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Lion Nikola at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary

A sheep is rescued after the ship Badr 1 sank - live export tragedy

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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...

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FOUR PAWS Urges SA to Ban Live Animal Exports by Sea

On Ban Live Exports International Awareness Day, advocates demand urgent government action

Fiona Miles, Director of FOUR PAWS in South Africa recieving gold for big cat documentary, Dethroned at the ITFFA awards

Dethroned Honoured at 2025 ITFFA Awards

Groundbreaking investigative big cat documentary Dethroned wins Gold

Thailand’s Captive Lion Population Triples

FOUR PAWS South Africa calls for global action as Thailand’s captive lion population surges

Behind the Scenes: Big Cat Trade to India

According to commercial shipping data and international trade records, India has imported at least 540 live big cats from over nine countries

Press Statement

FOUR PAWS Response to DFFE's Statement Delivered by Deputy Minister Narend Singh at the 6th BIOFIN Conference in Santiago, Chile

FOUR PAWS Policy Advisor, Nicola van Wyk briefs SAPS on SA animal cruelty legislation

Capacitating SAPS to Protect Animals

FOUR PAWS and Cart Horse Protection Association team up to strengthen law enforcement of the Animals Protection Act

FOUR PAWS Welcomes Pandemic Agreement

Newly adopted agreement will help prevent pandemics at source before humans and animals suffer

Dog Gamora and her new owner Michael on the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town

World Rescue Dog Day: Adopt Don’t Shop!

FOUR PAWS urges South Africans to open their hearts to shelter animals

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Leopard Bakari at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary

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