The global trade of wild animals is cruel and puts our health and the world economy at risk from pandemics like COVID-19. Join us in calling on African Governments to support and champion a global ban on the wildlife trade.
The best available scientific evidence suggests the virus was transferred from bats to pangolins to humans demonstrating that the exploitation of wildlife is fundamentally linked to this global pandemic.
Whether it started with pangolins, bats, snakes or another species, it can all be traced back to how we treat animals.
Wild animals don’t belong to us, they belong in the wild
We have spent over 50 years fighting to keep wild animals in the wild. The global crisis has exposed the urgent need for what we have advocated for all along.
World Animal Protection has a long history of advising national governments and global bodies like the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health. We focus on sustainable solutions and encourage initiatives that deliver alternative livelihoods.
Join us in seizing this moment to build a better world for all of us.
