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Apr 25, 2012More than 100,000 People to the UN: "The Humane Future We Want for Farm Animals"WSPA supporters ask world leaders to put animal welfare on the Rio+20 agenda. (more) |
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Jan 17, 2012100,000 Dogs to Walk in WSPA’s Virtual March to Fight Rabies and Animal CrueltyOne week from today, an estimated 100,000 virtual dogs will “march” across the Internet to deliver a global message: Use collars, not cruelty, in the fight against rabies.The dogs – all of who have been named and virtually "collared" by animal welfare advocates around the world – represent the strong global support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals’ (WSPA) “Collars Not Cruelty” campaign, which promotes vaccination as an alternative to mass dog killings. (more) |
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Dec 15, 2011WSPA Launches Campaign to Place Humane Treatment of Farm Animals on UN Conference AgendaThe World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) today launched a global campaign to improve the lives of tens of millions of farm animals worldwide. The organization is working to raise public awareness of the inherent relationship between better animal welfare, the environmental and economic sustainability, and also urging people to sign a letter to put animal welfare on the agenda at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio +20) in June 2012. (more) |
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Dec 08, 2011WSPA and True Blood’s Kristin Bauer Celebrate Successful Dog Vaccination ProjectActress Kristin Bauer has announced her support for the World Society for the Protection of Animals’ (WSPA) Collars Not Cruelty campaign to protect dogs from cruelty and rabies. Bauer, who plays vampire Pam in the smash-hit series True Blood, announced her support for WSPA’s campaign after hearing about the brutal ways in which nearly 20 million dogs are killed every year, often in failed attempts to control rabies. (more) |
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Sep 27, 2011WSPA Demands “Collars Not Cruelty” in the Fight against RabiesEvery year, more than 55,000 people around the world die from rabies. In response, nearly 20 million dogs are needlessly and cruelly killed in misguided attempts to control the disease. Today, on World Rabies Day, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is calling for “Collars Not Cruelty” and asking governments worldwide to tackle rabies through the only humane and effective solution: mass vaccination of dogs.(more) |
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Video: Collars Not Cruelty in the Fight Against Rabies
Every year, more than 55,000 people around the world die from rabies. In response, nearly 20 million dogs are needlessly and cruelly killed in misguided attempts to control the disease. Today, on World Rabies Day, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is calling for “Collars Not Cruelty” and asking governments worldwide to tackle rabies through the only humane and effective solution: mass vaccination of dogs.
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PDF: High Steaks: a humane and sustainable 'farm to fork' beef system in the U.S.
PDF: Enhancing rural livelihoods and nutrition through higher welfare poultry production in India.
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