WSPA USA - World Society for the Protection of Animals

A WSPA investigation has convinced commissioners at the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) annual meeting to vote 'no' to including ten humpbacks in Greenland's whaling quota.
WSPA's undercover investigation revealed that 25% of whales killed by Greenland - which they are permitted to hunt only for aboriginal subsistence purposes - are sold commercially, resulting in significant profit and exploding the myth that their whaling quotas are purely subsistence based.

WSPA releases grocery store survey

WSPA staff and volunteers surveyed almost 200 individual grocery stores throughout the U.S. to assess the availability of animal friendly foods on their shelves. Find out how your store ranked and what you can do to make more humane products available in the stores where you shop.

Stop the cruelty of Australia's live export trade

As the world’s largest exporter of sheep, Australia is responsible for the suffering of millions of animals every year. Help convince Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, it is time to make a change.

Help us end bear farming

Bear farming, an inhumane process where bears are crammed into small, filthy cages so that their bile can be extracted, is unmatched in terms of the duration and suffering involved. On these farms in Asia, bears are forced to endure horrible cruelty on a daily basis. WSPA is doing all we can to bring an end to this terrible abuse, but we need your help.

New, comprehensive text on long distance transport launched

Long Distance Transport and Welfare of Farm Animals - the book that provides the scientific basis of the Handle with Care campaign - was launched at the 76th General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris.

WSPA is the only animal welfare organization to have consultative status with the United Nations and Council of Europe

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