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22,000 € for a Tiger?

The trade in big cats from Europe is booming.

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End the suffering of Vietnamese bile bears

The gallbladder of the bile bear is punctured with a needle through the abdominal wall. The anaesthetic is often administered ...

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Calves considered by-product of buffalo mozzarella production suffer cruel fate

FOUR PAWS continues to uncover brutal business of Italy's buffalo farms

Dogs in autum

Guide for dog owners

Last Day on Lombok

Looking back on our 15 day mission in Indonesia

Rescue Hoa Lan and Hoa Tra

FOUR PAWS rescued another abused pair after more than 12 years in cages

Dog Meat Trade Indonesia

Beach paradise turns into hell for thousands of animals every year

30 Years of FOUR PAWS

In 1988, Heli Dungler in Austria founded the internationally active animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS.

wildlife SANCTUARIES

We provide species-appropriate homes for rescued animals all over the world.

Big Cat Sanctuary LIONSROCK

A species-appropriate home for more than 100 animals, mainly big cats rescued from zoos, private captivity or the entertainment industry.

Geretteter Tiger aus Syrien genießt die Abendsonne in FELIDA

FELIDA Big Cat Centre

Our FOUR PAWS rescue centre for big cats in the Netherlands

Dancing Bears Park Belitsa

A safe haven for former dancing bears

Bär Pashuk aus dem BÄRENWALD Prishtina

BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina

The FOUR PAWS BEAR SANCTUARY in Kosovo

BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach

An animal-friendly home for abused bears since 1998

BEAR SANCTUARY Mueritz

The biggest BEAR SANCTUARY in Western Europe

Arosa Bear Sanctuary

The first bear sanctuary in Switzerland

Domazhyr Bear Sanctuary

The FOUR PAWS BEAR SANCTUARY in Ukraine

BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

A new home for bile bears at the BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh!

Big Cat Centre TIERART

FOUR PAWS offers an animal-friendly sanctuary in Germany

Animal Rescues

Read more about our emotional animal rescues.

Rescue May and Binh Yen

FOUR PAWS ends the keeping of bile bears in Ninh Binh province

Rescue Masoud and Terez

Two Bulgarian lion cubs find a new home in our Big Cat Centre FELIDA

Rescue Riku

FOUR PAWS brings Albanian bear Riku to DANCING BEARS PARK Belitsa

Rescue Ivan-Asen

Rescued from a zoo in Bulgaria and brought to our Big Cat Centre FELIDA

Rescue Manya

Ukrainian restaurant bear rescued by FOUR PAWS

Rescue Jeta

New home for one of Europe's saddest bears

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