THE DISFIGURED MUZZLE OF LUCE, KITTEN AFFECTED BY A SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA. HELP OIPA ITALY GIVE HER A HOPE
OIPA Italy’s volunteers rescued in Gela, a small town of Sicily, a female kitten of just 6 months affected by a squamous cell carcinoma that has...
ANOTHER SHOT ANOTHER DEATH: KILLING OF STRAYS DOESN’T STOP IN AZERBAIJAN
https://youtu.be/G0Lmy4pFJsI A couple of weeks ago we published the story of Sharik, a stray dog who got shot in the eye by two men driving a car...
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...
A DREAM COME TRUE FOR KATY. DETAINED FOR 8 LONG YEARS AND RESCUED BY OIPA AZERBAIJAN SHE REGAINS HEALTH, FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS
https://youtu.be/3PQaDlfcOus Do you remember the story of Katy? The female German shepherd rescued by our representative in Azerbaijan after being...
OIPA NEPAL – NAWRC KEEPS ON NEUTERING AND VACCINATING PETS AND STRAY DOGS IN MANY NEPALESE DISTRICTS
OIPA Nepal and the Nepal Animal Welfare and Research Center (NAWRC) keep on conducting their CNVR programme in different communities and different...
SUCCESSFUL RESCUE MISSION FOR OIPA CAMEROON TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A POISONED KITTEN
The voice of a desperate woman was asking for help on the phone. She called the emergency hotline of our delegation OIPA Cameroon for her beloved...
A VICTORY FOR FRANCE! HISTORIC AGREEMENT ON A BILL TO FIGHT AGAINST ANIMAL ABUSE
French deputies and senators reached an agreement on October, 21 on a proposed law bill against animal abuse. This consensus will make it possible...
ANOTHER CRUELTY AND CRIME TOWARDS STRAY ANIMALS IN AZERBAIJAN
A boy was walking his dog followed by their beloved four paw stray friend Sharik when suddenly a car drove up closed to them. Sharik approached the...
THE HEARTBREAKING REALITY OF STRAY ANIMALS IN SRI LANKA. OUR DELEGATION IS READY TO START A CAMPAIGN TO HELP STREET DOGS AND CATS. YOUR SUPPORT IS NECESSARY
https://youtu.be/gvaAo8lkkc0 One of the major problems that you will notice if you visit Sri Lanka is the huge amount of stray animals roaming the...
ANOTHER CASE OF ANIMAL HOARDING IN ITALY. 26 CATS ABANDONED IN A COUNTRY COTTAGE AND OTHER 7 SEGREGATED IN A ROOM FULL OF EXCREMENT AND WASTE. NOW THEY ARE SAVE!
A joint operation of the State Forestry Corps together with the local Police, the Public Veterinary Service and OIPA Italy’s Animal control officers...
GREYHOUNDS NEED YOUR SUPPORT: SIGN WORLDWIDE PETITION TO BAN DOG RACING IN WALES
Another campaign to end greyhound racing is calling. A petition set up by the association Hope Rescue aims to ban definitely dog racing in Wales....
HIT BY A CAR AND LEFT SUFFERING ON THE ROAD WITH DEEP WOUNDS AND FRACTURES. SELIN NEEDS A CHANCE TO RECOVER
https://youtu.be/25dfBoM5Unc A car hit her but as happens most of the time the driver didn’t stop to assist the injured dog because, at the...
THE TERRIFYING LIFE OF STRAYS IN KAZAKHSTAN. ANIMALS ARE CRUELLY ABUSED AND SLAUGHTERED EVERY DAY
https://youtu.be/z_xtdtI0X-o Animal cruelty in Kazakhstan is a common occurrence and is actively legitimated from both moral indifference and...
A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ATHENS STREET CATS THROUGH FEEDING PROGRAMME, CARE AND PROTECTION GRANTED BY NINE LIVES GREECE’S VOLUNTEERS
Greece is well known for its large cat population. You can see cats roaming wherever you go. The mission of our member league Nine Lives Greece is...
SIGN! URGE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT TO FINALISE CONSERVATION POLICY TO SAFEGUARD THEIR WILDLIFE
We want to support Blood Lions that together with FOUR PAWS, World Animal Protection, Born Free Foundation and Humane Society International - Africa...
DEHYDRATION AND STARVATION FOR ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN TURKANA, HELP OIPA KENYA BUILD A SOLAR-POWERED BOREHOLE TO SAVE LIVES AND EASE SUFFERING
In Turkana’s county (Kenya) - one of the hottest, driest regions of the world – hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and their animals are at...
MELINDA, AFFECTED FROM A SERIOUS GENETIC DISEASE CALLED DSRA, DEPRIVED OF CARE AND THEN ABANDONED BECAUSE “FAULTY”. SHE NEEDS ALL OUR LOVE!
https://youtu.be/rKZ2q25TGEE The story of Melinda is the sad story of many other dogs bred only for profit. A business that does not indeed care...
A PAIN-FREE LIFE FOR HORSES AND DONKEYS SEVERELY INJURED AND ABUSED IN EGYPT THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK OF OUR MEMBER LEAGUE EGYPT EQUINE AID (EEA)
Animals are scarcely protected in Egypt because there are no adequate animal welfare laws. Under the current regime, working animals are forced to...
TOO MANY DOGS ABANDONED IN MEXICO BUT ADOPTION RATE IS LOW. MANY OF THEM WILL NEVER FIND A FAMILY WITHOUT YOUR HELP!
Dame la Pata Yuriria a.c. became recently a new OIPA member league. The association, founded ten years ago, operates in the village of llama Yuriria...
THE RESCUE OF CARLOTTA, PONY SEGREGATED FOR ELEVEN YEARS. SHE NOW DESERVES THE TIME LEFT AWAY FROM SUFFERING
Eleven long years spent completely segregated in solitude, always closed as a prisoner inside the same “sealed” box without the chance of moving...
OIPA SUPPORTS THE EU CITIZENS’ INITIZIATIVE “SAVE CRUELTY FREE COSMETICS – COMMIT TO A EUROPE WITHOUT ANIMAL TESTING”
While MEPs voted in favour of a resolution asking the European Commission to accelerate the transition to a science that bans the use of animals in...
HISTORIC DAY FOR ANIMALS IN EU LABORATORIES! THE EU PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of developing a wide action plan to end the use of animals in research and testing. The...
THE LIFE OF RESCUED AND ADOPTED PETS IN INDIA. A SERIES OF STORIES DOCUMENTED BY OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. SOON A NEW RELEASE “CHOSEN”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRehLHiJaB4 We all known how a large number of pets and strays were affected worldwide due to covid-19 last one and...
OIPA SUPPORTS THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE “STOP FINNING – STOP THE TRADE” TO END THE LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF SHARK FINS FROM EUROPE! GIVE YOUR ADHESION!
Did you know that hundreds of sharks are killed every single minute just for the “Shark Fin Soup” and the EU is a major player in this bloody,...
OIPA PAKISTAN – SOUTH PUNJAB PROPOSES A PROJECT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF INDUS RIVER DOLPHINS
Our delegation in South Punjab is particularly sensitive to the topic of endangered species in the country, so much that they have prepared a...
THREE HUNDRED STRAY CATS IN DUBAI FED THANKS TO THE PROJECT “SAVE A STRAY”
When we say that even a small help can save a life, nothing can be more true! Thanks to your donations to the project “Save a Stray”, we were able...
THE GLOBAL GREYHOUND COALITION, LED BY OIPA INTERNATIONAL, SENT A LETTER TO THE U.S. CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE GREYHOUND PROTECTION ACT (H.R. 3335)
Over thirty animal welfare and protection organizations from 14 countries across the world have endorsed the U.S. Greyhound Protection Act...
ARE YOU A TURKISH ANIMAL LOVER AND YOU WANT TO DEDICATE PRECIOUS TIME TO HELP ANIMALS AND INCREASE THEIR PROTECTION IN YOUR COUNTRY?
This is your occasion! OIPA Turkey is looking for University Campus Representatives all over the country. Requirements: Time to dedicate to the...
BORN UNDER AN UNLUCKY STAR: DAISY, SWEET PUPPY AFFECTED BY MEGAESOPHAGUS, IS STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE. WE CAN’T LEAVE HER ALONE
Daisy is born "by mistake", as happens to the many litters of strays condemned to wander in hostile lands where abandonment, lack of sterilizations...
CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY ARE INCREASING IN DUBAI AND ABU DHABI AS STRAY CATS ARE CONTINUOSLY SHOT BY AIRGUNS
More and more cases of cruelty towards animals have been reported in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The daily conditions in which stray cats are forced to...
KATY, THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG, LEFT IN A CAGE FOR YEARS WITH NO CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. NOW SHE IS FREE THANKS TO OIPA AZERBAIJAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AouY3Fq4nI&t=1s The day our International Representative in Azerbaijan was informed about the condition of Katy...
THE UNCERTAIN FATE OF ANIMALS IN AFGHANISTAN: THE ASSOCIATION KABUL SMALL ANIMAL RESCUE IS TRYING TO EVACUATE MORE THAN 250 ANIMALS AND THE STAFF. OIPA INTERNATIONAL WRITES TO U.S. PRESIDENT BIDEN ASKING FOR LANDING PERMIT
The situation in Kabul is now more than critical becoming minutes after minutes seriously dangerous for all those who are on site. Not only humans...
WHAT’S HAPPENING TO STRAYS IN ARUBA? ARE THEY NEUTERED AND RELEASED AS PROMISED OR NOT?
In Aruba, on a population of 110.000 people there is an estimate of 25.000 stray dogs and owned dogs that live on the street without considering the...
ABANDONED ANIMALS IN SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA. GATIUS-UNIENDO VIDAS IS TRYING TO REDUCE THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF NOT NEUTERING
Animal abuse and abandonment is sadly widespread in so many places around the world, but on the coast of Colombia particularly in the city of Santa...
MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS LOOKED AFTER BY THE ASSOCIATION SASCAP HAS TO BE MOVED TO ANOTHER SHELTER LOCATION
Our member league association Creature Comfort – SASCAP (Strays Animals Safety and Caring Aid Providers) urgently asks for help. They have to move...
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 aid of volunteers that every single day are on site to rescue those injured...
A DISASTER OF EPIC PROPORTIONS IN SARDINIA, ITALY. OIPA VOLUNTEERS ARE GATHERING FOOD FOR STRAYS AND ANIMALS IN DISTRESS
Wildfires have spread quickly across the west part of the island following high temperatures, destroying 20,000 hectares of forest and forcing 1,500...
WORLD TIGER DAY – SOUTH AFRICA BREEDS TIGERS AND LIONS FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
In support of World Tiger Day (29 July), Blood Lions puts the focus on the international trade in tiger body parts and makes the link to South...
OIPA SIERRA LEONE CONTINUES ITS ANIMAL AWARENESS ACTIVITES AND RESCUE OPERATIONS
Following the legal registration at city level of OIPA Sierra Leone, our international representative recently organized a nine days programme...
THE NEW ZIRA, THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT THE TUMOUR HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SHE CAN NOW SMILE AT LIFE
Do you remember Zira? The sweet dog found roaming in the outskirts of Baku with a huge mass tumour under her belly? Rescued by our OIPA Azerbaijan...
THE COVID IMPACT ON ANIMALS IN CAMBODIA AND THE SPECIAL STORY OF MARIE CLAIRE
The consequences of the global Covid-pandemic hit Cambodia in March and April 2021 and a hard lockdown was implemented basically overnight. For...
AZERI ANIMAL LOVERS PROTEST IN FRONT OF TOPLAN, THE “CARE CENTER FOR HOMELESS DOGS” WHERE STRAYS DISAPPEAR
Last week a group of animal lovers staged a protest in front of the sadly famous Toplan Center in Baku. They were there claiming a street dog named...
CONGRATULATION TO OIPA CAMEROON, WINNER OF THE WORLD ANIMAL DAY GRANT. THEIR PROJECT WILL ASSIST DONKEYS AND HORSES NEGLECTED
OIPA International is delighted to announce that our delegation in Cameroon is one of the four winners of the 2021 World Animal Day grant that will...
A NEW ENTRY IN OIPA’S FAMILY TO FREE THE HOUNDS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
It is a great pleasure to announce a new entry in the list of our member league associations. Free the Hounds is a greyhound welfare advocacy group...
OIPA TURKEY ASKS SUPPORTERS TO HELP BUYING FOOD FOR STRAY DOGS OF KURTKOY FOREST
Volunteers of OIPA Turkey are running out of food and if they can’t feed stray dogs in the area of Kurtkoy forest outside Istanbul, many of them...
JUSTICE FOR BRUNO! BRUTALLY BEATEN TO DEATH BY THREE YOUTHS IN KERALA. OIPA WRITES TO AWBI AND HIGH COURT
A terrible act of animal cruelty perpetrated by three youths at Adimalathura beach in Kerala went viral few days ago. A video showed an innocent dog...
HISTORIC DAY FOR ANIMAL WELFARE IN EUROPE: EU COMMISSION COMMITS TO PHASE OUT CAGES
Today, 30 June 2021, the European Commission made a historic commitment to phase out cages in animal farming across the EU. It plans to prohibit...
SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT RELEASES POLICY DOCUMENT TO END THE CAPTIVE BREEDING INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY
South African Minister Barbara Creecy of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has released a draft Policy Position...
STRAYS CRAMMED INTO CAGES, SPRINKLED WITH WATER AND ELECTROCUTED: STOP GALOUFA IN ALGERIA!
Stray dogs and cats in...
THREE DOGS SEIZED BY OIPA ITALY’S ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS. THE OWNER REPORTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABANDONMENT
The animal control officers of OIPA Italy rescued 3 dogs after someone reported the precarious conditions in which these animals were forced to...
