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Oct 12, 2010

WSPA delivers water to drought-stricken Bolivian animals

In the face of the driest summer in 20 years in Bolivia’s already arid El Chaco region, WSPA has begun to supply water to safeguard more than 14,000 animals from possible death.

Oct 12, 2010

WSPA and SPHERE India working together:

ensuring the people and their animals of Leh, Kashmir survive minus 30 degree winter

Oct 8, 2010

WSPA report reveals plight of captive dolphins in holiday hotspots

A bleak picture of life for the dolphins in captivity in dolphinariums has been uncovered by a new WSPA report.

Sep 21, 2010

Bali launches historic island-wide campaign to eradicate rabies

In a lead up to World Rabies Day, the Bali government has just signed an agreement authorising the mass vaccination of nearly 400,000 dogs as an essential first step towards eradicating rabies from the island by 2012.

Sep 16, 2010

South Korean government to consider ending bear farming

On 15 September, the South Korean government began a historic process that could end bear farming in the country.

Sep 9, 2010

Romania’s 52nd bear is rescued

On 25 August the Romanian Police and members of the Environment Guard rescued a bear cub from a village guesthouse near Fagaras and have now safely moved him to the bear sanctuary Zarnesti, where he will now live alongside five other young bears.

Aug 20, 2010

Pakistan floods ravage bear sanctuary

Sadly, WSPA must report some distressing news from our bear baiting project in Pakistan. The recent floods have severely affected the Kund Park sanctuary, resulting in the tragic death of 20 of the 23 bears living there.

Aug 3, 2010

Three surviving bears rescued from Pakistan floods

BRC staff launched heroic rescues over the weekend, saving three of the 23 bears that were feared dead as Kund Park was submerged in the floods last week.

Jul 30, 2010

Tragedy strikes Kund Park sanctuary

The floods in Pakistan, caused by what is being described as the ‘heaviest monsoon flooding since 1929’, have resulted in severe damage at the WSPA-funded Kund Park bear sanctuary.

Jul 28, 2010

Catalonia makes history by banning bullfights

Today’s vote to ban bullfighting in Catalonia is a momentous victory for the global animal welfare movement and marks a clear shift in attitudes towards cruel ‘sports’.

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