FOUR PAWS

08/10/2026

Irish Ferries Is Still Transporting Unweaned Calves in 2026.
Tell Them to Stop. 🚢💔

They should be drinking from their mothers. 🐄💛
Instead, thousands of unweaned calves are loaded onto ferries leaving Ireland every year. Many are only a few weeks old. 😢
They spend almost 20 hours at sea 🌊 before continuing exhausting journeys across Europe 🚛.
They are transported to industrial fattening or veal farms before ultimately being slaughtered.

It is completely heartless to transport unweaned calves on such unnecessary long journeys. Going so long without food is not only cruel, but unlawful.
So why is Irish Ferries allowing this suffering on its ships? 💔

📢 Tag in the comments and demand an end to this cruelty. Every voice counts. ✊🐄


📸: © Jo-Anne McArthur | Animal Equality | We Animals

07/10/2026

🚨🦊: History has been made as Switzerland bans both the import and sale of fur, becoming the first country to take this landmark step against animal cruelty.

Millions of animals continue to suffer on fur farms across the globe, spending their lives caged before being killed for fashion.

The UK banned fur farming decades ago, but still allows fur to be imported and sold. Our question is, if fur farming is too cruel for the UK, why are we still allowing fur from animals who have been caged and killed overseas to be sold here❓

Let's keep the pressure on for a compassionate, . No animal should suffer for fashion. 💙
Take a stand today ➡️ https://bit.ly/FurFreeBritain-Now

06/10/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨: 12 cat thieves arrested in Vietnam.

Can you imagine 12 men being responsible for the deaths of nearly 2,700 cats? We had to take a moment when we read that number. It is almost impossible to comprehend the scale of suffering behind it.

As various Vietnamese and international media have reported, these men were just arrested by local police in Vietnam and will face justice for their alleged involvement in the theft and killing of thousands of cats.

During the arrests, police found 50 live cats that had reportedly been stolen by the group. Some have already been reunited with their owners. Officers also confiscated traps allegedly used to capture the cats, as well as weighing scales that may have been used to determine their value.

The heartbreaking reality is that cats and dogs are still stolen and killed for their meat in parts of Vietnam. Animals are taken from the streets or even from their own homes, leaving families devastated and countless animals exposed to unimaginable suffering.

Nearly 2,700 lives have reportedly been lost at the hands of this group. Nothing can bring those cats back or erase what they endured. But we are grateful that local authorities intervened and hope this arrest prevents these men from ever harming another animal.

Help us . Sign our petition today ➡️ https://bit.ly/DCMT-Petition

05/10/2026

“I am very passionate that this evidence is used to make decisions that help animal welfare.” - Emily Wilson, Head of Programmes at FOUR PAWS UK 👏

We’re so proud to be a founding member of the Animal Welfare Evidence Centre. We are proud to come together with coalition charities to be a voice for animals, and we are proud to be part of a movement that can create real change for animals ❤️.

Watch the video to find out more 📹

03/10/2026

Do you remember Lula? 🐻

Lula was one of just two surviving animals left behind in a zoo in war-torn Mosul, Iraq. She was rescued and taken to the New Hope Centre in Amman, where she underwent rehabilitation to help her recover from the trauma she had experienced during the conflict. In early 2018, she was moved to a species-appropriate enclosure at Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife - محمية المأوى للطبيعة والبرية where she finally had the chance to enjoy a better life. 🌳

Now 16 years old, Lula remains the gentle and quiet bear we know and love. She enjoys cooling off in the water and taking long naps in cosy hay beds. While she can still be a little cautious, Lula is now able to enjoy life at her own pace in a peaceful environment where she feels safe and secure. 🍀

➡️ Did you know that Gifts in Wills enables FOUR PAWS to protect animals globally, just like Lula. Our work is only possible because of supporters like you 💛.
October is free wills month, so if you visit https://bit.ly/FOUR-PAWS-Will, you could start organising your legacy right now for free.

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02/10/2026

Every day delayed is another day in a cage 💔.

Research by the University of Reading, commissioned by the Government, provides clear evidence that cages restrict almost everything that makes animals’ lives worth living.

This is a matter of humanity.

The current systems are causing animals to suffer. This research is clear evidence of that.
We need REAL reform❗ No delays, no loopholes, and no cages by another name❗

This take a stand, join our movement and help us speak up for animals suffering in cages ➡️ https://bit.ly/FOUR-PAWS-UK

01/10/2026

🚨 Irish Ferries: the legal pressure is mounting

Irish Ferries is now facing a formal legal notice over its role in transporting unweaned calves from Ireland to France. Together with other animal welfare NGOs, FOUR PAWS is raising serious concerns about whether the current transport arrangements comply with EU animal transport requirements, including requirements around feeding young calves.

The company has a choice ➡️ continue transporting vulnerable young calves across the sea, or take responsibility and stop. The legal notice gives Irish Ferries an opportunity to address these concerns before further legal steps are considered.

This week, organisations across Ireland, the UK and France have also been taking action at key ports to call for an end to this trade.
aren’t cargo.

🐄 We’re calling on Irish Ferries to stop transporting unweaned calves!
❗Visit https://bit.ly/FOUR-PAWS-UK and sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with this campaign❗

📸: © Gabriela Penela We Animals

30/09/2026

A hedgehog killed with a catapult. Badgers stabbed and attacked by dogs. Endangered animals trafficked in horrific conditions 💔.

Yet out of 2,149 suspected wildlife crimes reported last year, only 41 led to convictions.

When cruelty goes unpunished, the law is failing animals. Wildlife deserves better. 🐾