More than 100,000 People to the UN: "The Humane Future We Want for Farm Animals"

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST

WSPA supporters ask world leaders to put animal welfare on the Rio+20 agenda.

100,000 Dogs to Walk in WSPA's Virtual March to Fight Rabies and Animal Cruelty

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

One 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.

WSPA Launches Campaign to Place Humane Treatment of Farm Animals on UN Conference Agenda

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

The 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.

WSPA and True Blood's Kristin Bauer Celebrate Successful Dog Vaccination Project

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Actress 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.

WSPA Demands "Collars Not Cruelty" in the Fight against Rabies

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:00:00 EST

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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More than 100,000 People to the UN: "The Humane Future We Want for Farm Animals"

100,000 Dogs to Walk in WSPA's Virtual March to Fight Rabies and Animal Cruelty

WSPA Launches Campaign to Place Humane Treatment of Farm Animals on UN Conference Agenda

WSPA and True Blood's Kristin Bauer Celebrate Successful Dog Vaccination Project

WSPA Demands "Collars Not Cruelty" in the Fight against Rabies