ANIMAL PEOPLE FORUM | OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) | Activity https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/oipa/activity/ Activity feed for OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection). Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:41:58 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 f987f6ab3ceb1259b2a6dac60c7f8fef OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Minivan Carrying 61 Dogs to Illegal Slaughterhouse Intercepted in Cambodia https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=32708 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 23:23:14 -0800 Some of the confiscated dogs in a holding area. Image credit Animal Rescue Cambodia.

Our member organization Animal Rescue Cambodia has actively contributed to the rescue of 61 dogs confiscated from a mini […]

]]> 0 faa9842058a4de61def50b5a9b5a5e90 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Stop Canada's Prison Factory Farm Project! https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=32580 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:53:45 -0800 The Canadian government is planning to establish an industrial dairy goat farm at the Joyceville federal penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario. This will potentially be the largest goat farm in Canada, with 2200 […]

]]> 0 450f4b7327276ae0042eb20908397f7c OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Animals Neglected and Suffering at Belvedere Zoo in Tunis https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=32426 Sun, 27 Dec 2020 22:05:10 -0800 Belvedere Zoo, constructed in 1963 and located in the center of the Tunisian capital has regularly faced disapproval for the extremely precarious and unhealthy conditions in which animals are forced to live. They […]

]]> 0 bc80bd964aa3d53c760bbc4e75fcebdf OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, What Is FIV and How Does It Affect Cats? https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=32368 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:29:07 -0800 Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome (FIV) is an acquired virus, similar to Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV). It slowly compromises a cat’s immune system and weakens their defensive functions. Thus, the ani […]

]]> 0 cd8306d85d3a86594a540f6db7404f32 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Monkeys in Thailand Exploited as Coconut-Picking Machines https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=31782 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:13:04 -0700 In some regions of Thailand, pig-tailed macaques are abusively trained, often with severe punishments, to harvest coconuts for the export industry. These coconuts are then purchased from food companies and used […]

]]> 0 0cdb17c47de0143f32a60085331f8597 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, OIPA Kenya Launches Ambitious Spay/Neuter Assistance and Rabies Vaccination Program https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=30897 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:04:29 -0700 Despite the difficulties due to COVID-19, International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) Kenya continues to work with devotion and has decided to launch a new program this year for helping strays and […]

]]> 0 82dd10cdcf46c9e1456e30adf309fb57 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Octopus Farming: Another Step Towards an Environmental Catastrophe https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29232 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:00:00 -0700 Animal farming is among the cruelest forms of animal abuse and exploitation. Those who consider themselves animal lovers should completely avoid eating and using animal ingredients.

Aquaculture is the farming […]

]]> 0 973b0742eb685e4a4141d430d0367bee OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Sharing Video or Images of Humans Interacting with Wildlife Harms Animals https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29057 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:54:59 -0800 Many videos and photos of wild animals interacting with humans become viral on the Internet. Although they may seem cute and cuddly or funny, you must resist temptation and not like, share or comment positively […]

]]> 0 6f3804f35e39211186d05601868a2c27 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, A Lost Soul Swimming in a Fishbowl https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28858 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:18:42 -0800 Goldfish are among the most popular pets, and for many people they were probably the first pet in the household. They are cheap, they do not take up a lot of space and only need water and small amounts of food. […]

]]> 0 e52205b53ec08b0696c95fcae83a139d OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, The Coronavirus Outbreak and Animal Welfare in China https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28780 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:17:37 -0800 The coronavirus outbreak has already spread across half a dozen nations, including Thailand, Japan, Australia, France, Canada and the United States, causing almost 500 deaths and the lockdown of at least 13 […]

]]> 0 2106289f0aa4912d5b9b33ff2c86af9e OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, How Smart is Your Dog? https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28536 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:25:53 -0800 Chaser, a female border collie, was able to understand more than 1,000 words and was known by many as the smartest dog in the world. Because of her talent for recognizing the names of objects, she appeared many […]

]]> 0 ee3a566f276a71fd82fe3391a44d2067 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Over Half a Billion Animals Killed in Australia's Bushfires https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28412 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:09:54 -0800 The situation in Australia is dramatic. Videos and pictures are being shared all over the world and the situation is truly tragic. Around half a billion animals and 28 people have died, many have lost their homes […]

]]> 0 4c6906f0586271920ecc2b4d031513ad OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Dog Hunting Bill Debated in Chilean Parliament https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28298 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:51:57 -0800 The Committee on Agriculture of the Chamber of Deputies in Chile has recently introduced a bill (Boletín #12271-01) that would allow the hunting of dogs in rural areas that are located over 200 meters from human […]

]]> 0 049856da2ca5bf0a73b2a4635ff0af35 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Oceans Are in Trouble https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28156 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:39:19 -0800 Oceans cover 70 percent of the globe, and marine environments support a broad array of ecosystems, representing 90 percent of the habitat on Earth. However, the world’s oceans are losing oxygen and becoming w […]

]]> 0 26b0e0c7fc02b9e429f99aa0dcf50095 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Unrest in Chile Endangers the Most Vulnerable Dogs https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28042 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:22:02 -0800 Chile’s worst unrest in decades has transformed into a nationwide uprising for change. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the country.

A free-roaming dog in Chile is offered food. Image c […]

]]> 0 7511113ef16aefa054d1c646e5dc5350 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Tihar: A Nepali Festival That Celebrates Animals https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27995 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:46:44 -0800 There is a special festival in Nepal called Tihar, during which people honor animals and their sacred and unique bond with humans. Since Tihar celebrates the victory of god over demons, people worship different a […]

]]> 0 41936589687c20ef5c3a9bd09015a876 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Donkeys Used as Taxis for Tourists in the Greek Islands https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26977 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:25:30 -0700 Each summer, we receive many alerts from tourists who come back from Greece complaining about the dire conditions in which donkeys are kept and used.

Donkeys are extremely popular with the countless tourists […]

]]> 0 3236a88521022771169963194a92489e OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Cruel Treatment of Sled Dogs in Chilean Mountains https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26821 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:58:40 -0700 After one month of investigations, OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) Chile filed an animal welfare complaint together with local association, Search Chillán Chile. The alleged mistreatment […]

]]> 0 83fbff6f802aad795649f6bf6c4b9d4b OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Promoting Responsible Dog Ownership in the Western Balkans https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26445 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:12:07 -0700 The Western Balkan region is not yet a safe place for stray dogs. Their numbers are high and they are unwanted by large portions of the local population. However, at the same time there are several NGOs working […]

]]> 0 9ab15028b93a66d1950fb794817664be OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Chile Makes First Step Towards Abolishing Greyhound Racing https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26092 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:45:12 -0700 July 3, 2019 was a historic day in Chile. The Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources approved a draft law on the abolition of greyhound racing. The proposal, adopted by 7 votes i […]

]]> 0 46b97a467ff2a8420a30a438d7cdda0c OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, 'Lightup': Cruel Experiments at the Italian University of Turin https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26029 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:12:21 -0700 In the last weeks, a press release from organization LIMAV (Lega Internazionale Medici per l’Abolizione della Vivisezione) Italia, the International Medical League for the Abolition of Vivisection – Italy Chapter, […]

]]> 0 9c672eabe2ecd1cc55f3eeaa7822d2a5 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Thoughts on China's Yulin Dog Meat Festival https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=25714 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 04:23:56 -0700 Meat-eating is still a common grotesque, cruel and unacceptable human habit.

In livestock farming, the butchering of animals is just the culmination of a process where living beings are deprived of most […]

]]> 0 7046ae0bd8a7f585f06c3e57f03c1876 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Azerbaijan's Mass Slaughter of Stray Dogs Continues https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=25292 Wed, 29 May 2019 17:37:10 -0700 Mass executions of dogs are committed daily across Azerbaijan. International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) sent a letter to the relevant authorities of Azerbaijan demanding to put an end to the brutal […]

]]> 0 5547873b6378afa8888330a0c316e5fd OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Australia's New Public Enemy Number One: Cats https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24872 Tue, 07 May 2019 17:30:43 -0700 Let’s begin by saying that housecats are not native to Australia, and they did not ask to come to the continent. It is thought they first entered the country at some point between the 17th and the 18th century, i […]

]]> 0 83c116e57e93d94493a4d7942f4ad7a0 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Combat Climate Change: Go Vegan https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24760 Thu, 02 May 2019 17:07:12 -0700 Through the media, we have recently had the pleasure to get to know Greta Thunberg, the Swedish girl who in August 2018 began standing alone every Friday in front of the Swedish parliament holding a written sign […]

]]> 0 dfece0c8315d6b0e291a2c41f1ece268 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Laparoscopic Sterilization of Invasive Nutria https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24636 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:29:15 -0700 There is a growing prejudice against nutrias in Italy, who are now viewed as public enemies by many. This semiaquatic rodent species, native to South America, was brought to Italy in the last century by fur […]

]]> 0 3b63eea5cedbc1e9459ccce6dabe3323 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, OIPA India Defends the Rights of Taj Mahal Monkeys https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23941 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:00:26 -0700 International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) India has sent a complaint to India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and the Ministry of Home Affairs. The complaint was lodged against the […]

]]> 0 9831dda173ef38b75ea067e51adf6d19 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, What's Inside Your Pet's Bowl? https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23418 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:42:02 -0800 Most people do not realize that a majority of pet food is composed primarily from food industry waste. Eyes, bones, feathers and birds beaks, blood, intestines, tendons, mammary glands, gullets and sick, rotten or […]

]]> 0 8190e153fae91766fcbfac1cdb17d812 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Proposed Amendment Would Protect Egypt's Strays https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23260 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:54:28 -0800 Egyptian authorities regularly receive complaints from local people claiming that stray dogs are aggressive and dangerous. Unfortunately, in response to these complaints, the Veterinary Service Department in Egypt […]

]]> 0 020c9a5f62862582d7343bb5a466de84 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, The Horrible Truth About the Fur Industry https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22694 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 21:25:28 -0800 85% of fur products created by the fur industry come from animals raised in captivity on fur factory farms. These farms can hold thousands of animals, and the practices used to farm them are remarkably uniform […]

]]> 0 7eaf3125c28628c9b606625679a50939 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Mulesing: Part of the Cruel World of Intensive Farming https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22361 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 22:16:27 -0800 Among all the cruel practices that involve animals suffering for people’s “needs” or, rather, non-essential desires, you may not know about one that involves sheep undergoing a removal of parts of their skin in or […]

]]> 0 d44b2fca25d456e09739d2b131b59608 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, OIPA Cameroon Vaccinates More Than 100 Dogs and Cats https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22183 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:25:29 -0800 Canine rabies is endemic in most African countries and the risk of human rabies is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be high in Cameroon. In a bid to control the disease, many approaches have […]

]]> 0 ee1e46fc75c08d71a593331921d58927 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Bulls of Fire: A Cruel Tradition Persists in Spain https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=21772 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 02:10:24 -0800 Bulls of fire is an extremely cruel Spanish bloodsport. In it, torches are tied to bulls’ horns and then set on fire, all for the entertainment of the crowd. This atrocious physical and mental torture, c […]

]]> 0 3144ebc3f0efacbc882ddf9805b12708 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, European Parliament pushes for global ban on testing cosmetics on animals https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=21170 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:01:33 -0700 With a non-binding resolution adopted by 620 votes in favor, 14 against, and 18 abstentions, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called on the European Union (EU) to launch a diplomatic campaign for a […]

]]> 0 e1052a6b61527308b33af1a9981404af OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Rabies: A fully preventable disease http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=21095 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:46:19 -0700 World Rabies Day was observed on September 28th in order to raise awareness about rabies prevention. You have probably heard of this disease before, but do you really know what rabies is, or how it can be […]

]]> 0 ba3a82f4a1facac202df9369ca66d9bc OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Animal Cruelty and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=20754 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:28:21 -0700 The 2018 World Cup in Russia has recently ended. As part of preparations for hosting the World Cup, massive numbers of stray dogs were rumored killed in the 11 Russian host cities, and this violence was met with […]

]]> 0 68c91e70197649486b57daabb9685791 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Stop Viral Animal Cruelty: Reporting online abuse http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=20385 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:57:08 -0700 It’s increasingly common to see pictures and videos of animal abuse circulating on the web. Thanks to a new project from International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) called “Stop Viral Animal C […]

]]> 0 d4286d2af89a21d3d25bbc5d608fbb27 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Lemurs become the most endangered group of mammals on Earth http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=19280 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:57:31 -0700 Lemurs are widely known animals, in part because of the animated film Madagascar, which helped lemurs conquer many people’s hearts and boosted tourism in Madagascar. The island owes a large part of its p […]

]]> 0 a2ce9c5a152ef07356082419ad23b0b3 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, The Stubborn Donkey: Stupid or Rebellious? http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=18805 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:48:12 -0700 A donkey sensed a hungry wolf
was slithering about,
so he began to limp and moan
until the wolf cried out:
What makes you limp, my donkey friend?
Why such a mournful bray?

Oh, wolf, this thorn stuck in my […]

]]> 0 6d7311f2bd64fc080ac60b2200ba4a4d OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection)'s profile was updated https://animalpeopleforum.org/activity/p/18496/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:55:45 -0700 0 a8f9a9f275455e5af930f664af5df644 OIPA (International Organization for Animal Protection) wrote a new post, Sign the petition to stop mass killing of stray dogs in Tirana, Albania http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=18504 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 00:51:58 -0700 Tirana, Albania – Two years ago, Mayor of Tirana, Albania Erion Valiaj launched a CNVR program (catch, neuter, vaccinate, and release). It seemed to be a good program: it envisaged the catching, registration, v […]

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