WSPA's Work

A brown bear in a WSPA-funded sanctuary, Romania

Bears

Campaigning to protect bears from cruelty and captivity

Companion animals

Working with stray animals in developing countries and remote northern Canadian communities

Aerial view of a bear baiting event taking place in Pakistan

Blood sports

Blood sports and any other staged fights between animals cause unnecessary suffering.

Farm Animals

Farm animal welfare is the biggest animal welfare problem in the world today

Member society programme helping owners care for their working horses, Guatemala

Universal Declaration

Achieving international recognition of the importance of animal welfare

Roadside Zoos

Animals are suffering in roadside zoos throughout Canada

Working horses

Working horses are often overworked and poorly cared for

Disaster Relief

Animal welfare is a vital part of rebuilding of communities after a disaster

An orangutan cared for by the BOS Foundation

Saving the orangutan

These endangered apes face deforestation and random culling

A slaughtered fin whale is towed to shore

Whaling

Thousands of whales are inhumanely killed every year in bloody hunts

Snares removed by a team working in Kenya

Bushmeat

The bushmeat trade is one of the biggest threats to the welfare of wildlife today

Bullfighting

This violent blood sport pits a bull against men wielding weapons

©WSPA 2009 | The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is the world’s largest alliance of animal welfare organizations. Through partnership with hundreds of member societies we strive to create a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty ends. We bring about change at both grassroots and governmental levels, to benefit animals. We support and develop high profile campaigns, scientifically-backed projects and innovative education initiatives. With our member societies, governments and international agencies, we also provide disaster relief to animals.

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WSPA's Work