TRAGEDY FOR ANIMALS IN ABU DHABI, OVER 100 CATS DUMPED IN THE DESERT AND LEFT TO DIE
A devastating tragedy occurred in Al Falah area of Abu Dhabi, a few days ago. Rescuers uncovered a horrific scene of over 100 cats and some dogs who...
UKRAINE: VACCINES FOR ANIMALS IN SHELTERS DISTRIBUTED IN SEPTEMBER
Thanks to our fund “Emergency Ukraine” and the collaboration with our member association Happy Paw, OIPA has recently supported a vaccination...
OUR MEMBER LEAGUE “ANIMAL RESCUE ALBANIA” NEEDS HELP FOR STERILIZATION AND VET CARE
The treatment meted out to street dogs and cats is particularly alarming in Albania. Cruelty, abandonments, lack of sterilization, mass poisonings...
OIPA ITALY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN CREMONA RESCUE LEO, A SEVERELY MALNOURISHED GREYHOUND. THE OWNER REPORTED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
Leo, a greyhound rescued by OIPA Italy animal control officers in Cremona, was found in heartbreaking conditions. The 3 years old dog was skin and...
FOUND WITH BROKEN JAW, MARIO, 5 MONTHS-OLD KITTEN IS IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. HELP HIM TOGETHER WITH OIPA ITALY VOLUNTEERS
Mario is only 5-months-old but he already suffered from neglect and abandonment. Found all alone in a firm’s woodshed in pitiful conditions, OIPA...
HELP US COVER REMAINING VET COSTS FOR 35 CATS AND 2 DOGS RESCUED BY OUR MEMBER LEAGUE BIR PATI IN TURKEY
Do you remember the 35 cats and 2 dogs found living in deplorable conditions and rescued by our member league “bir pati de sen tut” in Turkey? The...
SECOND GROUP OF CATS STERILIZED IN NIKSIC WITH OIPA FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT “PREVENTION IS THE KINDEST WAY”
Between July and August, we funded the sterilization of 14 cats: 13 females and 1 male. This activity goes under the joint project “PREVENTION IS...
ONLINE PET TRADE: OIPA ITALY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SEIZE THREE PUPPIES NOT EVEN 1-MONTH OLD
Team of OIPA animal control officers in Alessandria, Italy, has recently seized three puppies less than 1 month old kept inside a crumbling barn and...
DO YOU REMEMBER THE 5 PUPPIES ABANDONED IN A BOX AND RESCUED BY OUR VOLUNTEER IN MONTENEGRO?
Do you remember the 5 puppies abandoned in a box and rescued by our volunteer in Montenegro? Thanks to your donations Daisy, Luna, Ruby, Jasper and...
ITALY, BABY GOAT BRUTALLY KILLED BY TEENAGERS DURING A PARTY
Yesterday, a terrible and disturbing video started circulating online in Italy. Footage showed a few months old white and brown goat approaching a...
SEVEN FEMALE STRAY CATS STERILIZED IN AZERBAIJAN
Last June, we asked for your help to sterilize 6 cats abandoned nearby one of the cat colonies looked after by our volunteer in Baku,...
ABBIE AND ANGIE SAVED FROM THE DOG MEAT TRADE IN GHANA. HELP THEM HAVE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FAR FROM CRUELTY
Few months ago, during an investigation on the Dog and Cat Meat Trade in Ghana, the team of Coalition for Cruelty free Africa discovered a litter of...
A LIGHT OF HOPE FOR CLYDE, A SWEET DOG SUFFERING FROM A DEGENERATIVE DISEASE. WE CAN’T LEAVE HIM ALONE
Beaten, starved, and humiliated. OIPA Italy’s volunteers in Siracusa, Sicily, had found Clyde in terrible conditions almost three years ago. Bony,...
35 CATS AND 2 DOGS RESCUED BY OUR MEMBER LEAGUE BIR PATI. OIPA COVERED VET COSTS BUT THERE IS STILL SO MUCH TO DO TO SAVE THEM
A big rescue operation was recently carried out by our member league Bir Pati de sen Tut in Turkey. 35 cats and 2 dogs have been successfully saved...
FIVE PUPPIES LEFT ABANDONED IN A BOX. DAISY, LUNA, RUBY, JASPER AND MILO ARE NOW SAFE BUT NEED YOUR HELP FOR FOOD AND VET CARE
A couple of weeks ago, our representative in Montenegro heard some cries while walking in the countryside of Brezna. She saw some puppies from afar,...
OIPA VOLUNTEERS STILL ON THE GROUND TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WHO ARE TRYING TO START OVER AFTER THE FLOOD
Many people have already left for their holidays, but there are those who are trying to start over after having lost everything due to the floods...
PROMPT COOPERATION BETWEEN ITALY AND TURKEY TO SAVE MBARE, A NEEDY PUPPY LOST IN ISTANBUL
https://youtube.com/shorts/OtFw-U5h-JA?feature=share Few days ago, we received a desperate call for help from the mum of an Italian young guy, who...
ABANDONED AND NEGLECTED TWICE, A GENTLE PITBULL RESCUED BY VOLUNTEERS OF OIPA TURKEY NEEDS YOUR HELP FOR HIS CARE
A very gentle pitbull was found abandoned in the forest outside Istanbul, wandering in the area where our volunteers feed and take care of other...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: HUMANITARIAN AID DELIVERED TO DOG SHELTER “LOYAL FRIEND” IN BOYARKA
Another hand successfully lend in support of animals in Ukraine. Cooperating with our member league United for Ukraine, this time we reached the dog...
RESTORE NATURE: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS THE NATURE RESTORATION LAW
We positively welcome the vote of the European Parliament for the adoption of the #NatureRestorationLaw! With more than 80% of EU habitats in poor...
VEGAN MEAL – SIGN THE EUROPEAN INITIATIVE TO GUARANTEE MORE VEGAN ALTERNATIVES
The number of people who are changing over a plant-based and cruelty free diet is growing rapidly, in particular it is a choice made frequently...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: WATER RESERVOIRS FOR THE ANIMALS IN NIKOPOL
This July, OIPA has helped its member league “United for Ukraine”, to purchase and deliver 4o water reservoirs (4 big and 36 small - 10/20 litres)...
STONE, A DOG WHO IS FIGHTING TO SURVIVE. LET’S HELP HIM RECOVER TOGETHER WITH OIPA ITALY VOLUNTEERS
Stone, a name that clearly reflects his appearance, was found helpless under a road barrier of a busy street in a village of Italy by a...
THE STORY OF AN ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST FROM AZERBAIJAN
This is the touching story of a brave and wonderful woman who is dedicating her life to stray animals in Azerbaijan. A special person, a person able...
HELP STERILIZE SIX ABANDONED FEMALE CATS IN AZERBAIJAN
This summer new abandoned female cats, included mums with tiny kittens, appeared out of nowhere in the area of Baku where our representative in...
OIPA VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH PETS THAT HAVE LOST EVERYTHING IN THE FLOOD-AFFECTED AREA OF RAVENNA AND BOLOGNA
Many not for profit organizations have been working tirelessly for weeks to help families affected by the catastrophic flooding in Northern Italy,...
STOP YULIN DOG MEAT SLAUGHTER. THIS BARBARITY MUST END!
China is recognized to be the world's largest dog meat market, with 97,000 tons produced every year. There are an estimated 10 million dogs and 4...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: AID FOR ANIMALS IN DNIPRO REGION
Despite the destruction of Kakhovka dam and subsequent flood disaster, OIPA International has never ceased to help animals in need also in other...
RESCUED FROM NEAR-DEATH, TEO SURVIVED, BUT HE NEEDS CARE AND ATTENTION. DON’T LEAVE HIM ALONE!
How to remain indifferent passing by a near-death little body who is lying on a street suffering hopelessly? We often ask ourselves how to, without...
A SPECIAL RESCUE AND RELOCATION MISSION TO SAVE THREE SPECIAL DOGS LOOKED AFTER BY SPECIAL WOMAN
Havin, a brave animal activist who lives in the North East of Syria, a few months ago desperately asked for help to our friends of UAE International...
OIPA SUPPORTS “STAY WITH ME”, THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST PET ABANDONMENT PRESENTED BY ACTRESS CATERINA MURINO
OIPA is proud to announce its support to the awareness campaign STAY WITH ME. A project focused on the plight of pet abandonment and the harmful...
BAN LIVE EXPORTS: INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY 2023
Today, take action and spread awareness on the cruelty of long-distance transport and export of farmed animals globally. On 17 January 2023, during...
INAUGURATION OF VEERSEVAK ANIMAL RESCUE & REHABILITATION CENTER IN LONAVALA, INDIA
OIPA is thrilled to celebrate a dream that finally came true. On 19 May 2023, our awareness content producer in Maharashtra Mr. Vishal Prakashji...
FOOD FOR STRAY DOGS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ANKARA SPONSORED BY OIPA
https://youtu.be/MgOL0UDxAyE Last month our member league association – Bir Pati De Sen Tut in Turkey contacted us asking for help for Isik, an...
DONKEYS ARE STOLEN AND SLAUGHTERED FOR THEIR SKINS IN CAMEROON. AN ILLEGAL TRADE THAT IS EXPANDING AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Many communities in the far north region of Cameroon, where our delegation mainly operates, consider donkeys humans’ friends since they contribute...
WORLD OCEANS DAY 2023 – PLANET OCEAN: TIDES ARE CHANGING!
World Oceans Day is a day to remember the importance of oceans and the fundamental role oceans play for the life balance on Earth. It all starts...
DEVASTATING DAM FAILURE IN KHERSON, ANIMALS AT RISK FROM FLOODING NEED HELP
Another terrible news comes from Ukraine. After the attack on the Nova Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Kherson region, the dam was heavily...
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2023: JOIN THE GLOBAL EFFORT TO BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION
This year marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, after it was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. Held...
HOW TO MANAGE DOG POPULATION? AZERBAIJANI MP HAS THE SOLUTION: “EXPORT STRAYS TO CHINA AND KOREA”
Our representative in Azerbaijan has shared a news that left us speechless. Today, Deputy Tahir Karimli, member of Azerbaijani Milli Mejlis...
ITALY FLOODS AFTERMATH. OIPA VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL LENDING FLOOD VICTIMS A HELPING HAND
After the devastating flooding that submerged the northern region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy, killing 15 people and forcing over 36,000 to evacuate,...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: IN MAY, PETS AND STRAY ANIMALS IN NIKOPOL RECEIVED FOOD TO COVER THEIR NEED FOR A MONTH
https://youtu.be/IuXUZa6Rwtg With the incredible support of a special friend and Dr. Mariia, veterinarian at the vet clinic “Dobra Laska” in...
PREVENTION IS THE KINDEST WAY: STERILIZATION PROGRAM IN MONTENEGRO SPONSORED BY OIPA AND KOTOR KITTIES
Montenegro is a small beautiful country unfortunately not particularly renowned for the high standards of animal welfare and protection. The few...
NEW DEVASTATING FLOODS IN ITALY. OIPA VOLUNTEERS AND ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ON THE GROUND TO SAVE ANIMALS IN NEED
There has been heavy rain across Italy in recent days but the worst-affected area has been the northern region of Emilia-Romagna and parts of the...
OIPA CAMEROON IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Are you considering a career as a vet tech or veterinarian, and want to know if the field is right for you? Do you work in the field but you are...
500 HOMELESS ANIMALS IN UKRAINE RECEIVED THEIR LONG-AWAITED HELP
More than 500 homeless animals in the Kyiv o'blast and their guardians have finally received their long-awaited help. Giving support to Generation 4...
THE SAD STORY OF ISIDE: ABANDONED IN A CLOSED FARM AND RESCUED IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS BY OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
https://youtu.be/BE5N_9YacEg Following the call for help of concerned citizens, OIPA animal control officers in Ancona, a city in Central Italy,...
STRAY DOGS IN PENDIK RECEIVED DRY FOOD, BUT THERE IS STILL SO MUCH TO DO TO HELP ANIMALS LOOKED AFTER BY OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN TURKEY
https://youtu.be/0I-rAfvpKkc Volunteers of OIPA Pendik, a district of Istanbul (Turkey) feed more than 200 stray dogs in 8 different areas...
TWENTY DOGS SEIZED BY OIPA ITALY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS. GUARDIAN INVESTIGATED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
Following a filed report of suspected cruelty to animals, our animal control guards in Italy began to investigate. Verified the deplorable...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: RESULTS OF STERILIZATION PROGRAMME IN APRIL
Every day, hundreds of kittens and puppies born from unsterilized stray or "owned" animals risk their lives on the streets. Thanks to Happy Paw's...
ALICE, A DOG JUST ‘SKIN AND BONES’ FOUND SCREAMING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF AVELLINO, ITALY. SAVED WITH A BLOOD TRANSFUSION, SHE NOW NEEDS SUPPORT TO HEAL COMPLETELY
A few days ago, OIPA volunteers rescued from the countryside of Avellino province, in Italy, a dog so much skinny that her ribs and bones were...
