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Dec 22, 2007

A temporary reprieve for humpbacks, but the whaling continues

WSPA welcomes the news that Japan is no longer seeking to kill 50 humpback whales in their current Antarctic hunt.

Dec 13, 2007

Miranda Richardson visits stray dog project

Actress Miranda Richardson visited Sri Lanka to witness a pioneering stray dog project funded by WSPA.

Dec 7, 2007

Reducing animal suffering in disaster prone Bangladesh.

WSPA will direct its efforts towards sustainable solutions that will reduce the affect of disasters on animals and the communities in Bangladesh.

Dec 6, 2007

Peaceful protest calls for end to cruel contest

On 30 November 2007, the Asian Coalition for Farm Animals presented a life-size pig made of flowers and candy to the San Shia Master Temple in Taiwan, in an appeal to end its cruel Pigs of God contest.

Dec 5, 2007

WSPA condemns Japanese whaling fleets

For the first time since the 1960s, humpback whales will be hunted commercially.

Dec 2, 2007

Sun bear added to Red List of Threatened Species

All bears in South East Asia are now vulnerable to extinction following the recent announcement by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) that the Sun Bear is has joined the Red List of Threatened Species.

Nov 20, 2007

Animals vital to recovery of cyclone-shattered Bangladesh

WSPA will assess the impact of cyclone Sidr on the animals vital to the survival and recovery of local communities.

Nov 16, 2007

WSPA assessing impact of cyclone Sidr on animals in Bangladesh

A WSPA Disaster Assessment and Response Team is assessing the impact of cyclone Sidr on animals in Bangladesh after it hit the country on 15 November.

Nov 2, 2007

WSPA and Animal Planet take on the illegal wildlife trade

WSPA is helping tackle the ugly world of illegal wildlife trade in Animal Planet’s new series, Crime Scene Wild.

Oct 22, 2007

New book focuses attention on stray dogs in Puerto Rico and Mexico

Street Dogs, a remarkable new book of portraits by fine art photographer Traer Scott, is helping raise money for WSPA’s work with stray animals.

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An Asiatic black bear caged for its bile in a bear farm

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