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The WSPA charity (World Society for the Protection of Animals) are praising the heroic efforts of a small Israeli welfare charity in its latest appeal for funds. Pegasus is a charity set up to help the equines in Israel, and currently house 11 horses, 23 donkeys and 2 mules. Most of these animals were found injured, underfed or neglected, with many of the owners just children with no knowledge on how to care for their animal properly.

The charity, set up by Zvika Tamuz, will care for the animals and provide food and veterinary care until they are eventually re-homed. More then half the world’s population are dependent on equines for their livelihood, from cultivating land to transporting people and goods, equines work long hours in high temperatures. Many of these animals are kept in poor conditions and without enough rest or water, and many of the equines at Pegasus have had a very tough life.

WSPA support Pegasus by -

• Training workshops for the Israeli authorities in equine welfare
• Rescue, rehabilitation and re- homing
• Provision of veterinary care
• Providing education materials in Hebrew and Arabic
• Improving animal protection legislation

WSPA Middle East Programmes Manager, Alistair Findlay, said -

Sadly the animals are very cheap to buy, around £40, the equivalent of two computer games. Unfortunately most of these young owners have no knowledge of their needs and often simply abandon them at the roadside, here they are likely to be attacked by other animals, suffer abuse or become victims of the heavy traffic.WSPA is dedicated to helping Pegasus make real change for equines in Israel. Pegasus has the compassion and dedication, but there is a lack of time and money. Zvika shows untiring efforts in rescuing equines and working closely with the Israel authorities has found a balanced solution to the problem of mistreated equines.

The WSPA represents over 1000 wildlife charities in more than 150 countries in such far flung places as the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. They help to provide the equipment, training and knowledge to help improve animal welfare and increase access to veterinary services across the globe, but can only continue to do this thanks to your generous donations.

The WSPA strive to create a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty ends.

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The sanctuary featured in the BBC series, Orangutan Diary, a second series of which recently aired on BBC 2, provides care, rehabilitation, reintroduction for orangutans and the conservation of their natural habitat – the rainforest.

Offering much needed support to the WSPA charity through both customer awareness raising and vital funding, East Clothing have developed a range of fabulous accessories to be sold on April 9th with 20% of the profits going to the WSPA.

Michaela Strachan said -

It’s fab that East are supporting the World Society for the Protection of Animals by donating a percentage of the sale on a selection of items from their accessories. Every time one of these products is bought, moey will go to helping orangutans in Indonesia. Having filmed two series of ‘Orangutan Diary’ for the BBC, I have a very close connection with orangutans and their desperate plight – they nedd all the help they can get. I’m hugely grateful to east for helping to raise money and supporting these incredible animals and a great cause. 

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) works in regions of the world where few, if any, measures exist to protect animals. You can help them to continue their great work with a regular donation.

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The WSPA animal charity is responding to the current conflicts effects on working animals by pledging funds of US$10,000 to assist the Palestine Wildlife Society’s (PWLS) veterinary supplies.

The people of Gaza rely heavily on donkeys and horses as their primary means of transport for moving goods as fuel is scarce, but the health and wellbeing of these hard-working animals are deeply suffering during the current conflict. Many donkeys and horses have been killed by shrapnel, and those injured during the fighting are in desperate need of veterinary care.

The WSPA’s funding will enable PWLS to purchase such necessary equipment as syringes, gloves, saline and antibiotics to help save the lives of many injured animals in Gaza. Vets will be working alongside the PWLS to also administer first aid to injured dogs and cats that have been also been injured during the current struggles.

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The WSPA animal charity is delighted that the national retail outlet Sainsbury’s announced that from February 2009 it will no longer sell eggs from battery hens. The company had already earned the Compassion in World Farming ‘Good Egg Award’ for last year.

Sainsbury’s is the first major retailer to withdraw all the whole eggs it sells from battery cages, which is 1.6 million eggs every day, that’s 600 million eggs a year! An EU wide ban is set to start in 2012, but Sainsbury’s appear to have moved with times to show they are market leaders when it comes to animal friendly shopping.

Food Business Manager at Compassion in World Farming, Rowen West-Henzell, said –

‘We are over the moon that Sainsbury’s has gone cage-free almost a year ahead of the store’s original 2010 commitment. The scale of this move is breathtaking, with a total of 2.3 million hens every year now living cage-free as a result. We have worked closely with the Sainsbury’s team throughout this transition. What stands out is their dedicated hard work and a genuine commitment to continuously improving life for all farm animals in their supply chain. Let this be an example to the other ‘big-four’ UK supermarkets who have failed to match Sainsbury’s on this issue.’

The majority of the world’s farm animals currently live in miserable factory conditions raised under production line methods with high outputs being achieved by subjecting the animals to intense and prolonged suffering. In terms of the sheer scale of number, hens and chickens get the worst deal.

WSPA UK Regional Director, John Gray, said -

‘The WSPA commends this inspirational move by Sainsbury’s to significantly improve their animals welfare policy and look forward to other supermarket chains following suit to make battery caged birds a thing of the past.’

The WSPA charity works globally to address animal welfare issues and is working to end factory farming. Your donations could help end all forms of farm animal cruelty and help stop factory farming in its tracks.

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The WSPA animal charity is urging everyone to tune in to Channel 4 on Thursday 29th January and watch Jamie Oliver ‘Save our Bacon’, a fascinating insight into the pig farming industry across Europe.

The celebrity chef will be following the life span of a UK pig from birth, to slaughter, and finally onto supermarket shelves. He’ll be unearthing the greater costs that UK farmers incur due to higher welfare standards, leaving them open to competition from some mass producers from the EU (though with questionable levels of animal welfare). Jamie will also be showcasing a selection of delicious recipes from cheaper cuts of pork to feed a family on a budget.

The WSPA charity works globally to address animal welfare issues and is working to end factory farming. Your donations could help end all forms of farm animal cruelty and help stop factory farming in its tracks.

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Animal charities have now officially listed the Tasmanian Devil on the Endangered Species List. Experts predict that the carnivorous marsupial could be extinct within the next 20 years.

Nearly 64% of all the Tasmanian Devil population have been infected by a deadly facial tumour. The disease itself is spread to each creature through biting, leaving the animal unable to eat, and inevitably leading to organ failure.

Recent research suggests that some devils may have a genetic resistance to the disease. Experts are currently observing a Devil who is showing the first signs of being immune, whilst 47 of the species have been shipped to mainland Australia to help preserve the genetic diversity from total extinction.

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We received a letter of thanks from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) for us promoting their extremely worthwhile  charitable cause through the site – and more importantly they sent us an update on how the money you have donated has helped their animal charity work.

WSPA 2007 Progress Update

A first for the whaling campaign
Earlier in 2007, following pressure from WSPA, Tony Blair became the first head of state ever to make a statement on the cruelty of whaling at the International Whaling Commission.

WSPA score victory against poor zoo conditions
As a result of campaigning by WSPA and other member societies the Canadian government has committed to strengthening zoo regulations, improving inspection programs and toughening Ontario’s animal cruelty law, which hasn’t been significantly revised in 88 years.

Bear baiting in Pakistan
The WSPA have employed teams to work with the Pakistani authorities and their member society, the Wildlife Society of Pakistan, to seek out and stop bear baiting activities in Sindh and Punjab provinces. They have stopped 112 out of 153 bear baiting events in 2007. They have also persuaded 235 out of 243 landlords to stop holding bear baiting events at their fairs and festivals. As an alternative attraction they have created a mobile unit designed to entertain local people and spread the word against bear baiting.

Progress in the call to ban bullfighting
It has been an active year in the anti-bullfighting campaign: WSPA and seven member societies attended an International Anti-Bullfighting Summit in Portugal, and many of WSPA’s member societies took part in a hugely successful anti-bullfighting demonstration in Barcelona in summer, which attracted over 5,000 supporters.

The WSPA have great plans for 2008, and will be focusing heavily on Long-distance transport and factory farming, both of which involve animal cruelty on a huge scale. Factory farming is simply the biggest single source of cruelty to animals in the world. Every year 61 billion farm animals are reared for meat, eggs and milk.

Plans for 2008

New campaign for 2008: Long distance transport
WSPA has completed an 18-month scientific investigation into the suffering of farm animals being transported long distances. This will be published by an academic publisher in May and forms the basis for the international Long Distance Transport campaign launching internationally in February 2008.

Exporting good ideas: model farms come to Brazil and China
We have started to train China’s first ever team of welfare experts to improve conditions in slaughterhouses, and we have signed agreements with academics and other partners in China and Brazil who will work with WSPA to promote humane and sustainable model farming alternatives.

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