THIS IS ROCCO

After a long journey, the rescued bear from Albania is finally at his new home

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The trade in big cats from Europe is booming.

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FOUR PAWS rescues orphaned bear cub from basement

The bear is now safe at species-appropriate BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina

Ruthless Czech tiger trader walks free after suspended sentence

FOUR PAWS calls on the European Commission to finally ban tiger trade

Rescued lions from Albanian horror zoo arrive at new home

FOUR PAWS brings Lenci, Zhaku and Bobby to Dutch Big Cat Centre FELIDA

Freedom for three orphaned bear siblings in Bulgaria

FOUR PAWS helps to release bear trio into the wild after a year of preparation

Two lions rescued from Gaza arrive at FOUR PAWS sanctuary in South Africa

Motan and Pisa finally get the chance to heal from their difficult past at LIONSROCK

FOUR PAWS rescues 47 zoo animals from the Gaza Strip

The animals are taken to sanctuaries in Jordan and South Africa

Tiger Caruso finds his happy ending at LIONSROCK

FOUR PAWS transfers cruelly traded tiger from Netherlands to South Africa

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#RUTHLESSTRADE

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

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End the suffering of Vietnamese bile bears

The gallbladder of the bile bear is punctured with a needle through the abdominal wall. The anaesthetic is often administered ...

Canned Lion Hunting

Born to be killed: lion hunting in South Africa

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Together with the Fur Free Alliance we call on yet another luxury fashion brand to go fur-free!

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Rescue Rocco

FOUR PAWS rescues bears from a tiny cage in Albania

Rescue Lili, Lulu and Lac

The impromptu rescue of three nameless Asiatic black bears

Rescue Bear Cub

FOUR PAWS rescues orphaned bear cub from basement

Rescue Keo, Lim, Dieu, San and Khoai Lang

Five bears rescued from agonising conditions in Vietnam

Rescue Dushi

A new beginning for bear Dushi at our BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz

Rescue Laska

FOUR PAWS rescues Ukrainian baiting bear

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A South Africa without lions – one of the iconic Big Five species – is unimaginable. But we could soon face a world without these magnificent African ambassadors, as the breeding of lions for commerci...