SOS DUBAI STRAY CATS. SUMMER IS TOUGHER WHEN YOU HAVE NO ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER
Summer is coming in Dubai and the heavy heat weights on stray animals like a boulder, especially when food and water cannot be guaranteed. People,...
LUCKY WAS HIT BY A CAR AND LEFT SUFFERING WITH A BROKEN JAW. SAVED THANKS TO OIPA AZERBAIJAN
A call during the evening reported a poor feral cat hit by a car. As many times happens, the driver did not stop to assist the animal but left him...
BAN LIVE EXPORTS INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY. THIS CRUEL PRACTISE MUST END: ANIMALS ARE SENTIENT BEINGS!
We are increasingly aware of the suffering and inhumane conditions in which millions of animals are forced to live in farms and are then transported...
ISRAEL, FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO BAN BY LAW FUR SALES
Israel has become the first country in the world to ban the sale of fur fashion. The ban will be effective in six months but it will include some...
#ETHICALTRAVEL, OIPA INTERNATIONAL’S CAMPAIGN ON LONDON’S BUSES. SOME TOURIST PARADISES ARE HELL FOR STRAY ANIMALS
The slogan “Holiday for you, Hell for us. #EthicalTravel” appears across three explanatory pictures to be conveyed by buses in central London until...
END DOG RACING IN NEW ZEALAND: DON’T GAMBLE WITH THEIR LIFE
New Zealand is one of seven countries where commercial dog racing is still allowed. The first dog track opened here in 1934 and despite seven tracks...
ABANDONMENT AND LACK OF NEUTERING PROGRAMMES INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STRAY ANIMALS IN ROMANIA
The population of street animals is uncontrolled in Romania. People continue to abandon and not sterilize their pets and institutions, as many times...
PAKISTAN, IN SINDH REGION THE CULLING OF STRAY DOGS CONTINUES. OIPA REPLIES TO SINDH HEALTH MINISTER
What declared by Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho is simply shocking and unacceptable. The Minister openly affirmed that the...
SHOCKING INVESTIGATION: THE DARK SIDE OF CHINA’S MYSTERY BOX CRAZE
CNN has revealed a new horrific practice of animal cruelty in China. Animals have become victims of a shopping craze called "mystery boxes" highly...
THE EFFECT OF NEONICOTINOIDS ON BEES
Neonicotinoids are a group of insecticides chemically related to nicotine. The name literally means “new nicotine-like insecticides”. Like...
WHICH IS THE ACTUAL STATE OF PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS AROUND THE WORLD? READ THE PROTECTED PLANET REPORT 2020 EDITION
The Protected Planet Report 2020 edition provides the final report on the status of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, and looks to the future as the...
STRAYS ARE REJECTED AND ABUSED IN MANY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT OF OIPA INTERNATIONAL AND HELP US TO “SAVE A STRAY”
https://youtu.be/N09vS24K6VQ We are often completely unaware of what happens daily to animals in many realities and mainly because no one tells us...
A CHANCE MEETING WITH OIPA’S VOLUNTEERS SAVES HIS LIFE. NOW PEPPINO WANTS TO TAKE BACK ALL LOST DAYS
An invisible among hundreds of other souls. Peppino was a stray who, like so many other companions in misfortune, was not only condemned to a life...
GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE LAUNCH OF OIPA SENEGAL. ANIMALS WILL NOW RELY ON A BETTER PROTECTION
The official launch of our delegation OIPA Senegal was a great success and we want to congratulate and thank all those who participated to the event...
FOUND SUFFERING AND WITH A BROKEN LEG, MARIO IS NOW SAVE AND ONCE RECOVERED HE WILL LOOK FOR A FAMILY
This 4-months puppy was found exhausted and suffering on a street of Albania. The pain for his broken leg...
KILLING OF STRAY DOGS IN AZERBAIJAN STARTS FROM BAKU AIRPORT. HELP US ASK FOR JUSTICE AND STOP THIS OUTRAGE
Something terrible happened few days ago at Baku Airport in Azerbaijan. Some workers stabbed to death two stray dogs, who used to live around the...
“FOR CROATIA WITHOUT DOGS ON A CHAIN”: OIPA GIVES SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
OIPA’s member league Animal Friends Croatia, together with other local associations, have recently launched a national campaign asking for a...
ABANDONED, STRAY AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS CAN NOW FIND PROTECTION THANKS TO THE NEW OIPA DELEGATION IN SENEGAL
We are proud to announce the birth of our new delegation in Senegal, after months of works behind the curtains and the difficulties due to covid-19....
A STORY OF CARE AND COMPASSION FOR STRAYS IN KOBANI, NORTHERN SYRIA
This week we want to present another great example of volunteers and associations that, despite struggling in their Country, do never give up but...
A SHELTER IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA, TO GIVE FORSAKEN ANIMALS A CHANCE TO SURVIVE
https://youtu.be/oXt7R9AwzCE There are no authorities in charge of animal protection and the percentage of citizens who care about them is only the...
A PARTIAL VICTORY FOR STRAY DOGS IN PAKISTAN: CULLINGS STOP IN PUNJAB PROVINCE
The situation for stray dogs in Pakistan is getting partially more humane at least in Punjab, the only province that, for the first time in decades,...
STRAY CATS ON CORSE ISLE WILL HAVE A FULL BELLY FOR A WHILE. A BIG “THANK-YOU” FROM THEM AND FROM THE VOLUNTEERS OF OIPA CORSE
Today we want to share a good news ❤️ Thanks to donations received for OIPA Corse, 3 pallet of dry food have been supplied to the more...
NEW EU ANIMAL HEALTH LAW: WHAT HAS CHANGED AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
The new Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) 2016/429) on transmissible animal diseases has become applicable across the EU from 21th April 2021 and...
FOUND ROAMING IN A DISTRICT OF BAKU WITH A BIG TUMOR, ZIRA WAS RESCUED BY OIPA AZERBAIJAN. WE CAN GIVE HER A NEW LIFE
https://youtu.be/AzWVUGcOx6A Zira was found roaming around the district of Zira in Baku (Azerbaijan) looking for food, that’s why they gave her this...
WORLD DAY FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS – 24 April 2021
💔 A day to commemorate the suffering and death of animals in laboratories 🚫 A day to campaign against animal experiments 🧬A...
EARTH DAY 2021: AN OCCASION NOT TO FORGET HOW MUCH OUR PLANET IS IMPORTANT
We should celebrate the "Earth Day" every single moment. There wouldn’t be the need of a particular date to remind us how much our Planet is...
ANOTHER COUNTRY, ANOTHER MASS KILLING: THE POISONING OF STRAY DOGS IN TIRANA (ALBANIA). OIPA JOINS THE PROTEST AND PROPOSES SOLUTIONS
https://youtu.be/DV6qfkMO5ds The Country changes but the inhumane and cruel methods to treat stray dogs do not. The Major of Tirana Mr. Erion Veliaj...
MARGHERITA (DAISY), HOUND USED FOR HUNTING. RESCUED WITH A MISSING EYE AND ALL UPPER TEETH BROKEN. SHE WAS EATING STONES TO SURVIVE. NOW SHE CAN BLOOM AT LIFE
Margherita's story is touching. This young hound was probably abandoned or she escaped from her persecutor running away from the prison in which she...
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...
