World Federation for Animals

We launched #Animals4BiodiversityHealth at #COP17Armenia ⤵️ We presented a new guide with a menu of practical policy options to help governments implement the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity & Health. 👉 Learn more: wfa.org/new-guide-sh... 🔗 Explore: animals4biodiversityhealth.wfa.org #OneHealth

📍 Live from Yerevan at #COP17Armenia 🇦🇲 Ed Goodall from WFA is focusing on biodiversity & climate at #COP17, making the case for wild animals as climate action ahead of #COP31 next month. More 👉 https://wfa.org/cop17/ 🔗 Explore #Animals4BiodiversityHealth: https://animals4biodiversityhealth.wfa.org

Gentle human interaction promotes positive affective states in chickens, challenging the assumption that farm animals lack emotional depth. 🐓 Read the full story of Elena the hen included in the #AtlasAnimalEmotions. Download for free: https://wfa.org/atlas/ #SentientSundays

TODAY AT #COP17Armenia 📢 Join us to discuss #Animals4BiodiversityHealth, the new guide for implementing the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health. 📍Fri 23 Oct, 16:45-17:45, Armenia Pavilion (Blue Zone). 🔗 https://ow.ly/LqZY50ZZPqc Explore the tool: https://ow.ly/p3yI50ZZPqe

Join our side event at #CFS54: "Rooted and Mobile: Pastoral Systems Leading the Way to Resilience" 🗓️ 22 Oct, 8:30-9:45 CEST 📍Iran Room, FAO HQ + online (EN/FR/ES interpretation) Register for online participation: https://ow.ly/83Yf50ZZPNU #IYRP2026 #CSIPM #UNCCD

Join us at #COP17Armenia to discuss #Animals4BiodiversityHealth, the new guide for implementing the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health. 📍Fri 23 Oct, 16:45-17:45, Armenia Pavilion (Blue Zone). 🔗 https://ow.ly/LqZY50ZZPqc Explore the tool: https://ow.ly/p3yI50ZZPqe

#DYK healthy populations of #WildAnimals play a critical role in regulating the Earth's climate? At #COP17, we'll explore how to operationalise this science through policy. 🗓️ 21 Oct, 14:00h (local time) 📍IUCN Pavilion 🔗 https://ow.ly/iWjH50ZZuAb IFAW GlobalRewilding

LAUNCHING TODAY AT #COP17 📢 Our new policy guidance tool to support national implementation of the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health through the #OneHealth approach. 🔗 Watch online: https://ow.ly/byqs50ZZuuu #Animals4BiodiversityHealth Dyrenes Beskyttelse Eurogroup for Animals

Coming up at #COP17: Learn how conserving & restoring animal populations can benefit not just nature conservation but also deliver nature-positive climate outcomes. 🗓️ 20 Oct, 16:30h (local time) 📍Nature Positive Pavilion 🔗 https://ow.ly/l5cb50ZZa67 IFAW GlobalRewilding

Today at #COP17: Together with partners, we'll dive into #biodiversity and #climate strategies for ocean and aquatic animal protection. 🗓️ 20 Oct, 10:30h (local time) 📍Ocean Pavilion 🎥 Watch online: https://ow.ly/PfHK50ZZa5w IFAW GlobalRewilding #AquaticAnimals

We’re at #COP17 in Yerevan to show how animal health and welfare are an essential part of effective biodiversity action. 📍 Join our events! 🔗 Learn more: https://wfa.org/cop17/ #Animals4BiodiversityHealth #KMGBF #OneHealth

Elephants in Kenya formed a protective circle around their calves as a vehicle approached. 🐘 Their story is part of #AtlasAnimalEmotions, a global initiative of #WFA members around the world. Free download: https://wfa.org/atlas/ #AnimalSentience

Heading to #COP17 in Yerevan? Here is where to find the WFA team! 👇 Together with partners, we are hosting events on how animal welfare drives biodiversity, climate & health solutions. Plus, we're launching our new tool for policymakers! 🔗 More: wfa.org/cop17/ #Animals4BiodiversityHealth #A4BH

Wild animals are not passive bystanders to climate change. They are active players in regulating it. ❗ Learn more about the scientific global consensus already endorsed by 350+ scientists worldwide: https://ow.ly/1Wz850ZXXmi #WildlifeandClimate #Animals4Climate

LAUNCHING AT #COP17 📢 New practical policy guidance to support national implementation of the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health through an inclusive #OneHealth approach. If you're in Armenia, come and join us! 🔗 More: https://ow.ly/BWZb50ZXyzq #Animals4BiodiversityHealth

How is Costa Rica accelerating progress on the #SDGs? 🇨🇷 By integrating the #OneHealth approach into national policy. Protecting animals safeguards human & environmental health and climate resilience. 🔗 Full interview: https://ow.ly/Nxx650ZWNVH #Animals4SDGs

Staying updated on #AnimalWelfare? This week’s key headlines 👇 🔴 Average size of monitored #wildlife populations falls 73% | WWF International 🟢 Push to revive commercial whaling rejected at #IWC70 Get these news to your inbox 📨 https://ow.ly/ZOqs50ZPACG #KMGBF #Biodiversity

Donkeys are highly social animals who form strong, long-term pair bonds. 🫏 In Ethiopia, Beletu & Donsa live in adjoining boxes and graze side by side every day. Discover their story in the #AtlasAnimalEmotions: https://ow.ly/otB950ZWoHE #SentientSundays Working Animals International

Discover the opening words of the foreword to 'The Atlas of Animal Emotions' by Professor Stevan Harnad and the introduction by WFA CEO James Yeates. Both are inside the Atlas. Download for free: wfa.org/atlas #AnimalSentience #AtlasAnimalEmotions

Happy World Animal Day! 🐾 Discover 'The Atlas of Animal Emotions', a free digital guide on animal feelings curated by WFA member organisations worldwide. Download now: https://wfa.org/atlas/ #WorldAnimalDay #AtlasAnimalEmotions #AnimalSentience

It's a wrap! We closed the #WFAGA2026 with a visit to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach. 🐻 A powerful reminder of why we are #BuildingBridges for animals — together. 📷 Photo credit: FOUR PAWS FOUR PAWS

On the second day of the WFA General Assembly 2026, we elected a new WFA Board and announced a new president: Luciana D’Abramo from FOUR PAWS. 🐾 https://ow.ly/lXO850ZTno6 Photo credit: FOUR PAWS. #BuildingBridges #Animals4SDGs #WFAGA2026

We are at #WFAGA2026, kindly hosted by FOUR PAWS in Vienna! We were honoured to open our first day with four remarkable speakers whose work is transforming how the world sees and treats animals. 🐾 #BuildingBridges Photo credit: FOUR PAWS Kenny Torrella Vox Ami Vitale

A peer-reviewed article from the cohort of scientists behind the #WildlifeforClimate Scientific Consensus has been published on the roles of wild animals in the global carbon cycle and natural climate solutions. ⤵️ More: https://ow.ly/A2Ws50ZS8ks #ClimateChange #UNFCCC #COP31

Do whales grieve? 🐋 Rare underwater footage off Australia captured a humpback mother gently touching and holding vigil beside her stillborn calf. Stories like these remind us how animals can also experience loss. via The Guardian https://ow.ly/yMbC50ZRZ9y #SentientSunday

What's the value of bringing animal welfare into #OneHealth action? Together with Compassion in World Farming International we convened a side event to discuss the potential of animal welfare for One Health in agrifood systems at the @FAO. ⤵️ https://ow.ly/HeT550ZRxoa #SustainableFoodSystems

Animals reflect the land they live on. 🐄 Healthy soils grow healthy pasture, which supports healthy animals. "When cows can keep their calves, we glimpse a dairy system that feels more natural, more transparent, and more trustworthy." ⤵️ https://ow.ly/nunC50ZQUEY Philip Lymbery The Scotsman

The situation facing Frankenchickens is Sweden's largest animal welfare issue. ⤵️ Since 2018, Project 1882 has worked to expose the consequences of the extreme breeding practices that underpin the modern Swedish chicken industry. https://ow.ly/zysG50ZQq0Z

We sat down with Luis Sarmiento from Proyecto ALA to discuss disaster resilience in Latin America. Why must we include animals in disaster risk plans to advance #SDG11? 👇 We cannot achieve the SDGs without accounting for animals. 🐾 wfa.org/2026-hlpf #Animals4SDGs

This week’s key headlines for animals 👇 🟢 Chile's public health success demonstrates the value of the #OneHealth approach. 🔴 Agricultural intensification, invasive species & climate change, among others, threaten migratory bird populations. Subscribe: https://ow.ly/VJVx50ZPACH #GBF #RioSynergies

Do rats have a sense of empathy? 🐀 Chicago researchers tested how rodents respond to a cage mate in distress, discovering they'll overcome their own fear to free a trapped friend. https://ow.ly/MTMz50ZPfF8 #SentientSundays

📢 Are you following the #FAO Global Conference for Actions on One Health? Join our side event: We will explore how positive action for animal welfare can strengthen the #OneHealth approach. 📹 Watch online: https://ow.ly/NcmQ50ZOoi5 🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/ILIV50ZOoJl

Animals Australia is calling for an investigation into whether Tasmania's salmon farm operators have breached the state's animal welfare laws. ⤵️ Learn more via ABC News Bot (unofficial): https://ow.ly/cKQa50ZOgxn Aquatic animals need better protections. 🐟

Leah Garcés rejoins Compassion in World Farming International as their Global Ambassador ⤵️ She'll focus on growing a broad-based movement for change, thought leadership & cultivating the next generation of leaders. https://philiplymbery.com/welcoming-compassions-new-global-ambassador-leah-garces/

Why should we continue to innovate, in line with #SDG9, and move away from testing on animals? Grace Robinson from Cruelty Free International gives us the answer. 👇 We cannot achieve the SDGs without accounting for animals. 🐾 wfa.org/2026-hlpf #Animals4SDGs

"As wildfire risks continue to grow, protecting animals cannot remain an afterthought." ❗ Protecting animal health & welfare during wildfires strengthens food security, safeguards biodiversity, supports livelihoods and communities. via World Organisation for Animal Health https://ow.ly/ZOWp50ZMAWs

We sat down with Tozie Zokufa from CAAWO to discuss Africa's booming livestock sector. How is this related to progress on #SDG6 in the region? 👇 We cannot achieve the SDGs without accounting for animals. 🐾 🔗 wfa.org/2026-hlpf #Animals4SDGs

This week's top headlines for animals 👇 🟢 A new framework offers a way to quantify the economic value of animal welfare for policymakers. 🔴 A UN Environment Programme report warns that global temperatures are set to cross the 1.5°C warming threshold. 📨 https://ow.ly/JHFI50ZKoi0 #ParisAgreement

Humans love having pets, but we aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet companion may stretch deep into our primate past. 🐒 More via The New York Times https://ow.ly/WC7j50ZJo45 #SentientSundays

Animals can play a vital role as #ClimateHeroes. #ClimateChange is fuelling increasingly intense blazes around the world. Large herbivores, such as bison, can act as the forest's natural firefighters. 🦬 👉 More via Euronews https://ow.ly/CJN850ZJjrk #Animals4Climate

"We need farming that works with nature, not against it. Farming that captures carbon in healthy soils, stores water, and leaves room for wildlife." 🌍 Transitioning away from industrial agriculture is essential to safeguard our future. ✍️ Philip Lymbery via The Scotsman: https://ow.ly/uCTy50ZIJO4

What is the role of animals in land restoration and resilient rangelands? ⤵️ FOUR PAWS discussed animal health and welfare at #UNCCD COP17, the first COP of the #RioConventions. Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/K3h950ZIexy

How does humane education help advance #SDG11? ⤵️ Hear it from Jackie Kelleher and the work they do at the Helen Woodward Animal Center. We cannot achieve the SDGs without accounting for animals. 🐾 wfa.org/2026-hlpf #Animals4SDGs