“SHE’S SICK AND OLD. SHE CAN DIE ON THE STREET”. A NEGLECTED 12-YEAR-OLD FEMALE DOG, ROAMING IN SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS, NEEDS ASSISTANCE FOR HER REMAINING TIME. HELP IVA AND OUR VOLUNTEERS IN ITALY
She was abandoned to her fate, sentenced to death, dumped and treated like garbage. Blind and suffering from ear and mammary tumour, a 12-year-old...
CANINE DISTEMPER: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DISEASE
Dogs suffering from canine distemper are dealing with a highly contagious virus. Many pet owners aren’t aware of this disease which causes severe...
THE STORY OF SAMMY, FLEKI AND OTHER ABANDONED ANIMALS IN LANGKAWI
A very common quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi states: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are...
BAN OCTOPUS FARMING
THE AQUATIC ANIMALS ALLIANCE (AAA), of which OIPA recently became member, HAS LAUNCHED THE #BANOCTOPUSFARMING CAMPAIGNAfter the Spanish company...
THE FRANCOPHONIE SUMMIT IN DJERBA IS STAINED WITH BLOOD OF STRAY DOGS
Ahead of the 18th Francophonie Summit, which will be held in Djerba, Tunisia, on 19-20 November 2022, and will gather 88 member states and...
HELP SAVE OVER 50,000 GREYHOUNDS EXPLOITED IN THE RACING INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE
OIPA is supporting its member league GREY2K USA calling for a ban on dog racing worldwide. Commercial dog racing is still legal and operational in...
BADLY HIT BY CATAPULT, A SCARED DOG RESCUED BY VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL
A resident in Kalanki, Kathmandu (Nepal) gave the team of Voice of Animal Nepal a call, after seeing a dog badly injured on the side of a road,...
SURVIVED TO THE ATTACK OF A MOLOSSER BREED DOG, THE GENTLE STRAY FREDDY STILL NEEDS CARE TO HEAL COMPLETELY
OIPA’s volunteers are doing their best to help Freddy overcoming the difficult healing process. A stray with a very gentle attitude who was brutally...
RAJASTHAN FOREST DEPARTMENT CONGRATULATES OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR HER DISTINGUISHED WORK IN WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION
On the occasion of the State Level Award ceremony of Wildlife Week, our Representative in India for the State of Rajasthan, Ms. Vaishnavi M.,...
APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF A STATE MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE FOR ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL (ABC)
OIPA Representative in Odisha Shri Biswajit Pradhan, who is also Hon'ble Member State of the Animal Welfare Board of Odisha and Representative of...
DUMPED IN A RURAL AREA MUM AND PUPPIES HAVE BEEN RESCUED AND MOVED TO A SAFER PLACE
https://youtu.be/M-SyT3k1les During one of their routine walks, feeding stray dogs in Kurtkoy forest, volunteers came across a scared mum and her...
THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF FLOODS IN PAKISTAN. OIPA DELEGATION IN LAHORE IS TRYING TO HELP FLOOD-AFFECTED ANIMALS BUT THEY NEED SUPPORT
Pakistan is the fifth most populated nation in the world and the recent floods have had a devastating impact on 33 million people, killing nearly...
OIPA JOINED THE AQUATIC ANIMAL ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THE TRILLIONS OF AQUATIC ANIMALS EXPLOITED EVERY YEAR
Created by the Aquatic Life Institute, the Aquatic Animal Alliance (AAA) is a coalition of the largest animal welfare organizations that believe...
OIPA APPOINTED AS AN OBSERVER OF THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR ANIMALS
OIPA has been officially appointed as an Observer of the World Federation for Animals (WFA). The WFA is a membership organisation founded in 2020...
TERRIBLE EPISODE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AGAINST A STRAY DOG REPORTED BY OIPA AND WORLD RAJASTHAN
OIPA’s Member League Wing of Research in Local Development (WORLD), advocating for animals rights and animal welfare for more than two decades,...
THE ASSOCIATION WAGWAG WORKS INTENSIVELY TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CONDITIONS IN BANJA LUKA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
The MISSION of WagWag, association located in Banja Luka - Bosnia Herzegovina and recently appointed as OIPA’s member league, is the care and...
OIPA IS MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL WASTE CLEANING NETWORK (GWCN)
The recent resolution adopted by Member States during the UN Environment Assembly 2022 that recognizes for the first time the nexus between animal...
OIPA INDIA MAHARASHTRA CELEBRATES WILDLIFE WEEK AND WORLD ANIMAL DAY WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
On the occasion of the National Wildlife Week (2nd – 8th October) and the World Animal Day (4th October), volunteers of OIPA India - Maharashtra,...
THE FIRST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ON ANIMAL WELFARE IN TULCEA HEADED BY SAVA’S SAFE HAVEN AND SPONSORED BY OIPA INTERNATIONAL
On World Animal Day that is celebrated every year the 4th of October , our member league Sava’s Safe Haven has launched the first animal welfare...
AN INDIAN ROCK PYTON AND A TRINKET SNAKE RESCUED FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN MUMBAI
Wildlife rescue team of OIPA India – Maharashtra State, Amma Care Foundation (ACF) and Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai)...
13 DOGS HEALED FROM DISTEMPER THANKS TO THE PROMPT INTERVENTION OF OIPA CAMEROON AND OUR PROJECT “SAVE A STRAY”
Since the creation of OIPA Cameroon’s mobile veterinary clinic in 2018, many stray and owned animals have benefited from this initiative...
COMPASSION AND CONCERN HAVE CHANGED A DOG’S DESTINY. NOW, HELP THOT START A NEW LIFE
While strolling in the small village of Marina di Savuto, Cosenza district, in Southern Italy, two tourists caught sight of a severely neglected...
FLASH FLOODS IN CENTRAL ITALY. OIPA’S VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS RUSHED TO HELP ANIMALS
OIPA’s volunteers and animal control officers have been working for days in extreme conditions to rescue animals, victims as humans of the severe...
A SPECTACLED COBRA RESCUED FROM A WASHROOM IN MUMBAI
Following a distress call received from a citizen who reported a spectacled cobra trapped in an apartment located in Borivali West (Mumbai), OIPA...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: UPDATES ON ANIMALS HELPED IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
OIPA keeps helping animals in Ukraine thanks to the generous support of our donors and the ongoing cooperation with its member league associations,...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: UPDATES ON AID DELIVERED DURING SUMMER
Last June, a new load with 10 tons of aid for animals left from Gdynia in Poland to reach Kyiv after a few days. Once arrived, our member league...
FORMULA 1 SPONSORS THE CRUELTY BEHIND THE IDITAROD. IT IS TIME TO CUT TIES WITH THE DEATHLY DOG SLED RACE
A competition that exploits animals to the point of pushing them beyond their limits and sentences those who are considered humans’ oldest...
OIPA IS PARTNER OF THE EUROPEAN VEGAN SUMMIT 2022
We proudly announce our partnership with the European Vegan Summit – EVS, a one of its kind event in Europe where activists, politicians, business...
LIYA, LUI AND OTHER ABANDONED KITTENS RESCUED IN BAKU. HELP OUR DELEGATION COVER THEIR STERILIZATIONS, VACCINATIONS AND TREATMENTS
https://youtu.be/UC7jcGEwFKM The daily routine of our OIPA’s representative in Azerbaijan is feeding and taking care of neglected stray cats and...
OIPA HAS JOINED ONLINE AND IN-PERSON THE CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE (CARE 2022)
This year, OIPA International has joined the Conference on Animal Rights in Europe (CARE), organized by Anima International, both online from the...
OIPA VOLUNTEERS IN TURKEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH PUPPIES’ EMERGENCY
https://youtu.be/Vb079eV4-E4 What happens if owned and stray dogs are not spayed/neutered? Unwanted litter of puppies are dumped everywhere with...
A DISCUSSION ON THE UN NEXUS RESOLUTION: “BUILDING BACK BETTER: ANIMAL WELFARE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NEXUS”
On 15 July 2022 the World Federation for Animals (WFA) and the Animal Issues Thematic Cluster (AITC) hosted an online event for discussing the...
“END THE SLAUGHTER AGE” – SIGN TO SAVE FARMED ANIMALS AND ASK FOR A CRUELTY FREE DIET IN EUROPE
OIPA International stands for the rights of farmed animals supporting the new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “End the Slaughter Age” for a...
“YOU HAVE FUN, THEY SUFFER. CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION CAREFULLY”: THINK ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE NEXT TIME (ALBANIA)
OIPA International has many times shone a light on the most dreadful realities faced by dogs and cats in countries unable to ethically deal with...
STRAY DOGS IN VLORË, ALBANIA. OIPA SUBMITS A PROPOSAL TO THE MUNICIPALITY
OIPA’s International Representative in Vlorë - Albania has recently proposed the local municipality a cooperation on a 3 years project aimed to...
LEGAL ACTION FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO STRAY DOG BY OIPA AND WORLD RAJASTHAN
OIPA’s International Representative India -Rajasthan Manish Saxena also Director of Wing Of Research In Local Development (WORLD) – OIPA’s member...
AN INVESTIGATION REVEALS HORRIFIC CONDITIONS ON MINK FARM IN BULGARIA
The organization Anima International released a new investigation on the biggest mink farm in Bulgaria, carried out between the autumn and winter of...
LEAVE FUR BEHIND – YOU CAN NOW ASK FOR A FUR FREE EUROPE
The International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) is honoured to be part of the campaign group, together with other 80 NGOs, that actively...
NEW INVESTIGATION REVEALS CRUELTY IN SOW FARMS — TAKE ACTION AND URGE EU Ministers TO END THE CAGE AGE FOR FARMED ANIMALS
The European Citizens’ Initiative 'End the Cage Age' unites an international network of over 170 organisations that are asking at loud voice,...
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHES A COORDINATED CONTROL ACTION ON THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF PETS
The European Commission, together with the EU Agri-Food Fraud Network, is launching a Coordinated Control Action on the non-compliant movement and...
TWO PUPPIES CRITICALLY INJURED GOT TREATED THANKS TO VOICE OF ANIMAL NEPAL AND OIPA
OIPA recently supported its member league association Voice of Animal Nepal offering a donation that was used for the medical treatment of two...
EMERGENCY UKRAINE: HOW THE FIRST PART OF HUMANITARIAN AID FOR ANIMALS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED
Since the outbreak of war, which now dates back to the end of February, OIPA International has been one of the first animal protection organizations...
OIPA CAMEROON BECOMES MEMBER OF THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE TO END ABUSE ON CHICKENS WORLDWIDE
Unable even to spread their wings, over 5.9 billion caged laying hens are among the most intensively confined animals in agribusiness. Caged hens...
TEN STRAY CATS HELPED THANKS TO ANIMAL RESCUE CAMBODIA AND OIPA
Cambodia is home to around 5 million dogs and an unknown number of cats likely in the millions and higher than the number of dogs. This means,...
CHEMICALS ARE STILL TESTED ON ANIMALS, BY SIGNING THE ECI “SAVE CRUELTY FREE COSMETICS” YOU CAN SAY STOP TO ANIMAL TESTING
Do you know that chemicals’ toxicity is still tested on animals? If you look all around you, you will notice that many items in our daily lives are...
THE HELLISH JOURNEYS OF FARMED ANIMALS – BAN LIVE EXPORTS: INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY
Every June 14th people from all over the world come together to speak out against the export of live animals. This year, the theme chosen is: “Hell...
SHOWCASING PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH WILDLIFE IS NOT EDUCATIVE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING. A COLLECTIVE STATEMENT ASKS GOPRO TO STOP POSTING FOOTAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Our partner BloodLions, on behalf of 28 nature conservation and animal welfare organizations – OIPA International included – emailed a collective...
OPEN LETTER OF THE #EUFORANIMALS COALITION TO STELLA KYRIAKIDES: THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF WAR ON ANIMALS IN UKRAINE URGES A EU COMMISSIONER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
The devastating impact on humans and animals of the war in Ukraine has pushed some of the organizations (OIPA included) that has been supporting the...
UNITED NATIONS WORLD OCEANS DAY 2022 – REVITALIZATION: COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR THE OCEAN
Today is a special day for humanity to celebrate the ocean 🌊. Why? Because ocean is life and contributes to keep us alive. Consider that the...
SAVE BIRDS FROM DEHYDRATION: OIPA INDIA – RAJASTHAN AND WORLD PROMOTE THE “WATER BOWL CAMPAIGN”
The impact of climate change and summer temperature reaching around 50 degree Celsius in some region of India, Rajasthan included, are causing...
