For 25 years, WSPA has aimed to promote the concept of animal welfare in regions of the world where there are few, if any, measures to protect animals.

WSPA‘s work is focused on four priority animal welfare areas:

• Companion animals - responsible pet ownership, humane stray management and preventing cruelty.
  
  
• Commercial exploitation of wildlife - intensive farming and cruel management and killing of wild animals for food or products.
  
  
• Farm animals - intensive farming, long distance transportation and slaughter of domestic animals for food.
  
  
• Disaster relief for animals - providing care to animals in distress from man-made or natural disasters.