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dog and cat meat in southeast asia

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Correctly remove ticks

Due to the mild weather, ticks are now active almost all year round.

Lions in Care of FOUR PAWS

Images of the lions in our Big Cat SANCTUARIES LIONSROCK and FELIDA

Rescue Mina

Blind cat eluded cat thieves and stumbled her way to safety

Cuddling kills: FOUR PAWS warns tourists to avoid cruel lion petting farms

FOUR PAWS warns tourists to avoid cruel lion petting farms

FOUR PAWS demands: No animal torture deals with the USA

EU wants to import more beef from the USA

Speranta – A Shelter called Hope

FOUR PAWS partner shelter in Bucharest

Clean Meat & Food Innovation

How meat is created without harming animals

Coca Cola must end animal abuse

Help us tell Coca Cola to never allow such animal suffering again

#SaveTheSaddestBears

Bears are still kept in appalling conditions. Their owners often use them for profit. Whether for bile extraction, training hunting dogs or...

#THANKSEBAY!

It’s becoming more and more common to buy pets online via classified ads sites. No matter if you are seeking a puppy, a kitten, a rabbit or...

#RUTHLESSTRADE

With no clear rules and regulations within the European Union tigers are being bred, traded and moved with no one really knowing exactly ...

End the Cage Age

Cage farming is a nightmare that we can end. Caged farming is cruel, unnecessary and has no place in Europe. Caged farming i...

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helping animals in crisis

Find out more about FOUR PAWS aid to animals in crisis regions

companion animals

Our topics around dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets

wild animals

Everything important about local and exotic wildlife

Farm animals

Now inform about cattle, pigs, chickens, geese, sheep & Co

nutrition

Delicious, healthy and varied diet is also animal friendly

Stray ANimals

Worldwide projects to neuter stray dogs and cats

FOUR PAWS work in Brussels

FOUR PAWS is making sure that animals are not neglected by politicians by influencing our policymakers and build alliances with other animal welfare partners to keep improving the welfare of millions of animals worldwide.
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Rescue Moo

FOUR PAWS was able to turn his life around

Rescue Suzana and Bruno

FOUR PAWS transferred two brown bears to cooperation partner Bear Refuge Kuterevo in Croatia

Rescue Rocco

FOUR PAWS rescues bears from a tiny cage in Albania

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Look at Meimo 🐻 enjoying his spacious and beautiful outdoor enclosure with an amazing view over the Swiss mountains⛰️ at Arosa Bear Sanctuary (Arosa Bärenland)! Even at night he wouldn't stop explori...