In a country where the welfare of animals is completely ignored and people refuse to sterilize their pets, it is up to the righteous citizens to provide relief to abandoned and abused animals. OIPA volunteers in Tunisia take care of a high number of stray...

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Alessia was found by OIPA Italy’s volunteers in December in the countryside, tied up to an old sofa in a dump. She was laying alone, in the cold weather, and had a huge wound on her back infected by maggots that were eating her flesh. She had not been e...

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OIPA Nepal and the Nepal Animal Welfare and Research Center (NAWRC) bring compassion and care to communities. Here, dogs are saved and cared for. Volunteers use their own voice to make the “voiceless” be heard and change this world into a better place...

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These lucky pups where saved by OIPA Azerbaijan and Dog House, in a country where the Executive Authority has been carrying out mass shootings of stray dogs. The Toplan Care Centre for Homeless Dogs, created in Baku, the capital, was supposed to improve t...

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WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE IS OIPA CAMEROON IS LOOKING FOR OIPA Cameroon is looking for like-minded people who would like to create a world where animals and their environment are respected and protected. By volunteering with OIPA Cameroon you will make a major ...

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Many videos and photos of wild animals become viral on the Internet. Although they may seem cute and cuddly or funny, you must resist temptation and not like, share or comment them. There are many reasons why this is not a good idea, not only because tho...

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OIPA India and Scouts & Guide for Animals and Birds had received information from the wildlife crime control Bureau about an animal kept in a public school in Dujana, in the city of Jhajjar. Here, they found a langur that was kept in captivity, with a...

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Children very soon exhibit an innate attraction to animals and other life forms. Animals play a relevant symbolic role in stories, toys, decorations and when playing, therefore have an important function in children’s development. Early in life, childre...

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Many videos and photos of wild animals become viral on the Internet. Although they may seem cute and cuddly or funny, you must resist temptation and not like, share or comment them. There are many reasons why this is not a good idea, not only because thos...

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According to the official website of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, “Toplan Care for Homeless Dogs Centre was created in Balakhany settlement of the capital, in the framework of the joint project by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Baku City Executiv...

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Our volunteers in Tunisia take care of many stray cats and dogs. A few weeks ago, on the road to feed a cat colony, they bumped into a cardboard box next to the trash. Before looking inside, they had already knew what they would find: word got out that OI...

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Many homeless animals live in the streets of Kosovo. OIPA’s member league StrayCoCo is collaborating with local veterinarians to place food and water dispensers for hungry dogs. This initiative will guarantee that the dogs are provided with healthy and ...

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COVID-19 EMERGENCY Coronavirus infection has already spread to over 180 countries with over 1,200,000 infected, causing over 66,000 deaths and blocking many states. [as of April 5, 2020] The Coronavirus emergency is putting a strain on our work, we had t...

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an international organization that has been working since 1972 to fight climate change, protect the environment and support countries towards a sustainable development. Its headquarters are located in Nai...

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Chile is a beautiful country but, unfortunately, it has to face numerous natural hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions and landslides. When disasters strike, people are not the only victims: disasters affect animals as well. In the m...

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Amira is a female hound that was thrown out of a car when she was only seven months old. When she was found by OIPA’s volunteers in Italy she was dirty, skinny and suffered from dermatitis. The major problems were her hind legs, which were deformed and ...

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Goldfish are among the most popular pets, and for many were probably the first pet in the household: they are cheap, they do not take up a lot of space and only need tap water and small amounts of food. But is it true that a fish that simply eats and swim...

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Ever-growing research on the topic has shed light on how animals feel pain. There is plenty of evidence that all vertebrates fell pain, and this includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Although we can easily recognize pain through vocaliza...

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Tiny Wesley is a kitten that was abandoned in a box with his brothers and sisters and was found by OIPA’s volunteers in Palermo, Italy. His eyes were never functional: not only he was born blind, but his eyes were continuously getting infected, causing ...

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JOJO, rescued by OIPA volunteers in Cameroon a few months ago. This cute puppy was abandoned because of a malformation on a paw. His former owners cruelly thrown him away: “There is no use for such a dog”, they must have thought. A kind-hearted person...

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The situation in Australia is dramatic. Videos and pictures are shared all over the world and the scenario is truly tragic. Around half a billion animals and 28 people have died, many have lost their homes and acres of forest have been destroyed, while th...

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Animal farming is among the cruellest forms of animal abuse and exploitation. Those who consider themselves animal lovers should completely avoid eating and using animal ingredients. Aquaculture is the farming of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic plant...

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Chaser, a female Border Collie, was able to understand more than one-thousand words and was known by many as the smartest dog in the world. Because of her talent for recognizing the name of objects, she appeared many times on TV and starred in numerous Yo...

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