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#BreakTheViciousCycle

Add your support to end the captive breeding in South Africa

End the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

An estimated 30 million dogs and an unknown number of cats enter the meat trade every year making it arguably one of the most severe...&nbs...

Pandemics and Animal Welfare

Together we can prevent the outbreak of future pandemics

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Let’s create a world where animal-friendly fashion is the only kind of fashion!

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LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary

A FOUR PAWS sanctuary in South Africa since 2006

Farm Animals

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Climate and Animal Welfare

Factory farming is damaging the planet

Companion Animals

Our topics around dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets

Rapid Response for Animals

FOUR PAWS assists animals in the of conflict

Disaster Relief for Animals

FOUR PAWS helps animals in the face of disaster

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The FOUR PAWS Guide for Gifting Kind Fashion in 2024

This season, use our Wear It Kind Directory to help you give the gift of kind fashion

Ways to #EatKinder This Holiday Season

FOUR PAWS provides tips for cruelty-free holiday meals to support a more compassionate lifestyle

Animals Are Not Presents

Gifting someone a pet puts them at risk of ending up in shelters

In the Luangta Maha Bua Temple in Thailand, the Buddhist monks are keeping around 147 tigers which they treat as "pets": visitors can have their picture taken with the animals at a high price, pet them and even lead them around on a leash

FOUR PAWS Advocates for Animal-Friendly Adventures

Encouraging travellers to make conscious choices for animal welfare these holidays

The 72-hours festive pet safety guide

Things to do 72-hours before the 25th

The ultimate cruelty-free gift guide

The perfect gift guide for the holiday shopper who is a compassionate perfectionist who wants to give a cruelty-free gift

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