How World Animal Protection supports animal sanctuaries
Innovative solutions
Discover our work helping venues transform to genuine, ethical animal sanctuaries, and find out how to spot a genuine sanctuary or rescue centre.
Innovative solutions
Wildlife
Billions of wild animals across the world are experiencing unbearable cruelty.
We are dedicated to disrupting industries that exploit animals in the wild and work tirelessly to create innovative solutions to help safeguard wild animals from cruelty.
Working with our network of supporters, we campaign to raise awareness of the cruel policies, practices, and conditions to generate public opposition to this intolerable activity.
Here at World Animal Protection, we believe that wild animals should have the right to a wild life, protected and secure from cruel exploitation with the freedom to thrive in natural habitats.
Protecting wild animals through innovation
Alongside our proactive approach to campaigning, we are constantly working on a host of innovative solutions to grant the private sector a route out of the exploitation of wild animals and to become part of the solution.
We achieve this by working towards:
- Forming strategic alliances with like-minded supporters
- Engaging with local communities
- Developing and building the case for humane sustainable alternatives
- Raising awareness and knowledge of animal cruelty and protection
- Delivering campaigns to help safeguard wild animals
- Ending the commercial exploitation of wildlife
- Moving the tourism industry away from heartless wildlife entertainment
- Ending the exploitation of wild animals and their use in traditional Asian medicine
Our ambition
Our goal is that wildlife-friendly experiences and products become ‘the norm’ and that local communities that previously depended on wildlife exploitation for their livelihood become ambassadors for the protection of wild animals.
Discover below how we've helped businesses find a way out of wildlife exploitation and towards being part of the solution:
Wildlife Heritage Areas
Heritage Sites
A global programme recognising responsible wildlife-watching destinations that incorporate high standards of animal welfare and biodiversity conservation
Whale Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
World Animal Protection in partnership with World Cetacean Alliance recognise outstanding destinations for responsible wild whale and dolphin watching
Wild Animal Unique Personality Award
Awards
World Animal Protection's Wild Animal Unique Personality Award raises awareness that wild animals are sentient beings, not commodities.