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FOUR PAWS carried out 36 rescue missions and 134 vet checks in its sanctuaries and cooperation projects.

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This year FOUR PAWS spayed/neutered more than 30,000 stray dogs and cats worldwide!

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After supporters around the world sent over 270,000 emails and made over 5,000 calls and countless social media posts, Max Mara Fashion Group finally went fur-free.

#WearItKind

Together, we can drive an animal-friendly fashion future

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#ProtectMillions

Stolen. Killed. Eaten. End the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

#TheySufferWeSuffer

Pandemics and Animal Welfare: Support our demands for a world of higher animal welfare!

#StopTheTrucks

Live Animal Transport in Europe

#SaveTheSaddestBears

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

10 facts about pigs

What do you know about these remarkable animals?

10 facts about dogs

Surprising facts about “man’s best friend”

10 Facts about Brown Bears

Intriguing facts about one of the world's largest predators

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Photos of animals within the numbers 2025, including dogs, cats, tigers, cows, sheep, bears, and elephants

All the Best for 2025

Take a look at another successful year for animal welfare

Elephant Madhubala standing next to her sisters after being reuinted in Pakista

2024 Rescues & Accomplishments

A look back at some of our highlights and achievements for animals this year

The FOUR PAWS Guide for Gifting Kind Fashion in 2024

This season, use our Wear It Kind Directory to help you give the gift of kind fashion

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Animals Are Not Presents

Gifting someone a pet puts the animals at risk of ending up in shelters

Aid Arrives in Lebanon for Starving Stray Animals and Shelters

Ongoing conflicts have left thousands of cats and dogs homeless and in need of lifesaving help

Elephant Madhubala in front of her transport crate in Pakistan

Elephant Madhubala Reunites With Her Family After 15 Years of Separation

FOUR PAWS undertakes lifechanging rehoming and brings an end to zoo captivity of elephants in Pakistan

Nan Bray: The Compassionate Woolgrower

A high welfare sheep farm free from live lamb cutting helping to chart a new course for Australian wool

Eating The Future Documentary

The Documentary exposing the truth about factory farming

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LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary

A FOUR PAWS project in South Africa since 2006

BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

A FOUR PAWS project in Vietnam since 2017

BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz

A FOUR PAWS project in Germany since 2006

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Rescue Lion Diego

Frozen in fear in an inappropriate enclosure and now in his forever home

Sun bear cub Anuk at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh

Rescue Bear Anuk

The sun bear and the fate of the illegal wildlife trade

Rescue Elephant Madhubala

The last captive elephant in a zoo in Pakistan begins a new chapter as she is reunited with her family

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Stress-Free Through the Holiday Season

Tips for keeping your dog calm and safe in a hectic and crowded place

Are you and your animals storm-ready?

A guide to keeping your pets safe during storms and wildfires

When Your Dog Has a Cold – What to Do

Tips for dog owners: how to help your four-legged patient recover

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