Activities of the World Society for the Protection of Animals

World Society for the Protection of Animals

WSPAWorld Society for the Protection of Animals

Adolfo SansoliniPolicy Advisor

FAO-NGO meeting1-2 December 2009


Over 1,000 member organisationsin over 150 countries

Regional offices in all continents

WSPA’s vision is of a world where animal

welfare matters, and animal cruelty ends

World Society for the Protection of AnimalsPeople in developing countries depend on People in developing countries depend on

animals for their livelihoodsanimals for their livelihoods

•• 60% of the worlds 1.3 Billion extremely poor are 60% of the worlds 1.3 Billion extremely poor are

dependent on animals for their livelihooddependent on animals for their livelihood

Protein supply, food security, transport, capital, Protein supply, food security, transport, capital,

drought powerdrought power


Cooperation


Four priority animal welfare areas:

Companion and working animals

Disaster management

Farm animals

Wildlife


Four priority animal welfare areas:

Companion and working animals

Disaster management

Farm animals


Companion and Working Animals


Population Management

• Our aim is to replace cruel methods of dog population control with humane and comprehensive alternatives

• Working with IGOs (e.g. WHO, PAHO and OIE) to develop policy and practical guidance on humane population management including rabies control


WSPA Action

• Support for 12 population management projects around the world (south hemisphere focus)

• Advocating for humane management in many more countries - lobbying for an end to cruel control and providing advice and practical training


Working Equines

• Working equines are an essential part of livelihoods

• Our aim is to provide local NGOs

with capacity and tools to improve the welfare of working equines

• Welfare problems are usually caused by a misunderstanding of

equine needs as opposed to conscious cruelty


WSPA Action

• WSPA supports 8 working equine projects around the world

• Changing human behaviour is the key to preventing equine welfare issues

• We invest in developing and training local NGOs in participatory and meaningful tools to change human behaviour


WSPA Approach

• Provide access to resources required to meet needs, for example

• Affordable and accessible veterinary care

• Farrier skills

• Access to water / shade / suitable diet

Our solutions• Develop understanding of equine needs in owners and users to

ensure that

• Care/husbandry provided suits equine needs

• Work matches equine capacity


Disaster Management


Disaster “the serious disruption of the functioning of society causing widespread human material or environmental losses, which exceed the ability of the affected communities to cope using their own resources.”

UNISDR 2009

• Minor: exceeding individual capacities e.g. farm fire, chemical spills, transport accident

• Major: exceeding local/national capacities e.g. Floods, Storms, Nuclear accident, infectious disease outbreak etc.

• Fast onset: e.g. Earthquake

• Slow onset: e.g. Drought


General examples of General examples of

animal welfare needs in disastersanimal welfare needs in disasters

� Trauma

�Trapped/crush syndrome

�Electricity failure

�Feed/ water supply

�Infra-structure impacted > space

�Absence of shelter

�Escaped/ roaming animals

�Infectious diseases


Not considering animals in contingency planning in Not considering animals in contingency planning in

developing countries means for their owners :developing countries means for their owners :

� Fail to evacuate

�Enter debt spiral/ loss of livelihood

�Security implications for vulnerable groups (e.g. women)

�Food security

�Recovery period extended

�Extended stay in IDP/ refugee camps

World Society for the Protection of AnimalsAim:

To protect animals and thereby the livelihoods of their owners from the impact of disasters by increasing their resilience and preparedness planning

Picture reference: UNDP (http://data.undp.org.in/dmweb/Article-DRM%20Assam.pdf)


Local Risk Reduction projects

•Awareness raising/ Behaviour change


Local Risk Reduction projects either as follow

up to major intervention, in areas of high risk or on

request from authorities

Increase of local response capacityDisaster management course in local veterinary universities &the creation of veterinary emergency response units (VERU), training of WSPA Member Societies

Advocacy for the integration of animals in national

contingency plans and guide implementation

WSPA Risk Reduction Framework


Response:

• Emergency veterinary

treatments, feed supplies

Recovery:

• Veterinary infrastructure

improvement

WSPA in action


Farm Animals


Focused on the "three Es" of

• Environment (securing the planet in the face of the challenge of

climate change)

• Economics (food must be affordable)

• Ethics (food must be produced safely and with the welfare of the

animal in mind)


Maps::www.maps.com

TWO TARGET COUNTRIES:


Brazil

Humane Slaughter Programmes

China


Trade opportunitiesAnimal Welfare + Development


20 million chicks per year

Free-range chickensCage-free eggs

Working mainly with the rural poor


Over 5 million chicks a year

SINCE 1993


20 years of free-range egg production

No mutilations or beak trimming allowed

Beefmaster and Boran beef


Regularly audited slaughterhouses

Only cage-free eggs

Other animal welfare policies


Bilateral trade agreements for training and capacity building

UE - Canada

UE – South Korea

CAFTA

EEUU - Peru

UE - Chile


Stakeholder involvement…globally


…and much more can be done…

Together?


Thank you

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