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Animal welfare organization
Network for Animals
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Industry
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Founded
| 1997
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Founder
| Brian Davies
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Headquarters
| United Kingdom
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Area served
| Worldwide
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Key people
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Website
| networkforanimals
.org
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Network for Animals
(
NFA
) is an
animal welfare
organization that provides logistical and financial support for related initiatives in various countries.
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Headquartered in the
United Kingdom
and with offices in the
United States
and
South Africa
,
[3]
the current CEO is co-founder Gloria Davies.
[4]
History
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NFA was founded in 1997 by animal welfare activist
Brian Davies
, founder of associated organisations the
International Fund for Animal Welfare
in 1969, and
Animal Survival International
(formerly Political Animal Lobby) in 1990. On the death of Brian Davies in 2022, his wife Gloria Davies became
CEO
of the organisation.
[4]
Initially focusing on issues related to the
dog-meat
trade in the
Philippines
, NFA later expanded to other animal welfare issues in its campaigns. NFA reportedly focuses on providing practical assistance to animals, while Animal Survival International focuses on lobbying for political solutions.
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citation needed
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Activity
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NFA receives no government grants and is funded primarily by direct-mail
donations
and online appeals.
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citation needed
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NFA has shared footage of cruelty cases online to highlight cases of animal cruelty,
[5]
[6]
and also produced a series of podcasts in 2020 on the topic.
[7]
NFA has participated in various projects and advocacy work around the world, including:
- Supporting efforts to end
organized horse fighting
in
Mindanao
,
Philippines
by providing free veterinary clinics, distributing literature and
advertising
against the practice.
[8]
- Supporting a
donkey
sanctuary in
Bulawayo
,
Zimbabwe
that combats cruelty and campaigns to end the donkey-skin trade, providing food to donkeys in South Africa during
the coronavirus pandemic
, and running outreach programs for donkey owners in
Limpopo
.
[
citation needed
]
- Participating in projects to improve the welfare of street cats in
South Africa
,
Italy
, and
Greece
, including funding
spay and neuter programs
, providing food, and funding rescue shelters.
[
citation needed
]
- Supporting
disaster relief
efforts for animals such as providing funding for specialized food in the danger area
[9]
and work to rescue and reunite owners and animals.
[
citation needed
]
- Supporting to end the
dog meat
trade in the
Phllippines
by promoting rabies awareness
[
citation needed
]
, investigating and raiding suspect slaughterhouses.
[10]
- Working with rangers at
Addo Elephant National Park
to finance reintroduce tusked elephants into the
gene pool
[
citation needed
]
and support elephant relocation.
[11]
- Running the "Dogs in Distress" campaign, assisting several dog shelters with funds in various countries, such as South Africa
[12]
See also
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