Organizzazione Internazionale Protezione Animali ETS
Budget
€349,539
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
2.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
OIPA, International Organization for Animal Protection, is an International Confederation of associations for the animal protection and for the defence of animal rights all over the world. OIPA was founded in 1981 by Milly Shär Manzoli and belongs to the Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. OIPA is NGO affiliated with the UN Department of Public Information and the UN Economic and Social Council. The Organization’s purpose consists in the defence of animal rights and in the defence of the animals from every kind of mistreatment. It also follows the purpose of improving the public health through the abolishment of any kind of animal experiment throughout the world. The Organization also works for environmental defence, where precarian ecological conditions may damage the human health and animal and vegetal life in their wholeness. The Organization wants to bring its contribute for a better, a healthier and a more human world, for a medical science that is not based on viole (...)
EU Legislative Interests
European Parliament resolution of 3 May 2018 on a global ban to end animal testing for cosmetics (2017/2922(RSP)). Establishing a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics. European Parliament resolution on a coordinated Union-level Action Plan to facilitate the transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education (2021/2784(RSP)).
Communication Activities
Whereas the EU has undertaken to promote animal welfare while protecting human health and the environment. Calls on the Commission to engage proactively with all stakeholders, starting with those behind the campaign for a global end to the use of animals in cosmetics testing, NGOs and civil society representatives, in order to promote side events at the next UN General Assembly and to facilitate dialogue on the benefits and merits of an international convention against animal testing for cosmetics.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
NGO affiliated with the UN Department of Global Communications, the United Nations Environment Assembly and the UN Economic and Social Council: https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/displayAdvancedSearch.do?method=search Search for "OIPA".
Organisation Members
OIPA is a confederation of associations, currently more than 240 divided into 5 continents. OIPA International is 360° devoted to animal rights defence, and fights against vivisection laboratories, factory farming, traffic of exotic animals, hunting, fur and entertainment industry and animal abuse in the widest meaning. OIPA works trying to change and improve the living conditions of the animals through education in schools, informing the public opinion, rescuing animals, getting modifications in the laws, organising special events and any kinds of gatherings, eventually involving celebrities. Some of OIPA’s activities: • Information stands • Conferences • Demonstrations and protests • Information tables by universities • Controls on request • Contacts with media and press • Contacts with International Doctors – LIMAV • Publishing of articles on its Magazine OIPA needs volunteers for various activities, which range from helping with the office work to holding lessons in schools on animal abuse related topics; each field in which we are active is sustained by volunteer work. The work in which every OIPA delegation concentrates on is different according to the local needs, consequently each OIPA delegation has its particulars targets which vary upon the reality of the place. These are the various activities which are generally carried out: PUBLIC AWARENESS – information stands, organization of conferences, congresses, debates MEDIA – contacts with local and national mass media in collaboration with the OIPA press office, in order to spread animal rights philosophy, inform the public opinion and advertise our outreach activities MAGAZINE – writing of articles for the magazine MARKETING GROUP – organization of events, demonstrations and parties; sponsor and convention research; look for testimonials; realisation of printed material and gadgets like leaflets, CD-ROMs, postcards, T-shirts, stickers, posters etc. EDUCATION – meetings in primary school, highschools and universities. Organization of special courses on protection and animalistic topics INVESTIGATIONS AND RESCUE – verifying of cases of reported animal abuse, investigation behind the scenes, intervention and denounces ECO-ZOOPHIL GUARDIANS – (branch of Milan, Italy) prevention and repression of law breakings regarding animal protection, defence of the zootecnic patrimony and environmental safeguarding, including the protection of the fauna threatened by hunting and fishing. DIRECT PROTECTIONISM – (branches of Udine, Piemont, Sicily, Lombardy) – fighting against stray phenomena by taking care of cat colonies and kennels, collecting food, medicines and performing a sterilisation program; direct help to other foreign associations like in Croatia and Rumania CLERICAL WORK – administrative and clerical work, data entry, contact with supporters and volunteers, stock preparation for events
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.