Rescue centres need your help

COVID-19 is a threat to the survival of thousands of animals in European rescue centres and sanctuaries.​​​​​​​

It has only added to an already difficult situation in which housing for seized, confiscated or surrendered wild animals is severely limited, and rescue centres suffer from a chronic lack of funding.

Eurogroup for Animals and its member organisations doing rescue activities have joined forces with the European Alliance of Rescue centres and Sanctuaries (EARS), a network that supports and represents rescue centres and sanctuaries across Europe, enabling them to work together to achieve mutual animal welfare and conservation goals.

Below you'll find the organisations in your country that need your help. The rescue centers or sanctuaries (listed in orange) urgently need donations. There are also Eurogroup for Animals member organisations in the list that you can contact to find out which rescue centres you can support in your country. 

You can read more about the rescue centre crisis in our Briefing here.

These animals have been through enough already. Please help them get through the COVID-19 crisis.

CountryOrganisation / Rescue Centre or organisation managing a centre (in orange)Website
AustraliaVoicelesshttps://www.voiceless.org.au/

FOUR PAWS Australiawww.four-paws.org.au
AustriaFOUR PAWShttps://www.four-paws.org/

Bӓrenwald Arbesbach, Vier Pfotenhttp://www.baerenwald.at/
BelgiumDe Zonnegloed Sanctuaryhttp://www.dezonnegloed.be

Natuurhulpcentrum Wildlife Rescue Centrehttp://www.natuurhulpcentrum.be/
BulgariaFOUR PAWShttps://www.four-paws.org/

Dancing Bears Park Belitsa, Vier Pfotenhttp://www.dancingbearspark.org/
CroatiaAnimal Friends Croatiahttp://prijatelji-zivotinja.hr/index.en.php
DenmarkAnimal Protection Denmarkhttps://www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk/
EstoniaLoomushttps://loomus.ee/
FinlandSEYhttps://sey.fi/

Animaliahttps://animalia.fi/
FranceFondation Brigitte Bardothttps://www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr/

Code Animalhttps://www.code-animal.com/

La fondation droit animal, éthique et science - LFDAhttp://www.fondation-droit-animal.org/

Refuge de l'Archehttps://www.refuge-arche.org/
GermanyDeutscher Tierschutzbundhttps://www.tierschutzbund.de/

VIER PFOTEN in Deutschland www.vier-pfoten.de

Bӓrenwald Müritz, Vier Pfotenhttp://www.baerenwald-mueritz.de/

Foundation for Bearshttps://www.baer.de/

Tierschutzzentrum Weidefeld  https://www.tierschutzbund.de/organisation/einrichtungen/zentrum-weidefeld/

Reptilienauffangstation München https://www.reptilienauffangstation.de/
GreeceGAWF Greek Animal Welfare Fundhttps://www.gawf.org.uk/

ARCTUROS Environmental Centrehttps://www.arcturos.gr/en/participate/donation

IPPOTHESIShttps://www.ippothesis.gr/
IrelandISPCA (Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)https://www.ispca.ie/
ItalyLAV- Lega Anti Vivisezionehttps://www.lav.it/

Centro Tutela e Ricerca Fauna Esotica e Selvatica Monte Adonehttp://www.centrotutelafauna.org/

Lega Nazionale per la Difesa del Canehttps://www.legadelcane.org/
KosovoBear Sanctuary Prishtina, Vier Pfotenhttps://www.four-paws.org/campaigns-topics/sanctuaries/bear-sanctuary-prishtina
LatviaAnimal Friends Society Latvia (Christine Chilver's Animals Friends Society)http://www.dzd.lv/
LithuaniaLietovos givunu teisiu apsaugos organizacija (Animal Right Protection Organization Lithuania)http://gyvunuapsauga.lt/
NetherlandsAAP Animal Advocacy and Protectionhttps://www.aap.nl/en

Dierenbescherminghttps://www.dierenbescherming.nl/

VIER VOETERSwww.vier-voeters.nl

Bears in Mindhttp://www.bearsinmind.org/

Stichting Leeuwhttps://www.stichtingleeuw.nl/
RomaniaLibearty Rezervatia de Ursihttp://www.ampbears.ro/en/bear-sanctuary
SlovakiaSloboda Zvierathttps://slobodazvierat.sk/
SpainAsociacion Nacional para la defensa de los animales (ANDA)http://andacentral.org/

Primadomus/AAPhttps://www.aap-primadomus.org/

Fundacion para el Asesoramiento y Accion en Defensa de los Animales (FAADA)http://faada.org/

Mona Foundationhttp://www.fundacionmona.org/en/
SwitzerlandSchweizer Tierschutz STShttp://www.tierschutz.com/

Vier Pfoten in der Schweizwww.vier-pfoten.ch
United KingdomAnimal Defenders International (ADI)http://www.ad-international.org/adi_home/

Animal Protection Agency (APA)https://www.apa.org.uk/

Catholic Concern for Animalshttps://catholic-animals.com/

FOUR PAWS in the UKwww.four-paws.org.uk

One Kindhttps://www.onekind.scot/

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)https://www.rspca.org.uk/

World Animal Protectionhttps://www.worldanimalprotection.org/

Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA)https://www.uspca.co.uk/

Lakeview Monkey Sanctuaryhttp://www.lakeviewmonkeysanctuary.com/

Wild Futureshttp://www.wildfutures.org/