SCIENTIFIC WHALING NEED NOT BE HARMFUL TO WHALES

Madeira, 23 June 2009 - Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones has handed over more than 15,000 signatures to the Australian Environment Minister Garrett at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Madeira.

HELP GIVE ORANGUTANS LIKE INKA A BETTER LIFE

Meet Inka. She‘s only eighteen months old, but already she‘s experienced a shocking amount in her short life.

GREENLAND HUMPBACK WHALE REQUEST FROZEN

Madeira, 25th June 2009 – The International Whaling Commission has frozen a request by Greenland to kill 10 humpback whales. The World Society for the Protection of Animals welcomed the move.

‘NO DEAL’ ON NEW ZEALAND WHALING BAN

WSPA is urging the New Zealand Government to speak out against any proposal which would threaten the whaling ban, at this year’s International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Portugal.

VOICE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT LIVE EXPORT

Australia is the world’s largest exporter of animals for slaughter, with the sheep trade to the Middle East involving around 4 million animals annually.

EGYPTIAN PIG CULL: UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS

There continue to be conflicting reports on the situation in Egypt regarding the culling of pigs. Many of our supporters have written in to ask us for an update. 

SAMOAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO ANIMAL WELFARE

The world’s largest federation of animal welfare organisations has commended the Government of Samoa on its decision to endorse the development of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW).