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FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them.
Founded in 1988 in Vienna by Heli Dungler, the organisation advocates for a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. FOUR PAWS’ sustainable campaigns and projects focus on companion animals including stray dogs and cats, farm animals and wild animals – such as bears, big cats, orangutans and elephants – kept in inappropriate conditions as well as in disaster and conflict zones.
With offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, Hungary, the UK, the USA and Vietnam as well as sanctuaries for rescued animals in twelve countries, FOUR PAWS provides rapid help and long-term solutions.
https://www.four-paws.org/about-us/imprint
You can find more job opportunities at FOUR PAWS here: https://www.four-paws.org/about-us/jobs
Founded in 1988 in Vienna by Heli Dungler, the organisation advocates for a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. FOUR PAWS’ sustainable campaigns and projects focus on companion animals including stray dogs and cats, farm animals and wild animals – such as bears, big cats, orangutans and elephants – kept in inappropriate conditions as well as in disaster and conflict zones.
With offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, Hungary, the UK, the USA and Vietnam as well as sanctuaries for rescued animals in twelve countries, FOUR PAWS provides rapid help and long-term solutions.
https://www.four-paws.org/about-us/imprint
You can find more job opportunities at FOUR PAWS here: https://www.four-paws.org/about-us/jobs
Overview
Location
Austria, Vienna
Employees
501-1000
Founded date
1988
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Jan 7, 2026 | Inside the ‘best ski resort in the world’ in the Swiss Alps | Last year, travel booking site Omio crowned Arosa-Lenzerheide in Switzerland as the best ski resort in the world. Beating 6,000 other winter sports destinations, including big name competitors like Courchevel and St Moritz, Arosa-Lenzerheid... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 130 Climate & Consumer Groups Urge EU to Create Plant-Based Diet Action Plan | 5 Mins Read Over 130 organisations have written an open letter to the EU agrifood commissioner, imploring him to develop a plant-based action plan by next year. “The time for change is now.” That was the consensus of the Strategic Dialogue ... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Deliveroo, Uber Eats & Other Food Delivery Services Lack Meat Reduction Strategies | 5 Mins Read The world’s top food delivery services are failing to implement strategies to reduce meat and dairy consumption, despite the climate emergency. Despite an uptick in vegan food options, most food delivery apps promote these meals... |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Meat Exhaustion Day Demonstrates Our Planetary Over-Consumption of Animals | FOUR PAWS has calculated the so-called “Meat Exhaustion Day“, i.e. the day on which the maximum recommended meat consumption per year is reached around the world. The concept of Meat Exhaustion Day is established by comparing the average ac... |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Meat is Eating Up The Planet: US Reaches 'Meat Exhaustion Day' Today | Americans are the biggest consumers of meat globally and the first nation to reach the milestone Boston, MA, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the United States is the first country to reach “Meat Exhaustion Day”, surpassing its max... |
| Dec 13, 2023 | In-ovo sexing reaches 15% penetration in EU as tech to end male chick culling advances | New research from nonprofit Innovate Animal Ag (IAA) suggests that in-ovo sexing technology enabling hatcheries to determine the sex of chicks before they hatch has a market penetration of almost 15% in the EU, although it has yet to gain a... |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Tiger escapes from farm, attacks man and kills animals in South Africa | Authorities in South Africa are searching for a tiger that escaped from its enclosure at a private farm near Johannesburg over the weekend, injured a man and left three animals dead. The 39-year-old man survived the attack, however a dog an... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Lion Cub-Petting Study Finds Alarming Welfare Concerns in Animal Tourism Industry | Boston, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Just in time for National Cat Day on October 29, new research on a popular wildlife tourist attraction known as "cub-petting" reveals the practice has negative welfare consequences for big... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Man Finds His Missing Pet Huskies Butchered by Builders Next Door | This story contains graphic footage and descriptions of violence. In what might be a pet owner’s worst nightmare, a man’s missing dogs were found dead, having been butchered at a construction site right next door from his house. Walking aro... |
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FAQ about FOUR PAWS
When was FOUR PAWS founded?
FOUR PAWS was founded in 1988.
What has the press written about FOUR PAWS?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning FOUR PAWS, among them “Inside the ‘best ski resort in the world’ in the Swiss Alps” (Jan 7, 2026) and “130 Climate & Consumer Groups Urge EU to Create Plant-Based Diet Action Plan” (Jan 23, 2025).
Is FOUR PAWS still active?
Yes, FOUR PAWS is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 1, 2026.