We are a member of a coalition that is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act More Getting all remaining bile bears to safety and shutting down farms across Vietnam More FOUR PAWS USA supports bills at the federal, state, and local levels that will help improve the lives of animals in America and beyond. More FOUR PAWS partners with artist Sonny Sundancer to paint a tiger mural in New York City More FOUR PAWS is working to end circus crueltyby advocating for a ban of Elephants, Big Cats, Primates, Giraffes, And Bears In Traveling Exhibits in MA. More Every single year, millions of animals worldwide burn to death in barn fires. More Wildfire Smoke: How to Protect your Pet 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 Mulesing is a cruel practice which harms baby lambs. Learn more about mulesing and what you can do to help lambs. More Our veterinarians are facing a mental health crisis. Help spread awareness and reduce the stigma around mental health issues.
More Celebrate the world class vets at the helm of our emergency rescue missions. More Artist Sophie Gamand joined the FOUR PAWS team on a Stray Animal Care programme in Moldova. 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 Meet the FOUR PAWS female animal guardians More
The FOUR PAWS Rapid Response Mission in Türkiye delivers feed and aid to animals affected by the earthquakes. Blog by Fabian Chaundy. More
It's a race against time More New survey of 97 wool producers shows proven success of the non-mulesed system More Inspired by March Madness, a contest to see which bear will be the champion of sleep. More To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we wanted to share some of our favorite animal romances! More Always remembered – FOUR PAWS dog Helga was rescued from the illegal puppy trade More On Giving Tuesday 2022, we raised money to fly 9 survivors of the dog and cat meat trade from Cambodia to the United States to find their forever homes 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 to big cats to elephants to dogs and cats; we fight for animals, worldwide. 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 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 Key decisions from the global wildlife trade summit More The passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act is a big win for big cats. It will prohibit the keeping of lions, tigers, and other big cats in the US. More 10 gift ideas for animal-friendly, cruelty-free, and sustainable fashion this holiday season. More AT COP27, world leaders came together to discuss solutions to climate change. More Blog by Sarah Locke, Head of Programs, FOUR PAWS South Africa More Can anything be done at CITES CoP19 to help prevent the next pandemic? More A guide to animal-free candy for Halloween. More Black cats, bats, and spiders—spooky animals are less terrifying (and more helpful) than you might think. 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 Global and local fashion brands showcased 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 Watch the whole collection! More Blog by Ruxandra Cracea, Wildlife Trade Campaigner, FOUR PAWS More A blog post by Vanessa Amoroso, Head of Wild Animals in Trade at FOUR PAWS More Myth-busting facts about tigers More Chief Animal Caretaker Tim Zeller gives us a look behind the scenes at our German wild animal sanctuary 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 Rescued from the cat meat trade in Vietnam, meet the cats who took their freedom flights to the US. More Animal Caretaker Bianca Wöhlke gives us a look behind the scenes at the German bear sanctuary More Our team arrive in Jordan to provide medical attention More How an Australian wool producing family successfully ended the painful practice of mulesing More Developing the international pandemic instrument More
Recognising the positive contribution made to animal and human welfare in Vinnytsia 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 What is philanthropy and how can it help animals More Site Manager, Florian Eiserlo, gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the German wild animal sanctuary. More The Beirut Bears were rescued from a zoo within Lebanon. After many obstacles, the bears were finally transported to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in the US. More All the dogs who took their freedom flights to the US have found their forever homes More Animal Caretaker Sabine Steinmeier gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes at the sanctuary! More Kaavan, Cher and Dr. Amir Khalil star in Smithsonian Documentary on the ground-breaking rescue More
Our stray animal care team set on a mission to help stop the suffering of Thailand's rural dog populations More What can we learn from bears that hibernate? More
Orphan orangutans need around the clock care, so our caregivers act as foster mothers to the apes in need More
Meet the "foster mothers" who are caring for the orphans of the Bornean rainforest More Meet The Remarkable Woman Who Has Helped Create Global Impact More FOUR PAWS partners with influencer to #FightForCats and end the cat meat trade in Southeast Asia More
Afien Groenhof-Westra is animal caretaker at FELIDA Big Cat Centre More
Erin Liewes is animal caretaker at FELIDA Big Cat Centre More
Juno van Zon is committed to animals in conflict areas More
Simone Schuls is the manager of FELIDA Big Cat Centre More It was a matter of life and death and the odds were 50/50 for the 18-year-old tiger Tomi, who was rescued by tiger Mirza More Animal lover shares her experience with cub petting in South Africa More Travel Kind while away and at home More How to be an animal-friendly traveler More We are calling on the public to be responsible travelers and Travel Kind – for the future of humankind, the planet and for animals. More These bears deserve a brighter future 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 In recent years, FOUR PAWS had several successful missions in rescuing big cats from war-torn countries such as Iraq, Gaza and Syria More
A potentially strong hurricane season in the midst of a pandemic More
When a routine police stopped a taxi in Vietnam - they were shocked with what was laying on the back seat. More Live animal transports during coronavirus situation More 6 Lucky Survivors Rescued, Find New Life in the U.S. More This is a true story: Our investigators recount the terrifying journey animals experience in the dog and cat meat trade More The Romanian horses were once at serious risk. More Asia Canine Protection Alliance helps provide medical care for confiscated dogs More The Lion King, 2019 More Caution helps to protect dogs and cats More A moments decision between life or death: Neary and Sopol get a second chance! More Rising Global Temperatures in 2019 Affect Humans and Their Beloved Pets 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 The American East Coast was hit hard by hurricane Florence, forcing thousands to leave their homes and their animals behind - we packed our bags to go and look out for them. 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 in Austria founded the internationally active animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS. More Cape Town is bracing itself for Day Zero More Enter lead text here More Enter lead text here More 
