our work & campaigns

Creating a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

Bile bear caged in Vietnam

bile bears in vietnam

FOUR PAWS rescues and protects bile bears. We aim to end bear farms for good!

Beautiful woman holds a goose

#Wear it Kind
for animal-friendly fashion

Fashion is about looking good, feeling good, and being kind to animals, people, and the planet. Our campaigns on fur, wool, leather, down feathers, and animal skins.

A pitiful dog in a cage

the dog and cat meat trade

We want to #ProtectMillions killed in the dog and cat meat trade!

Puppies in cages

The Puppy Trade in Australia

The dirty and cruel business of treating dogs like a "commodity"

Save the Saddest Bears

Brown bears caged and abused for entertainment and private keeping across Europe.

Factory farming

Pandemics and Animal Welfare

Support our call for a kinder, safer world for animals and people!

Elephant carrying his trainer as part of a circus act

#RuthlessTourism

Animal abuse for tourism is real, so think before you book your next trip happening now, right on our doorstep

The Tiger Trade

More tigers live in captivity than are left in the wild

Masked vet treating a cat

animal welfare and covid-19

What you need to know and what can you do?

Helping animals in wars and conflict zones

rapid response for animals

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

Team on mission

disaster relief for animals

We are prepared to help, if a natural disaster strikes!

Two lions lying down with a mountain in the backdrop

wild animals

Our work for wild animals (bears, lions, apes and more)

Smiling dog on grass

companion animals

Our topics around dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets

Cattle

Farm animals

Building awareness about the sentience, and abuse, of cattle, pigs, chickens, geese, sheep and more

Fox in a fur farm

animals in fashion

Campaigning for a fur free future and an animal-friendly fashion industry

Street dogs

Stray AND STREET ANimals

Worldwide projects to care for and neuter stray dogs and cats

Nutrition

nutrition

Advocating for a delicious, healthy and animal-friendly diet

Animal welfare science

Science & Research

Our work is grounded on science

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Stray dogs