25 Years of Domestic Animals Protection

Working and companion animals

Working animals in developing countries have a fundamental impact on local communities and their economy.

In some countries as little as one healthy working animal can generate enough income to help sustain a whole family.

During the past five years, the WSPA humane programme for companion animals has been adopted in a number of Middle Eastern countries.

This has been an important achievement in an area of the world with limited experience of humane stray animal control.

WSPA has invested in mobile clinics to deliver out-reach veterinary care and best practice husbandry in several countries in Latin America, including Colombia and Nicaragua.

Over the past three years, WSPA has collaborated with member society, Brooke, on a large scale equine project to provide basic veterinary care, clean water and husbandry education in Afghanistan. 

This project now reaches an average of 12,000 working equines a month.

Stray animal control

WSPA has been at the forefront of humane stray animal control for the past 25 years.

A unique achievement 14 years ago in 1992, saw WSPA engage with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to produce the first globally recognised humane stray dog / rabies control programmed endorsed by the WHO and the United Nations.
 
In a number of countries, this led to a slow transition from unnecessary cruel methods of population control to more humane alternatives.

Progress has been made in many parts of the world including India, Indonesia, Latin America, Thailand, Eastern Europe and many other countries and regions of the world.

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