Fashion industry and FOUR PAWS work to relieve suffering

FOUR PAWS in South Africa recently releases a new report on the suffering of animals for the fashion industry.

Cow in pasture

FOUR PAWS says put cruelty-free fashion centre-stage

Seeking to end the use of animal-derived materials by the fashion world.

Leopard Tulani at LIONSROCK

Big cats: A tale of tails

Flicking… wagging… steering… swishing…A big cat’s tail sure has its own tale to tell.

Romanian lions Roman, Vincent, Ellie, Geena and Dolf at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in Bethlehem in South Africa.

THE FOUR PAWS YOUNG LIONS ROAR AWAY

The two FOUR PAWS sanctuary, LIONSROCK is not only a forever home to older big cats, but also for a few younger lions.

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is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

A beautiful lion

#BreakTheViciousCycle

Add your support to end the captive breeding in South Africa

Interception of dogs in Siem Reap Cambodia.

#TheySufferWeSuffer

Together we can prevent the outbreak of future pandemics

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 .....

#LiveKinder

We can all #LiveKinder. Let’s be kinder in what we eat, kinder in what we do and kinder in how we treat animals and the planet.

Tiger in black and white

#RUTHLESSTRADE

With no clear rules and regulations within the European Union tigers are being bred, traded and moved with no one really knowing exactly ...

Woman holding a goose

#WearItKind

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

Lion at LIONSROCK

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Argentinian Train Tigers arriving at LIONSROCK

2022 Rescues & Milestones

Take a look back at all we have accomplished together!

A piggery - many pigs in small confined metal stalls

COP27 Fails to Produce Transformative Change

The climate emergency demands a solidarity pact amongst nations - not a quick fix

#GoldenPride Release

FOUR PAWS takes over ten lions after non-compliance

Animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS takes over ten lions from provincial authorities after a compliance notice was issued to a Gauteng breeding facility

Lion cub-petting study finds alarming welfare concerns in animal tourism industry

First-of-its-kind study, published in Animals, analyses YouTube videos to substantiate stress behaviours from lion cubs handled by tourists seeking the “Simba effect”

Caged tiger

Saving big cats: Why we need a total closure of the commercial big cat industry in South Africa

Blog by Sarah Locke, Head of Programmes, FOUR PAWS South Africa

Lions Samson and Tom inspecting new enclosure

Survey shows South Africans want better legislative protection for all big cat species

A lion kept in a small cage at a South African lion farm where 30 lions were euthanized after being burned in a fire.

Screening of hard-hitting documentary alarms parliamentarians

The Wildlife documentary, Lions, Bones and Bullets, has shocked South African parliamentarians at a screening prior to international release.

Investigation into the big cat captive breeding in South Africa.

Big cats: the thin line between legal and illegal trade

Blog by Ruxandra Cracea, Wildlife Trade Campaigner, FOUR PAWS International

Tigers and lions behind a fence

CITES CoP19: The conference deciding the future of big cats

Blog by Vanessa Amoroso, Head of Wild Animals in Trade at FOUR PAWS International

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Lions Geena (left), Vincent (middle) and Roman (right)

The Journey of the Quintuplets

From Sadness to Special Care to South Africa

#TrainTigers

#TrainTigers

Stuck in a train carriage for 15 years

Rescue Shevar and Sharukh

Rescue Shevar and Sharukh

Home at LIONSROCK after Emergency Rescue

Rescue Tiger Caruso

Rescue Tiger Caruso

This beautiful tiger moved from our FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary to LIONSROCK in March this year.

Rescue Lions Motan and Pisa

Rescue Lions Motan and Pisa

Motan and Pisa have settled in incredibly well at our project LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary & Lodge!

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Rescue Bears Lili, Lulu and Lac

The impromptu rescue of three nameless Asiatic black bears

Bear Andri in Prishtina

Rescue Bear Cub Andri

FOUR PAWS rescues orphaned bear cub from basement

Bears in Vietnam

Rescue Bears Keo, Lim, Dieu, San and Khoai Lang

Five bears rescued from agonising conditions in Vietnam

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