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Help us reach 2 million signatures in 2008.

WSPA is joining hundreds of other animal welfare organizations around the world, urging the United Nations to adopt an international agreement on the welfare of animals. The "Animals Matter to Me" petition urges the United Nations to adopt a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare similar to earlier initiatives on human rights and the environment. By signing the petition you will be conveying to your Government that animals – and their welfare – matter to you.

Please add your name to the million already collected. Sign the petition >>
 


Urgent help needed for animals that cyclone survivors depend on  
An emergency veterinary team from WSPA is on stand-by in Thailand awaiting entry authority to cyclone struck Myanmar to assess and relieve the suffering of thousands of animals that human survivors depend on for food and their livelihoods.
Dying to entertain you  
A performing dolphin called Sharky has died during a live stunt show at Discovery Cove, in Orlando, Florida, owned by brewery and theme park operator Anheuser-Busch.
Whaling resumes in Norway  
Norwegian whalers yesterday made the first kill of the season: a calf. Though the majority of Norwegians are against the cruelty inflicted by whaling, Norwegian whalers are set to kill 1,052 whales in the hunts that started on Wednesday morning.
No excuses for cruelty  
In 2007, artist Guillermo Vargas showed an emaciated live dog in a Nicaraguan gallery. This year, when Vargas was invited to compete in an art show in Honduras, WSPA and member society the Honduras Association for the Protection of Animals and their Environment (AHPRA) acted to ensure this cruelty could not be repeated by any artist.
Protest against the suffering of Spanish bulls  
A public protest met the start of Catalonia's bullfighting season, which signals the slaughter of over a hundred bulls each year. Anti-bullfighting organizations took to the Barcelona streets in April to campaign against cruelty. Will you sign up to support them?








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