A Global Crisis
Every year, millions of animals never make it past their first years of life. Today, at least 680 million stray dogs and cats wander the streets worldwide, and 46 million working horses labor under extreme hardship in low- and middle-income countries. Their lives are often short, brutal, and marked by preventable suffering.
But there is hope.
Rescuing animals is vital—but it’s not enough.
At Global Strays, we go beyond rescue—preventing animals from needing rescue in the first place. For every dog or cat saved, countless more still suffer on the streets.
The only way to truly end suffering is to stop it before it starts. Your donation does just that.
We fund spay-neuter clinics, humane education for children, and community veterinary care—giving families the tools to care for their animals and prevent neglect and abandonment.
Change
An Animal’s Story
Your gift ends suffering today, and prevents it in the future.
Together, We Can Go Beyond Rescue
Your support provides:
🐾 Free spay and neuter clinics that break the cycle of stray births and prevent future suffering.
🐾 Humane education for children and families, building empathy and lifelong respect for animals.
🐾 Essential veterinary care for working horses and companion animals in underserved communities.
🐾 Meals and shelter support for dogs, cats, and horses in crisis.
By investing directly in local, community-based solutions and creating change that is sustainable for animals you prevent suffering now and for generations of animals to come.
“I have been able to work with many rescues in the USA and transport dogs from many places, but I understand that it is simply putting a band-aid on the situation. I love that Global Strays is working to fix the problem at the root, both by educating people on how they can properly take care of their animals, as well as making it possible for people to access proper medical care or spay and neuter services. I thoroughly believe in Global Strays’ work and the lasting effects of what they are doing.”
“Helping people globally care for the strays in their communities reminds me that we all share the planet as our forever home. I hope, by donating to Global Strays, others will feel the same sense of belonging to a global community of animal (and people) lovers. My Siamese rescue cat agrees.”
“Animal cruelty, medical care, education, adoption, and outreach are all Global issues, not just domestic. I support Global Strays due to the leadership and outreach in other countries which is beyond impressive.”
Be Part of a Community That Helps Animals Survive & Thrive
A monthly donation of just $10 makes you a member of a very special donor community.
Monthly giving helps Global Strays maintain critical support that tackles animal suffering in underserved regions around the world —going beyond emergency rescue. Monthly donations ensure we can help animals every day of the year.
By becoming a monthly supporter, you help animals thrive.
Why Give Monthly to Global Strays?
We don’t just rescue—we transform. So far in 2025, our monthly donors have helped us:
🐾 Giving 1,693 animals critical veterinary and emergency care.
🐾 Provide 126,960 meals to dogs, cats, and working horses in need.
🐾 Spay and neuter 413 pets—preventing an estimated 54,516 stray births in just four years.
🐾 Educate 11,001 children using our humane education curriculum that builds empathy for all living beings.
With your help, we’ll reach millions more.
To contribute by mail, please send a check made payable to Global Strays to:
Global Strays
26 Hill Street #112
Southampton, NY 11968
Questions about donating?
Email us at donate@globalstrays.org
Global Strays Inc. is an international animal welfare nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 81-3509140)
Global Strays Inc.
26 Hill Street #112
Southampton, NY 11968
UNICEF protects children. WFP fights hunger. UNEP defends the environment. But 680 million stray dogs and cats, and 46 million working horses have no international body advocating for them, no binding legal framework protecting them, and no mechanism to hold governments accountable.
That's not an oversight. It's a gap we can close.
The UNCAHP Convention Changes That
The proposed United Nations Convention on Animal Health and Protection (UNCAHP) would be the first legal international framework that:
- Protects stray animals — by creating global standards that finally include the 680 million dogs and cats living without shelter, food, or veterinary care.
- Safeguards working animals — by establishing global welfare standards for the 46 million horses, donkeys, and mules whose labor sustains communities worldwide.
- Creates accountability for all animals — by giving governments, courts, and advocates a legal foundation to strengthen animal protection.
This isn't wishful thinking. It's the strategic next step in international law — modeled on laws that already protect children, refugees, and the environment.
Animals Cannot Speak at the United Nations. You Can.
Right now, cruelty to animals carries no international legal consequences. A government can ignore the suffering of millions of animals with zero accountability to the global community. UNCAHP would change that by creating the first international legal standard for animal protection—requiring nations to act, report, and be held accountable.
Global Strays has spent years doing the hard work on the ground — spay/neuter programs, veterinary care, and welfare education in Colombia, Nicaragua, and Liberia, Africa. We know that lasting change requires both hands-on intervention and the legal architecture to back it up.
→Signing this petition tells the UN that the world's animals deserve a seat at the table.
Add your name. It takes 30 seconds.
It’s justice.
Every signature strengthens the case we bring to United Nations member states. The petition is delivered directly to UN leadership and participating governments.
One Health. One Welfare. One World.
Thank you for your support and for being a voice for animals everywhere.
About UNCAHP
The UN Convention on Animal Health and Protection (UNCAHP) is an initiative developed by the Global Animal Law Association and its collaborators. Global Strays supports this effort as part of a broader push to advance animal welfare at the international level.
→ Learn more about the initiative
Tell the UN: Animals Deserve International Protection
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