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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was founded in 1969, in initial efforts to stop the commercial hunt for seal pups on the east coast of Canada. With offices in 15 countries, and projects in more than 40, [ 4 ] IFAW is one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the world.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
Song of the Whale is a cutter-rigged steel-hulled research vessel commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and built in 2004. The vessel was designed by Rogers Yacht Design of Lymington and built to Lloyd's Special Service Craft Rules for world-wide service – the first sailing vessel to meet those standards for 30 years. [2]
Brian Davies (4 February 1935 – 27 December 2022) was a Welsh animal welfare activist who founded three major international animal welfare organizations, Network for Animals (NFA), Animal Survival International (ASI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Davies retired from the IFAW in 2003, but remained active at the NFA and ...
The IFAW was very happy with the ruling, stating that it was a "great day for seals". [6] Sheryl Fink, IFAW's wildlife campaigns director, blasted what she called "the desperate, last-ditch effort" to have the ban overturned. "The ruling confirms yet again that animal welfare concerns are a legitimate reason for WTO members to regulate trade ...
It was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them. In 2020, custodianship of International Cat Day passed to International Cat Care, [ 3 ] a not-for-profit British organization that has been striving to improve the health and ...
The organization was known previously as the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). This resulted from the merger of two animal welfare organizations in 1981, the World Federation for the Protection of Animals (WFPA) founded in 1950 [3] and the International Society for the Protection of Animals (ISPA) founded in 1959. [4]
Lionsrock big cat sanctuary, Bethlehem, South Africa (2011) Four Paws was founded on 4 March 1988 by Helmut Dungler to protect animals from being farmed for their fur. [citation needed] In 1989, the first charges were brought against a number of fur farms in Austria.