“For as long as I can remember I have been distressed by the terrible conditions in which our street dogs live and how they are treated. Through their kind donations, WSPA supporters have given me a valuable opportunity to make things better for them and for our local people.” Shevanti Jayasuriya, Blue Paw Trust, Sri Lanka
What we do… s Strive to prevent the suffering of the hundreds of millions of stray animals that endure persecution, disease and starvation. s Support and initiate projects which help the world’s 90 million working horses, donkeys and mules – many of which are forced to work despite suffering from malnutrition and injury. s Help pet animals that are not cared for properly. s Campaign to stop cats and dogs being killed and sold as meat. s Educate owners in how to care for the animals upon which they rely.
Stray situation: There are around one billion stray and unwanted cats and dogs in the world.
What we’ll do next…
Thank you
s Continue to encourage governments to introduce humane and effective ways to manage dog and cat populations in their countries. We hope the population control programme we introduced to Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2007 will serve as a helpful model for other Asian countries.
Because of you we are able to support numerous projects that help cats, dogs and working equines in countries all around the world.
s Concentrate our efforts in the Middle East and Central America to promote responsible pet ownership and the need for companion animals to receive proper veterinary care. s Support Animal Freedom Korea in the battle against the dog and cat meat trade and investigate other countries which are also involved.
Gentle touch: A vet from Brazilian member society Defensores dos Animais checks out a patient at the WSPA-backed clinic.
©Marco Pinto
s Extend our successful project, which provided care and treatment to nearly 2,000 working horses in Lampang, Thailand, to needy horses and ponies in Cambodia.
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