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More than 100,000 People to the UN:
Apr 25, 2012

More 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)
WSPA celebrates the end of dog culling in Dhaka
Jan 20, 2012

WSPA celebrates the end of dog culling in Dhaka

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) congratulates the Dhaka City Corporation for enforcing an immediate ban on dog culls in response to the threat of rabies.  (more)
WSPA denounces latest proposal to ‘trade whale quotas’
Jan 12, 2012

WSPA denounces latest proposal to ‘trade whale quotas’

Scheme ignores reality that whales are conscious, intelligent animals, not stocks in trade.
WSPA criticises a proposed system that would give countries permits to catch a certain number of whales. In theory, the permits could then be traded so that ‘customers’ in one country – governments, whalers, conservation groups and any others that could afford the trade – could purchase permits from the whalers in another country.  

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The surprising benefits of animal welfare: New public campaign by WSPA aims to place humane treatment of farm animals on agenda at Rio +20 Summit
Dec 15, 2011

The surprising benefits of animal welfare: New public campaign by WSPA aims to place humane treatment of farm animals on agenda at Rio +20 Summit

United Nations, New York: 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 campaign will raise public awareness of the intrinsic relationship between animal welfare and environmental and economic sustainability.
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WSPA and True Blood’s Kristin Bauer Celebrate Successful Dog Vaccination Project in Bangladesh
Dec 08, 2011

WSPA and True Blood’s Kristin Bauer Celebrate Successful Dog Vaccination Project in Bangladesh

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 both cruelty and rabies.
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