In a historic move, South Korea is paving the way for other countries to follow suit More International animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has released the third edition of its Animal Welfare in Fashion report. More The FOUR PAWS campaign to end the dog and cat meat trade in Southeast Asia has received overwhelming global support: two million people demanded an end! More FOUR PAWS partners with artist Sonny Sundancer to paint a tiger mural in New York City More Getting all remaining bile bears to safety and shutting down farms across Vietnam More A two-part report series that reveals the broad environmental and animal welfare costs of utilising animals for fashion More Every single year, millions of animals worldwide burn to death in barn fires. More Artist Sophie Gamand joined the FOUR PAWS team on a Stray Animal Care programme in Moldova. More A whopping five billion animals are used for fashion every year. Many customers remain unaware of the suffering inflicted on animals in this industry. More Which bear will be the champion of sleep? More Celebrate the world class vets at the helm of our emergency rescue missions. More
FOUR PAWS travels to Syria to deliver 20 tonnes of farm animal feed and 3.6 tonnes of dog and cat food to the city of Jindires. Read more. More
The FOUR PAWS Rapid Response Mission in Türkiye delivers feed and aid to animals affected by the earthquakes. Blog by Fabian Chaundy. More Meet some of the FOUR PAWS female animal guardians More World Spay Day advocates spaying and neutering as a proven means of saving lives More
It's a race against time More Meet the happy rescued animal couples who call our sanctuaries home More Support even in the most difficult times – Project Kishka More Let's take a look back at the biggest rescues & milestones of 2022. From bears and big cats to dogs and cats, we fight for Animal Welfare. Worldwide. More Key decisions from the global wildlife trade summit More The holidays are just around the corner. Enjoy our animal-friendly gifting tips and some key events that brought more compassion in the fashion industry. More
Food systems make up a third of manmade greenhouse gases, so why did COP27 fail to deliver on this fundamental issue? Find out more! More Can anything be done at CITES CoP19 to help prevent it? More Blog by Sarah Locke, Head of Programmes, FOUR PAWS South Africa More
FOUR PAWS Stray Animal Care Ukraine: The life of a stray animal is a tough one. Strays are vulnerable to hunger, illness, injuries, and mistreatment. More Myth-busting facts about tigers More
Tigers are on the brink of extinction. How did this happen and how does the trade industry work? What is the difference between legal and illegal trade? More
Early one morning in 2021, dog caretaker Sary woke up to a call from a colleague. A minivan carrying 61 dogs headed for slaughter in had been intercepted. More Global and local fashion brands at a special Wear it Kind photoshoot More Animal caretaker and administration supporter, Gerlinde Mairhofer gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the sanctuary! More Susanne Penschke tells us more about her job as an animal caretaker at BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz More Afien Groenhof-Westra is an animal caretaker at FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary and gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes More Little Chico was sold with neither passport, nor proof of vaccination, and with a deadly disease More A blog post by Vanessa Amoroso, Head of Wild Animals in Trade at FOUR PAWS More Always remembered – FOUR PAWS dog Helga was rescued from the illegal puppy trade More Special in every way – cat Puma was a fighter More The greatest love and the greatest loss! More Chief Animal Caretaker for Big Cats, Christopher Nunheim, gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the wild animal sanctuary in Germany More Without her vital vaccinations, Bella fell ill with canine parvovirus and her family did everything they could to save her More
Meet the 'foster mothers' who are caring for the orphans of the Bornean rainforest More Our team arrive in Jordan to provide medical attention More Poor breeding conditions left both of Elina’s puppies fighting for their lives More Reggie immediately became seriously unwell, leading to Richard starting a campaign against the illegal puppy trade More After 8 long months of emotional turmoil and stress, Christine is still dealing with the ramifications of the illegal puppy trade More Animal Caretaker Bianca Wöhlke gives us a look behind the scenes at the German bear sanctuary More How an Australian wool producing family successfully ended the painful practice of mulesing More Developing the international pandemic instrument More FOUR PAWS reveals the truth behind Sportalm's fur greenwashing. More
Recognising the positive contribution made to animal and human welfare in Vinnytsia More Site Manager, Florian Eiserlo, gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the German wild animal sanctuary. More The main successes towards ending the illegal puppy trade in Europe during 2021 More The company's sustainability manager explains their journey to sheep-friendly practices More New survey of 97 wool producers shows proven success of the non-mulesed system More How the German mountain sports brand is leading the way to happy sheep and happy customers More Chief Animal Caretaker Tim Zeller gives us a look behind the scenes at the German wild animal sanctuary More In this interview the animal caretaker Erin Timmer gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes! More Curator Juno van Zon gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the sanctuary! More The first-ever dog meat investigations in Borneo revealed a rampant dog meat trade More FOUR PAWS, one of the world’s largest animal welfare organisations, began because of fur More
FOUR PAWS joins forces with classified ad sites to protect pets using new technology piloted in Ireland More FOUR PAWS is mobilising policy makers and supporters to amend a new EU law to ban illegal puppy dealers from online marketplaces. More Three important projects to ending stray animal suffering in Eastern Europe More Animal Caretaker Sabine Steinmeier gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the sanctuary! More Unimaginable suffering of the thousands of animals trapped onboard livestock vessels More
Our stray animal care team set on a mission to help stop the suffering of Thailand's rural dog populations More What is being done to prevent future pandemics? More How the tourism industry can help! More What a pandemic means for stray cats and dogs More Petition to end the dog and cat meat trade in Southeast Asia reaches milestone More Dogs saved from Cambodian dog meat trade, take 'Freedom Flights' to U.S. for Adoption More The huge environmental impacts of South American soy imports used as animal feed in European factory farms More #SaddestBears Ukraine More
In Indonesia every year millions of dogs and cats are stolen from their families, crammed into cages and transported to slaughterhouses and markets. More
Help came during tough times for one fisherman, his family and his dogs. More A short window of opportunity to prevent the deaths of thousands of dogs More New economic report highlights financial and sheep welfare success of wool producers who have ended mulesing More A first-hand account of the gruesome dog (and cat) meat trade More In recent years, FOUR PAWS had several successful missions in rescuing big cats from war-torn countries such as Iraq, Gaza and Syria More The economic effects of the next pandemic could set us back for years More
When a routine police stopped a taxi in Vietnam - they were shocked with what was laying on the back seat. More
Influencer Rebecca Louise shares travelling with a purpose More
The potential of a very dangerous season in the midst of a pandemic More Without change, the past will repeat itself More The closure of these markets to protect people and animals is essential More Live animal transports during coronavirus situation More
Medical care for over 500 animals in Kambosha, Silk Island in Cambodia. More
Orphan orangutans need around the clock care, our caregivers act as foster mothers to the apes in need More Denise Zöhrer looks where others turn away More 6 Lucky Survivors Rescued, Find New Life in the U.S. More A story like a horror movie More This is a true story - our investigators recount the terrifying journey animals experience in the dog and cat meat trade. This text narrates the extremely.. More
The Romanian wilderness in the Danube Delta is one of the few remaining places in Europe where wild horses can live free. However, their existence was at... More Asia Canine Protection Alliance helps provide medical care for confiscated dogs More A moments decision between life or death: Neary and Sopol get a second chance! More Animal protection the new ethical fashion frontier More Why fur is not the eco-friendly choice More Our campaign, launched together with the Fur Free Alliance 2018 caused the entire Prada Group to no longer use real fur for the summer collection 2020. More Former Bile Bear Sao died due to internal bleeding caused by rat poisening. Our team fought for his life for more than 12 hours but was unable to save him. More Finally at home at the Arosa Bear Sanctuary More
Celebrities, politicians and animal welfare experts call on eBay to take action against the cruel puppy trade More
Ioana Dungler reflects on one of our most dramatic rescue missions so far and how we managed to finally rescue the animals from "Europe's worst zoo in... More
As the director of the Disaster Relief unit, I know that animals are important to all communities affected by any kind of disaster. More
After hurricane Florence hit the American east coast, a FOUR PAWS team set out to deliver and distribute supplies. More
Looking back on our 15 day mission in Indonesia More
Our dangerous mission to the Indonesian islands struck by earthquakes that left hundreds of animals in urgent need More
eBay is making unconvincing excuses why they do not believe in seller identity verification while illegal puppy trade is still happening on their platform. More In 1988, Heli Dungler founded the internationally active animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS in Austria More
In wake of the impending "Day Zero" in Cape Town, South Africa, FOUR PAWS have developed a plan for disaster relief work. More 
