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The UK branch of FOUR PAWS, the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. To ensure this, we have a few guidelines: https://www.four-paws.org.uk/about-us/netiquette

22/08/2026

🦁🐯 Get your tissues ready! 🥹❤️
The moments we’ve all been waiting and working towards for the past few months have finally arrived!

All 30 big cats took a brave step out of their transport crates – one step into a whole new world and a whole new life. 🐾✨
A life with spacious, natural enclosures, species-appropriate food, expert veterinary care and individual enrichment plans. 🌿🩺

We can’t wait to see how they settle in and thrive over the coming months. To watch their natural behaviours emerge more and more, as they build muscle, form bonds and, heal from their past! 🦁❤️
Let’s see what the future holds LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary & The Wild Animal Sanctuary ✨🐾.

We are incredibly grateful for the amazing support from the authorities, the team on the ground and, of course, all of you who have supported this mission. 🙏❤️

This mission, involving two simultaneous rescues and two new beginnings, would not have been possible without YOU! 🧡
If you want to find out more about how to support our work, visit https://bit.ly/Support-FOURPAWS

20/08/2026

Daniel Foxx and Evanna Lynch have a message for the UK Government.

✅ Cheetah’s head
🚫 Cheese Sandwich
Right now, it's easier to bring hunting trophies into the UK than some everyday food products.

That's the shocking hypocrisy at the heart of our new film with Humane World for Animals UK and Born Free Foundation.
Watch as Daniel Foxx and Evanna Lynch bring this absurd reality to life and help expose a system that's failing wildlife.

❗It's time to stop the delay and ban hunting trophy imports, once and for all❗
➡️Take action today > https://brnw.ch/21x551N

19/08/2026

🇱🇧 Nasser’s story is one of many, as displaced families in Lebanon return to what remains of their homes.

Months ago, as he was forced to flee his village, Nasser couldn’t leave his two dogs behind. For weeks, he lived under a tent or in the streets, as the idea of being separated from his two loyal friends was simply impossible to accept. Many families fleeing the devastated zones faced the difficulty of leaving their animals amid the very challenging conditions they had no choice but to survive in 💔.

By partnering with Animals Lebanon, FOUR PAWS has helped provide support not only for the animals left behind but also for the people who, like Nasser, have managed to stay with their animals throughout and are now returning home after the cease-fire 🐕.

But when Nasser returned to his village in Srifa, he quickly realised that many dogs of the displaced community had stayed behind, waiting for the people to come back. As he set up camp in a partially destroyed house, with very limited access to water or any comfort, more and more dogs began to come to him seeking refuge.
Today, and despite his critical lack of resources, Nasser continues to feed and care for the dogs.

Animals Lebanon supports him by providing food, as well as medical care when needed. Unfortunately, many dogs suffer from unattended wounds that require constant monitoring and care to ease their pain 💔.
As these dogs have finally found refuge, Nasser and our local partners will continue to give them the attention they have been lacking so far. ️‍

Nasser’s compassion has turned his damaged, makeshift home into a sanctuary for animals that have nowhere else to go, giving “community” its true meaning. ❤️‍🩹

18/08/2026

Something big is coming... 👀
Keep your eyes peeled for a special message from some very familiar animal champions, who'll be exposing the hypocrisy of what can and can't make it through UK customs 🐆🥪.

But while we wait...
Labour promised to stop trophy hunting imports.
Instead, since entering government, 33 permits have been granted for trophies from elephants, leopards, giraffes and black bears❗

These animals are not collectibles.
Their body parts are not souvenirs.

The Government has the power to keep its promise, and we must make sure they do 📣.
⏰➡️ Keep an eye on our Facebook on Thursday to see more.

17/08/2026

🦁🐯
One ambitious mission. Two sanctuaries waiting. 30 big cats ready to begin a new chapter. 🌍🐾
[READ BELOW FOR A FULL UPDATE!]

After months of planning and preparation, the moment we had been working towards finally arrived. Our team, together with the incredible local crew on the ground in Argentina, worked hand in hand to make this complex rescue mission possible. Big cat by big cat, every step was carefully coordinated and carried out with the utmost care. 💪❤️

We are happy to report that everything went smoothly. The animals that had completed their crate training entered their crates voluntarily. For those who could not be crate-trained due to logistical or husbandry reasons, the veterinary team – Dr Amir Khalil, Dr Marina Ivanova, Dr Slaveya Ivanova and Dr Julia Bohner – briefly sedated them and carefully placed them inside. 🩺📦What an incredible team effort! Veterinarians, caretakers and logistics staff – everyone knew exactly what to do and where they needed to be. 🤝

We could not be prouder of everyone involved as we watched all 30 crates lined up beneath the large tent. The animals remained calm throughout. ❤️

And then the moment arrived: it was time to close this chapter at the former Zoo Luján and begin their journey towards a new life! ✨

The crates were loaded onto 4 big trucks and the convoy set off towards Buenos Aires Airport. 🚛✈️
They are all beginning this journey together, but their destinations are different. 15 will find their new home at our partner The Wild Animal Sanctuary while the other 15 will soon be under the dedicated care of our team at the LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa. 🌍🦁

Please support by donating for their new chapter in life and leave some love in the comments below ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21x4ZHE 🧡🐾

📸: © FOUR PAWS | Hristo Vladev

16/08/2026

From tiny orphaned cubs to summer days outdoors! ☀️

Bears Mochi, Em, Be, Nikko and Nara, were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. They were orphaned and separated from the care of a mother bear in their critical development period. 💔

Thanks to the dedicated team at CƠ SỞ BẢO TỒN GẤU Ninh Bình they've grown up surrounded by expert care, nutritious food, enrichment, veterinary support, and a safe environment where they can do what bears do best.

Today, bears Nikko, Be, and Mochi, are taking full advantage of the cooler summer weather, by stretching out together in the soft grasses of their naturalistic enclosure. 🌾🐻

15/08/2026

The posts 🐶 VS the reality 😭🤑🙀
These are genuine dog-selling publications uncovered on Facebook as part of our investigations into the online dog trade, as Meta keeps ignoring our reports to stem the cruel business going on behind their platforms.

These offer sellers access to large audiences with minimal oversight. With very little information provided, prospective buyers are being led on with “cute puppy pictures” and little to no opportunity to verify the animal's origin, the conditions under which it was bred, or whether the seller is complying with the relevant legislation.

➡️ We contacted some of those breeders, posing as interested buyers, and the meetings were alarmingly easy to organise.
And the on-site findings were just as concerning.
Many of the places visited were dirty, overcrowded, and thus prone to disease spreading. All the visits uncovered inappropriate, stressful conditions for young dogs to develop properly.

Some other breeders refused to meet at the breeding facility and instead offered roadside meet-ups, a clear sign that they operate unregistered and probably fail to comply with minimum standards of animal care.

Scared, trembling puppies are brought out of the car boots. Sellers let our investigators cuddle the tiny puppy only to offer them to pay and leave with the dog on the spot. No paperwork, no microchip, no veterinary record, and the make-believe assurance that “surely, the puppy can travel abroad”.

Most of the puppies offered for sale were below the legal sale age. Just a few weeks old, they are unscrupulously taken from their mothers to be shipped away, alone, to other countries.

📣 We call on everyone to protect these puppies, who suffer from their cute looks and the harmful breeding practices that high demand implies.
Look twice when you see a cute puppy post. Report any suspicious activity you encounter on social media.

14/08/2026

: Our team is working hard in Argentina to make the impossible possible! 🦁🐯
Our current rescue mission is bold. It’s ambitious. Is it doable? With a highly trained and motivated team, it is! 💪

Thirty big cats from the former Zoo Luján are about to start a new life. But what does it take to move 30 big cats, almost all at once? Fifteen will get a second chance at life at our partner, The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, while the other 15 will find a species-appropriate home at our LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa. 🌍🐾

After months of planning, we are now in the final stage. All necessary permits and paperwork have been received, flights have been booked, and every step of the upcoming days has been planned in detail. ✈️📋

With it being winter in Argentina, our team is facing additional challenges. Heavy rain has left roads, paths and enclosures muddy, making the daily work and care of the animals even more demanding. 🌧

Now, all 30 transport crates are ready, and crate training with the big cats is continuing. However, this is not possible with all of the animals due to logistical constraints at their enclosures or their social groupings. As a result, some of the lions and tigers will need to be briefly sedated and placed in their crates on rescue day. 🩺🐯

🤞 Keep your fingers crossed for the coming days and send some love in the comments to our team on the ground in Argentina! ❤️

📸: © FOUR PAWS | Hristo Vladev

13/08/2026

"Fried chicken is everywhere and the animals they have to come from somewhere. But what's going on behind closed doors is something which the industry likes to keep away from the public eye." - Compassion in World Farming Global CEO, Philip Lymbery.

New Netflix documentary, Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, shows how millions of chickens are paying the price for cheap meat 🐔.

They're bred to grow unnaturally fast, packed into unsuitable industrial systems, and treated as commodities rather than sentient beings 💔.
Now, a new Netflix documentary, created by Louis Theroux's production company and starring Mo Gilligan, is exposing what REALLY happens behind the scenes of the industrial chicken industry.

⚠️SPOILER ALERT: Behind the cheap meat you see in the supermarket or in chicken shops, is real, undeniable suffering faced by both humans and animals.⚠️

It's a powerful reminder of why we MUST move towards more sustainable farming solutions - and why our work to oppose new factory farm applications is so crucial.

Thank you to our friends at Compassion in World Farming for speaking up for animals in the documentary. We're proud to work alongside you in the fight to 💚.

Have you seen the documentary yet?

12/08/2026

What will we tell our children if elephants disappear? 🐘

Every elephant lost to trophy hunting is more than a number. It's a mother, a leader, a protector, a vital part of a species already facing serious threats 💔.

We should be doing everything we can to protect them, not allowing them to be killed and displayed as trophies.

📣 This , share this post and spread the word: it’s time to end the UK’s role in the cruel trophy hunting industry.

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