News

In this section you can read the latest WSPA media releases, as well as news stories and updates from our Member Societies.

You can access the full list of articles by visiting the recent stories, press releases or member society news pages of this website.

ANIMALS THAT CYCLONE SURVIVORS DEPEND ON NEED HELP NOW

An emergency  veterinary team from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is on stand-by in Thailand awaiting entry authority to cyclone struck Myanmar to assess and then relieve the suffering of thousands of animals that human survivors depend on for food and their livelihoods.

WSPA URGES VIETNAM TO STAY ON TRACK TO END BEARS SUFFERING IN BEAR FARMS

The fate of 80 illegally held and endangered Asiatic Black bears hang in the balance as Vietnamese Authorities decide whether or not to remove them from cruel bear farms.

PROTEST AGAINST THE SUFFERING OF SPANISH BULLS

A public protest met the start of Catalonia’s bullfighting season, which signals the slaughter of over a hundred bulls each year. Anti-bullfighting organisations took to the Barcelona streets in April to campaign against cruelty. Will you sign up to support them?

NO EXCUSES FOR CRUELTY

In 2007, artist Guillermo Vargas showed an emaciated live dog in a Nicaraguan gallery. Despite public outcry, the country’s lack of animal welfare laws meant he faced no consequences. This year, when Vargas was invited to compete in an art show in Honduras, WSPA and member society the Honduras Association for the Protection of Animals and their Environment (AHPRA) acted to ensure this cruelty could not be repeated by any artist.

EXPERTS TURN OUT FOR FARM ANIMAL WELFARE IN CHINA

World renowned animal welfare experts traveled to China to take part in a landmark conference on farm animal welfare last week.

FEARS FOR WELFARE OF KOREAN DOGS

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is to propose that dogs in Korea should be re-categorised as livestock, which would give the dog meat trade in South Korea legal status.

WSPA URGES RETHINK ON BEIJING CAT CULL

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is deeply concerned by reports that China is culling cats in its capital city in advance of the Olympic Games in August.

HANDLE WITH CARE CAMPAIGN MAKES PROGRESS IN UNITED STATES

A supermarket chain in Hawaii is reconsidering their pork buying policy after the Handle with Care campaign brought the live transportation of pigs to their attention.