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Featured article: Volcán de Fuego update: meet the animals we’re helping

July 05 2018

Helping a tiny puppy and saving horses from grazing on poison – read about the animals we've helped after the devastating eruption of Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) on June 3 near Guatemala Ci

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Animals in disasters

Disaster response team

Bad "medicine" must end for good

August 16 2018

Since 2005, World Animal Protection has been working with our partner Education for Nature (ENV) to end bear farming in Vietnam. We’re working with national and local governments to change and strengthen laws protecting bears and raising public awareness.

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Bear bile

There are no winners in the elephant tourism industry

August 11 2018

We know elephants are suffering at tourist attractions. But our new research reveals that their trainers and keepers – known as mahouts – are losing out too

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Our work with elephants

UN makes historic commitment to fight Ghost Gear

August 10 2018

We’ve successfully lobbied the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to protect marine animals by tagging fishing nets. This significant decision means sea animals will be less likely to be killed or entangled in lost or abandoned fishing gear

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Sea change campaign

Landmark sea sanctuary study for captive dolphins announced

August 08 2018

A world-leading study is underway to test the possibility of a sea sanctuary for the last captive dolphins in New south Wales.

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Animals in the wild

Thousands of animals suffering after floods in Costa Rica

August 02 2018

We rush to rescue 16,000 dogs, cows, horses, cats and other animals, who’ve been left weak and injured by the disaster in the Limón region

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Animals in disasters

Disaster response team

Captive tiger breeding breeds suffering. Thailand must enforce a ban

July 27 2018

This International Tiger Day (July 29), we’re urging Thai authorities to end captive tiger breeding for wildlife tourist attractions and the traditional medicine industry

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Animals in entertainment

Rangila the ‘dancing bear’ finally arrives safely at sanctuary

July 11 2018

After a series of dramatic ups and downs, Nepal’s last known ‘dancing bear’ arrived today (July 11) at a specialist sloth bear sanctuary in India. He was wrongfully placed in a substandard zoo earlier in 2018

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Our work with bears

To stop the deaths of countless marine animals, we need to tag fishing gear

July 10 2018

To help stop marine animals being harmed by lost fishing gear, we’re calling on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to ensure all fishing nets are tagged by 2025

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Sea change campaign

Rescued from a life of cruelty: three-year-old female bear being nursed back to health

July 08 2018

Used for "dancing" for all of her brief life, this young female bear was destined for a life of cruelty. Thankfully, she's now in the care of the incredible staff at our partner sanctuary in Pakistan.

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Bear dancing

Our work with bears