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Balkasar's newest resident enjoys first taste of freedom

Dec 17, 2010
Chowti, the blind bear recently rescued from a life of bear baiting, has taken her first tentative steps in a new life without cruelty

WSPA helps Nicaragua enact strict animal welfare laws

Dec 8, 2010
On 2nd December 2010, Members of Nicaragua's National Assembly voted near unanimously to pass a law that includes some of the most stringent measures in animal welfare legislation in the world.

Christmas cruelty: investigation exposes reindeer mistreatment

Dec 6, 2010
A WSPA investigation has revealed that one of Christmas’ most popular symbols, the reindeer, is subjected to immense suffering in large-scale round-ups and slaughter in Sweden and Finland.

Holiday Gifts for the Animal Lover

Dec 6, 2010
Really Wild Gifts help animals and people around the world

A new bear at Balkasar

Nov 26, 2010
Chowti, a six year old female Asiatic black bear, was confiscated following an illegal bear baiting event in Pakistan last week and has been brought to the sanctuary at Balkasar.

Faroese slaughter record number of pilot whales in 2010

Nov 26, 2010
The Danish North Atlantic territory of the Faroe Islands has killed a total of 1,115 pilot whales to date in 2010, making it the largest kill of any whale species in the world.

New report from Vietnam exposes persistent use of bear bile

Nov 23, 2010
WSPA is calling on Vietnamese authorities to strengthen enforcement measures and promote the use of numerous herbal alternatives to cut continued use of bear bile in Vietnam

New refuge opens for Pakistan's bears

Nov 1, 2010
Three bears in Pakistan, first saved from being used as bait for attack dogs and later saved from drowning in the recent floods, are the first inhabitants of a new sanctuary funded by WSPA, which opens in Pakistan today.

WSPA hails new ISO Standard as first to promote animal welfare

Nov 1, 2010
WSPA celebrates the inclusion of animal welfare in the newly launched ISO Standard 26000.

New Ontario bill to prevent tragic tiger maulings

Nov 1, 2010
WSPA applauds bill to licence the keeping of exotic animals and urges fast passage.

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