRYING 61 DOGS TO AN ILLEGAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE INTERCEPTED IN CAMBODIA
Our member league Animal Rescue Cambodia has actively contributed to the rescue of 61 dogs confiscated from a minivan by the Siem Reap Provincial...
A MAN IN DIFFICULTY AND HIS INSEPARABLE COMPANION ANIMALS, OIPA CORSICA VOLUNTEERS LEND A HELPING HAND
Not only cats and dogs deserve care and love! Many people use to think that love for animals could rise exclusively for pets who share the home with...
“END THE CAGE AGE”: JANE GOODALL AND OTHER 140 SCIENTISTS SUPPORT AN END TO CAGED FARMING THROUGHOUT THE EU
More than 140 scientists are supporting a citizens’ call to end the use of cages for farmed animals in the EU. Among them is the world-renowned...
A LIFE OF A STRAY IS WORTH THAN ANY OBSTACLES. VOLUNTEERS OF OIPA TURKEY RUSH TO FEED THEM UNDER THE HEAVY SNOW
https://youtu.be/hHuDdwhgcGw It has snowed for over a week in Istanbul and while we are sitting comfortably on a soft sofa with our pets in a warm...
CULLING OF STRAY DOGS IN MAURITIUS: OPEN LETTER TO MSAW PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER
Mauritius is an island nation located just off the southeast coast of Africa, approx. 900km east of Madagascar and surrounded by the warm Indian...
IN AZERBAIJAN MIRACLES HAPPEN: A FAMILY FOREVER FOR BIMKA AND MARTA
Stray dogs in Azerbaijan are cruelly killed in the middle of streets or catched by Toplan’s staff and you will never see them again. But sometimes...
OCEAN ACTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY: BUILDING A GLOBAL VISION TO TACKLE PLASTIC POLLUTION
An open high level event hosted by the Government of Kenya and UNEP in the lead-up to UNEA Wednesday 17 February, 17:00 - 18:30 (EAT / Nairobi time)...
STOP CANADA’S PRISON FACTORY FARM PROJECT!
The Canadian government is planning to establish an industrial goat dairy factory farm at the Joyceville federal penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario....
ITALY, 3 BEARS IMPRISONED IN SMALL CAGES INSIDE A WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER. OIPA INTERNATIONAL WRITES TO THE EURO PARLIAMENT AND REPORTS THEIR GREAT SUFFERING
Three bears are currently held captive in concrete cages of about twelve square meters each, and are allowed to walk out just for an hour a day, one...
MACAQUES CONDEMNED IN ITALY: THE COUNCIL OF STATE RECONFIRMS LAB EXPERIMENTS FOR THE PROJECT “LIGHT-UP”
The Italian Council of State issued a judgement on January 28 definitively reconfirming the authorization’s validity, issued by the Ministry of...
MOUNT BAMBOUTOS FOREST CONSERVATION PROJECT – OIPA CAMEROON RAISES AWARENESS ON SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
Mt Bamboutos in the 1960s was as a biodiversity hotspot and home to many endemic species and a wide range of primates including Cross River gorillas...
COMMUNITY CATS NEGLECTED IN THE FRENCH ISLAND OF CORSICA: OIPA’S VOLUNTEERS ASSIST THEM WITH FOOD, TREATMENTS AND STERILIZATIONS
Stray cats do not have an easy life in the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. No one care about and locals mainly see them as...
LET’S START WITH THE ABC! THE ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL PROGRAM FOR STRAY DOGS OF VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL: SPAY/NEUTER AND ANTI RABIES VACCINATION ACTIVITIES
Voice of Animal Nepal, member league of OIPA International, is a small organization with a big heart. Despite the difficult period and resources,...
THE LIFE OF A STRAY IN ISTANBUL KURTKOY FOREST. OIPA TURKEY FEEDS AND LOOKS AFTER 500 HOMELESS DOGS
https://youtu.be/srUcnyNsxgM Turkey has known to be compassionate towards stray animals compared to other countries where homeless dogs and cats are...
A MESSAGE OF LOVE ❤️ FOR ANIMALS FROM OIPA CAMEROON
We want to share a message of true love written by our representative in Cameroon Mr. Che Gilbert: “I take this opportunity to thank all those who...
AQUACULTURE: AN INVESTIGATION ON TRENDS AND PRACTISES IN INDIA
An investigation of FIAPO (Federation of Indian Animal Protection) reveals shocking conditions of fishes used in the aquaculture industry in India....
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNITED STATES WANTED. BE THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS!
OIPA International is looking for a reliable International Representative in the United States. Being listed as non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3)...
DEPRIVED FROM HER MUM TOO EARLY, BRICIOLINA HAS SURVIVED THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS OF OIPA ITALY, BUT SHE CAN’T WALK. HELP US TO SAVE HER!
https://youtu.be/B3cAuRVYBik Rescued with her siblings in a coastal area nearby the city of Taranto, south Italy, Briciolina (aka Little Crumb)...
STRAY DOGS IN NEPAL: NAWRC – OIPA NEPAL LOOK AFTER THEM WITH A NEUTERING AND VACCINATION PROGRAM
OIPA Nepal and the Nepal Animal Welfare and Research Center (NAWRC) have started also this year the Animal Birth Control Program carried out to...
THREE MEN FILMED BEATING GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN TO DEATH ARRESTED. OIPA INDIA REMINDS THAT THOSE ANIMALS ARE A NATIONAL HERITAGE THAT MUST BE PROTECTED
Three men in India have been arrested after they were filmed brutally beating an endangered river dolphin to death in a video that went viral. The...
A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR ANIMAL RESCUE CAMBODIA: RESCUES, NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS, FEEDING AND ADOPTIONS FOR SO MANY STREET DOGS AND CATS
Despite difficulties and complications, the last year was very challenging for our OIPA’s Member League Animal Rescue Cambodia that finished 2020...
FRANCE AND INDIA WILL CUT HUNDRED OF THOUSAND OF POULTRY BIRDS TO CONTAIN THE AVIAN INFLUENZA. OIPA INTERNATIONAL: “OUTBREAK INCENTIVIZED BY THE INTENSIVE BREEDING SYSTEM. IT’S TIME TO SWITCH TO AN ETHICAL EATING”
OIPA International reports the umpteenth massacre of animals due to a viral epidemic whose spread is encouraged by intensive food breeding. France...
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS: “PROTECTION AND CARE FOR OUR ANIMALS” THANKS TO OIPA SIERRA LEONE
It is always a pleasure when we have to announce a new OIPA delegation, especially when the love and commitment for animals comes from countries...
