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UN Day Marks the Moment to Propose a Global, Binding Law for All Animals

by Liz | Oct 24, 2025

Currently, animal protection does not appear on the UN agenda. This absence affects billions of sentient creatures—from the stray dogs and cats on urban streets to the working horses supporting family livelihoods in developing nations. It’s time for the UN to take the next, necessary step.

Jane Goodall’s Hidden Legacy

by Liz | Oct 4, 2025

“My favorite animal everybody thinks is a chimpanzee but it’s not true… My favorite animal altogether is a dog because dogs have unconditional love, and I don’t like to think of a world without dogs.” Her childhood dog Rusty helped her see that animals have personalities and feelings long before her studies in Africa.

Beyond Rescue: The Power of Spay and Neuter to Transform Communities

by Liz | Sep 6, 2025

A little tail peaking out from the corner, two dogs rooting through the trash, a dog napping by the side of a road, and a terrified puppy trying to cross a busy street. Roaming dogs are a fact of life in many neighborhoods in Bogotá, Colombia. In a city where some communities have more than 1,231 strays per square mile, it can feel like the streets are overrun with strays–and they are.

Spay & Neuter’s Power is Exponential

by Liz | Aug 15, 2025

One stray will give birth to 12 puppies in a year–she and her puppies will have at least 132 strays in just 4 years, 984 strays in 6 years, and by the time the decade is over they will have added 54,816 strays to streets. This painful math highlights a profound truth: we can’t rescue our way out of this stray dog crisis.

Screwworms’ Terrible Toll

by Liz | Jul 30, 2025

A small fly, the iridescent blue-green of a hummingbird, packs a nasty surprise.If flies can be considered beautiful, you just might think that of the Cochliomyia Hominivorax. Unlike the housefly, its body is an iridescent blue-green reminiscent of a hummingbird. But...

Horse Health is Public Health

by Liz | Jul 24, 2025

Imagine a life where every drop of water for your family, your cooking, and your cleaning depends on your horse.Families' Livelihoods Depend On Their Working Horses Without their horses, countless families in Nicaragua couldn’t feed their families–they depend on them...

Dog Bite Awareness Saves Lives in Liberia

by Global Strays | Jun 4, 2025

A class on dog bite prevention and rabies awareness, builds bridges between people and dogs and saves human and animal lives.A Real Danger In the US we rarely think about rabies–in a nation of 340 million, there are only about 400 human cases a year, most caused by...

Leading Ladies in Animal Welfare: Celebrating Women’s Impact

by Global Strays | Mar 28, 2024

This Women’s History Month, let's celebrate the remarkable contributions of leading ladies on animal welfare. Meet 6 inspiring women who are making the world a better place for animals. From influencers using their platform for good to innovative entrepreneurs shaping...