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FOUR PAWS

37+ years of helping animals. Global animal welfare charity with animal sanctuaries and shelters. 🐾 Animal Welfare.

Worldwide. 🌐
FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation fighting for a world where animals are treated with respect, empathy, and understanding. With offices in 15 countries as well as 13 sanctuaries for rescued animals, FOUR PAWS provides rapid help and long-term solutions. Find out more about what we do and how you can support us on our website: https://www.four-paws.org.au.

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12/06/2026

Mici waited 23 years for this joy. 🐻💚

Mici spent her entire life trapped beside a restaurant in Bled, Slovenia until FOUR PAWS rescued her last year and opened the door to a new beginning.

Now she’s thriving: exploring her outdoor sanctuary, splashing in the pond and loving her meals with her big appetite. She’s even going through a seasonal fur change, giving us some very funny looks right now. 🌿💦

Hear from Gerlinde at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach BÄRENWALD Arbesbach) about Mici’s incredible comeback story. 🐾🌳

11/06/2026

Did you guess correctly? Our vets are in Malta! 🐯🩺

This important veterinary mission is changing the future for several big cats. It would mean fewer cages, no more breeding, and a little more space to simply be.

This week, we're supporting a zoological facility whose owner has made the decision to reduce the keeping of big cats, end breeding, and begin phasing out operations. To help make that transition responsibly, he reached out for assistance. 🤝

Our mission has two key goals:
✔️ Sterilise two male tigers and one male leopard to prevent future breeding.
✔️ Work with the owner to improve welfare by increasing more space for several big cats.

On day one, the team began with a full safety briefing and veterinary preparations before the first procedure.

The first male white tiger was safely darted, thoroughly examined, and castrated. The procedure went smoothly, without complications, and he is now being closely monitored as he recovers. The sweet part is while he recovers, his tiger friends have been checking in on him and keeping him company. ✨

A second male tiger has now undergone the same procedure. In the future, he and his female companion will be moved into a larger enclosure, giving them more space and helping to ease pressure on the other big cats by freeing up additional room.

On day two, a male leopard and a female tigress will receive their medical checks. 🐆

This is the kind of progress that often happens quietly, behind the scenes, step by step. But every successful procedure, every enclosure improvement, and every breeding programme brought to an end helps move big cat welfare forward. 🐾

We are grateful for the opportunity to support this transition, alongside Vuci ghall-Annimali and local veterinarian Dr Catherine Portelli.

Stay tuned for more updates from Malta! 📢

11/06/2026

: Dog thief caught in Vietnam: Two lives saved! 🐈🍖🐕

Two dogs, stuffed into a sack, mouths taped shut.

Just after 1 AM on May 24, police in Ea Ning commune, Đắk Lắk, intercepted two men on a motorbike carrying stolen dogs. Electric shock devices, tape, torches, stones were found on their motorbike and confiscated. One man was arrested, while the other fled in the dark. They were catching dogs to sell for cash.

Somewhere in Đắk Lắk, families with missing pets are probably still hoping their dog had simply wandered off. 💔

These two were lucky, and their owners are still being identified. Millions aren't.

Every year, millions of dogs and cats are stolen, trafficked and killed as part of the dog and cat meat trade in Vietnam. We're grateful to see authorities taking action, and we'll keep pushing for future where no animal is stolen, sold or slaughtered for meat.

11/06/2026

Right now, we're preparing for our next veterinary mission! Can you guess where we're heading next? ✈️🏝️🏰🇪🇺

Did you know our veterinarians help animals beyond those rescued to our sanctuaries?

Our team collaborates with highly specialised wildlife veterinarians to conduct veterinary assessments for animals living in facilities around the world. In recent years, we helped wild animals in Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Pakistan and Argentina receive the expert care they deserve. 🩺

Why are these vet checks so important for animals? 🐾
✅ we evaluate each animal’s well-being
✅ we provide expert recommendations for improved care
✅ we implement essential birth control measures to prevent future breeding and suffering of animals kept in captivity.
✅ we support local teams with specialist knowledge and practical guidance, creating lasting improvements for animal welfare.

💡 While our goal remains the end of commercial trade and private keeping of wild animals, we value working with owners who actively seek our expertise, prioritise animal welfare, and are willing to take steps to stop further breeding.

Stay tuned for more updates.

10/06/2026

Rescue doesn’t end when an animal is saved... and what happens after the headline fades? 🐾

In our webinar 'Behind the Rescue. Beyond the Headline', FOUR PAWS experts Pia Einheimler, Louise Ward and Matt Backhouse take us behind the scenes of rescue missions, campaigns and long-term advocacy to protect animals from suffering.

Here are 5 key takeaways from the conversation:

🐾 𝟭. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
In Argentina, animals who had spent years in poor conditions needed urgent veterinary care, rehabilitation and long-term solutions, not just rescue.

🦁 𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲
The mission involved more than 60 big cats and two bears, with teams carrying out complex veterinary assessments, treatments and relocations under difficult conditions.

🧥 𝟯. 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲
While Australia does not farm fur, fur products can still be imported and sold here, which is why FOUR PAWS is campaigning for a .

🔍 𝟰. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗿
FOUR PAWS has found products in Australia marketed as faux fur, or not clearly labelled, that were actually made from real animal fur.

🐶 𝟱. 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
Across Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia, FOUR PAWS works with local communities, governments and partners to support legislation, veterinary care, rabies prevention and humane solutions.

The full webinar recording is now available to watch.
🎥 Link in the comment below 👇

Thank you to every supporter, donor and advocate helping make this work possible for animals. 💚

10/06/2026

Celebrity dog Chutou was stolen, sold for A$38, and killed for his meat. He should have been protected.

Chutou was no stray. He was an eight-year-old Border Collie, a beloved family member and travel companion with more than 1.5 million followers, known for crossing mountains, deserts and remote roads alongside his guardian, Guo.

While Guo was overseas, CCTV reportedly showed two people kidnapping Chutou from his family’s farm. He was later sold to a dog meat restaurant for just 180 yuan (around A$38) and killed the same day.

His story has sparked grief and outrage, including from people in China calling for stronger animal protection laws. But Chutou’s case also exposes a painful reality: in many places, dogs and cats are still treated as property, and pet theft linked to the dog and cat meat trade often goes unpunished.

Chutou had fame. He had a name. He had millions who loved him. Millions of other dogs and cats suffer in silence.

We do not operate in China, but across parts of Asia where FOUR PAWS works, we are fighting to end the cruel dog and cat meat trade, support local communities, and help protect animals who are beloved family members.

🛑 Take action: sign our petition calling for an end to the dog and cat meat trade in Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia. See the link in the comments. 👇

09/06/2026

: Albania protested for the animals this weekend. 📢🐾

Thousands of people have taken to the streets to defend one of the country’s last protected coastal wetlands from a billionaire-linked luxury resort.

At the same time, another crisis is unfolding in plain sight. A lion cub was recently filmed being walked on a public street. Bear cubs, likely taken from the wild, have been documented being kept as pets. These cases are not “cute” moments, they are warnings that wild animals are still being treated as private property rather than protected wildlife. 💔

Keeping wild animals as pets puts both animals and people at risk. Many suffer from inadequate care, trauma, and removal from their natural habitats. For native species like bears, this also undermines conservation and long‑term wildlife management.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲: 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀.

𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. 🐾

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀.

Share this post to help raise awareness: Albania’s nature and wildlife deserve protection, not exploitation. Wild animals belong in the wild, not in private hands. 🐻

08/06/2026

An unlikely friendship, 1,000 m² of freedom, and plenty of mischief. 🦊💚🦝

Silver foxes Mala and Skadi were once confined to tiny wire cages on a Polish fur farm. Like millions of animals in the fur industry, their lives were meant to be short and tragic. 💔

But in November 2022, everything changed. Rescued just in time, the young foxes arrived at TIERART Wild Animal Sanctuary (TIERART Wildtierstation) and experienced freedom for the very first time: soft soil under their paws, space to dig, places to explore, and the chance to simply be foxes. 🌿

Last spring, TIERART created a beautiful new 1,000 m² home for them, complete with a pond, flowing stream, climbing structures, rock caves, and cosy wooden hideouts.

Today, silver foxes Mala and Skadi share this incredible space with raccoons Sally, Krümel and Thalia and this unexpected little crew is thriving together.

It wasn’t instant friendship. At first, the raccoons were shy and unsure of their new neighbours. But curiosity soon won, and now harmony has taken over. Skadi, the fearless adventurer, can often be spotted balancing high above on tree trunks and suspension bridges, even sneaking peeks into raccoon hideouts four metres up! 👀
From cardboard boxes and dog toys to camera tripods, this playful group can turn almost anything into an adventure. 💚

📸 © FOUR PAWS | Dirk Weber

07/06/2026

Name a better yoga bear… we’ll wait. 🐻🧘‍♀️

Ema’s been stretching into her best life at BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina since 2014.⁠

And honestly, her Zen energy is unmatched. 💚

06/06/2026

Flora’s first steps into happiness. 🐻🌿

Rescued from illegal keeping in Albania, Flora spent her early years in a barren cage with no trees, no fresh soil to forage in, and no den to hibernate in.

Now, at BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz (BÄRENWALD Müritz), she is discovering what every bear deserves: space, safety, enrichment, and care. 💚

And Flora? This clever young bear is wasting no time.

The swing? Mastered.
The climbing platform? Approved.
The snacks and scents? Thoroughly investigated. 👀

Watch Flora begin her new life.

🎬 Full story: facebook.com/1521538143030498

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