Pitiful puppies in cages

AVOID PUPPY FARMING SCAMS

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Rescue mission for bears Leo and Melanka in Ukraine

WE RESCUED #SADDESTBEARS
LEO & MELANKA!

A life of happiness awaits at our bear sanctuary

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Pitiful dog caged in a dog meat slaughterhouse in Vietnam

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to do it again!

A second dog meat slaughterhouse is closed!

meet the dogs we rescued

Cat rescued from ruined streets of Beirut

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injured animals
in beirut

Let's #SupportBeirutAnimals together.

Pitiful Asiatic bear Mochi in a cage for bile extraction

Break the
cycle of torture
for bears like mochi

Help us #SavetheSaddestBears

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#WearitKind | Animal-Friendly Fashion

Fashion is about looking great and feeling good. Let’s make animal protection a fashion priority.

#SaveTheSaddestBears | Rescuing Bears in Captivity

Bears are still kept in appalling conditions globally. Closer to home, we are on the mission to rescue Asiatic bears kept in captivity for ...

#ProtectMillions | Ending the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

Millions of dogs and cats are brutally killed for their meat every year. FOUR PAWS is fighting to bring an end to the cruel dog and cat mea...

Ginger cat in a cage looking at the camera

FOUR PAWS supports rescue of over 30 zoo animals in Pakistan

Green light for the rescue of the world's loneliest elephant

FOUR PAWS medical examination shows that elephant Kaavan is fit to be relocated

Dogs in Speranta Shelter

A Pet is not just for Lockdown

FOUR PAWS' Guide for Animal Lovers

A group of cats being caged for the cat meat trade in Vietnam

Special dish 'Little Tiger': Exposing the cat meat trade in Vietnam.

According to FOUR PAWS and Change For Animals Foundation, over one million cats are killed for their meat every year, part of a nationwide cruel and hidden trade

FOUR PAWS supports rescue of over 30 zoo animals in Pakistan

FOUR PAWS supports rescue of over 30 zoo animals in Pakistan

After the harrowing death of two lions

Fur farming foxes

Take Action! Help end fur sales in Australia

Protect animals from one of the cruellest trades by calling on Victorian and New South Wales Premiers to lead the way and ban fur.

cub petting

Big Cats on Breeding Farms

The truth behind the tourist attraction of cuddling and walking with a lion cub

Take Action! Protect lambs from mulesing

Every year millions of Australian lambs raised for wool production continue to suffer the brutal mutilation practice of mulesing

The lowdown on Down

Down is considered a primary material for many major brands globally, but it is often sourced through the brutal practice of live plucking.

animals in fashion

Campaigning for an animal-friendly fashion industry through our Wear it Kind campaign

BEARS

Campaigns, bear rescues and solutions to end their suffering

BIG CATS

Learn more about the dangers facing big cats, our campaigns and rescues

companion animals

Promoting better care for companion animals and ending the online puppy trade

Stray ANimals

Worldwide projects to feed, care for and desex stray dogs and cats

rapid response for animals

FOUR PAWS helps animals in the face of wars or in conflict zones

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^Bear at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

A new home for bile bears in Vietnam

BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr

BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr

The FOUR PAWS BEAR SANCTUARY in Ukraine

Big Cat Sanctuary LIONSROCK

Species-appropriate home for more than 100 rescued animals in South Africa

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Hazel and Diana

Rescue Hazel and Diana

Two baby kittens that were thrown away like garbage

Rescue Anya and Frankie

Rescue Anya and Frankie

A long life of happiness awaits them

Confiscated Bear in a cage

Rescue Freddie

The story of a bear, confiscated from the backseat of a taxi

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