Act Beautiful this World Animal Week

There's nothing more beautiful than a world that respects animals and their welfare. So we're joining forces with our friends at The Body Shop to show that animals matter.

FARM WELFARE

Imprisoned in a cage so small she can’t even turn around, she will spend her entire life in utter misery.  She stands in her own filth on a cold, bare, concrete floor.  Treated as little more than a breeding and milking machine, she’s forced to give birth to endless litters of piglets. 

NZ DOLPHIN MISERY FINALLY OVER

After years of unnatural captivity and isolation from podmates, Kelly, the one remaining dolphin at New Zealand’s Napier Marineland died on 11 September 2008.  Her death signals the end of an era. Kelly was the last surviving captive dolphin in the country.

NEW KAREN WALKER T AVAILABLE FROM THE BODY SHOP

WSPA New Zealand has teamed up with top fashion designer Karen Walker again this World Animal Week. 

BLIND BEARS START NEW LIVES

Two blind bears that spent their lives in tiny, rusting cages found new homes in the large woodland enclosures of the world’s biggest bear sanctuary last week – part of a groundbreaking project funded by WSPA.

MEMBER SOCIETY SAVES CUBS FROM BEAR BAITING

WSPA member society Bioresource Research Center (BRC) worked with government wildlife authorities to carry out a daring confiscation in June. Their own safety was threatened as they rescued two bear cubs from poachers in Pakistan.

SPANISH COMPANY STOPPED FROM TRANSPORTING HORSES

The Spanish company with the worst record for breaking transport regulations is no longer transporting horses after authorisation for five of its vehicles was withdrawn and ten others were stopped and fined by the authorities.