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Animals We Protect

Here at World Animal Protection, we work tirelessly to protect wild, farm, and captive animals from a wide range of threats, including wildlife tourism, habitat loss, and factory farming.

Below, you can learn about the species we protect and discover our campaigns in defence of animals and wildlife habitats.

Protecting animals around the world

Wild animals are born to be wild — not to be used by people or be exploited for profit. That’s why we fight to defend all animals and safeguard them from cruelty. Find out more about just some of the animals we’re working to protect.

 

Elephants

Elephants are our largest living land mammals, and they play a vital role as ecosystem engineers. But they’re threatened by climate change and habitat loss in the wild — and exploited as part of the tourism industry in captivity. They’re bred for profit, kept in chains and cruel conditions, and forced to perform. Elephants are not entertainers, and we want to end the cruelty.

Two elephants embrace each other playfully with their trunks

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When you make a donation, you’ll join a passionate group of supporters who are determined to change the world for animals. We're fighting animal cruelty wherever we find it — are you with us?

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Discover our campaigns

World Animal Protection works with global partners on a number of animal protection campaigns. Here’s what we’re working on right now.

Ending commercial exploitation

Wildlife

Together we can drive down consumer demand and expose the lies of businesses that profit from cruelly exploiting wild animals.

A new deal for wild animals

Wildlife

Discover how we lobby governments and demand that wild animals have the right to a wild life with stringent laws and policies to truly protect them.

Habitat Loss & Destruction

Wildlife

Discover the causes and impacts of habitat loss, explore real-world examples, and learn how to protect and restore vital wildlife habitats worldwide.

No Future for Factory farming

Food systems

Factory farming is a global problem, that requires a global solution. A moratorium on factory farms is urgently needed to safeguard animals, our climate, health and the environment.

Meat reduction

Food systems

Whether you choose to go vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian, consuming a few animal products can have a big impact on your health, the planet and animal welfare.

Animal Sentience

At World Animal Protection sentience is at the heart of everything we do, click to find out more.

Innovative Solutions for Wild Animals

Wildlife

Take action with World Animal Protection to disrupt industries exploiting animals & work on innovative solutions to safeguard wild animals from cruelty.

Are you ready to take action?

We need your help to protect animals from devastating threats. 

You can support wildlife and farm animals by adding your voice to our campaigns or by making a donation.

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