This winter, lucky dogs all over Australia and New Zealand will enjoy a warm, comfortable home and the love, care and respect of their owners. But dogs like this one are not so lucky. She’s one of thousands living on the streets of the Middle East where life is tougher than you can ever imagine.

FOUR BEARS SAVED IN LATEST LOCAL NETWORK SUCCESS

WSPA member society Bioresource Research Centre (BRC) in Pakistan has rescued four bears from being used in brutal bear baiting events.

VICTORY FOR WHALE WELFARE

A WSPA investigation has acted to convince commissioners at the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) annual meeting to vote ‘no’ to including ten humpbacks in Greenland’s whaling quota.

GLOBAL ACTION AGAINST LIVE EXPORT

Australia’s international reputation for good animal welfare has taken a battering with people worldwide protesting the Rudd Government’s support of the cruel live export trade.

SPANISH COMPANY STOPPED FROM TRANSPORTING HORSES

The Spanish company with the worst record for breaking transport regulations, Mazas, is no longer transporting horses after authorisation for five of its vehicles was withdrawn and ten others were stopped and fined by the authorities.

SPEAKING UP FOR VIETNAMESE BEARS

Update, 25 June 2008: In May, WSPA asked for your help. We encouraged supporters to write to Vietnamese embassies asking that 80 Asiatic black bears – found by government enforcement officials to be illegally held in bear farms – be sent to a sanctuary run by Animals Asia Foundation.