Botswana to charge £1,500 ($1,834) for a licence to kill elephants
We call upon all our supporters to support PAL in expressing strong opposition to trophy hunting, at a time when elephant numbers are plummeting.
PAL lobbies authorities around the world to improve animal welfare and put an end to animal cruelty.
The organisation works to ensure governments are informed about animal welfare issues and that legislation is enforced. PAL also makes sure that people around the world are alert to animal abuse and exploitation.
Political Animal Watch
Use this tool to determine the stance of every MP in the UK on a range of animal welfare issues.
Macedonia’s street dog problem
PAL willing to step in to help Macedonia’s street dog problem in bid to salvage EU membership bid. Read more
Easing the load for donkeys
PAL is lobbying the government of Greece to enforce animal welfare laws and honour its promises to improve the treatment of donkeys in the tourist trade. Read more
Extermination of dogs in Turkey
PAL is lobbying the government of Turkey to address the plight of thousands of dogs engaged in a daily struggle for survival that is so desperate they sometimes feed on their own puppies. Read more
Badger killings
PAL is lobbying the British government to drop its policy of badger culling which is unsound, unscientific and unacceptable. Read more
Hunting with hounds
PAL played a key role in lobbying for the Hunting Act of 2004. Now it is watching carefully to make sure the British government doesn’t waver on the issue. Read more
Elephants and rhinos
PAL is lobbying the British government to ban the trade in ivory trinkets that is fuelling demand for ivory and providing opportunities for laundering illegal ivory. Read more
Animal shelters in Montenegro
When the Nikšić Association for Animal Protection (NUZZZ) arrived at the animal shelter outside the town of Nikšić in Montenegro, the only “medicine” available was a drug used to kill dogs. Read more
Philippine Dog Meat Trade
The Philippines is a renowned tourism and business destination in the western Pacific. Heartbreakingly, it harbours a dark secret: The Dog Meat Trade. Read more
Street dogs of Dubrovnik
PAL is working with the Mayor of Dubrovnik, Mato Francovic, to construct a municipal animal shelter in the Mediterranean town. Read more
