Why Red Collars?

In nearly every part of the world, people and dogs live together – but in some communities that bond is being tested. Twenty million dogs are brutally killed every year and fear of rabies is often used as the excuse. That's 38 dogs killed every minute. People think it will stop rabies. It doesn't.

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Killing dogs in response to rabies has never been shown to eliminate the disease. But rabies is completely preventable. There is a scientifically-proven, humane and sustainable alternative to fear and cruelty – it's vaccination. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has launched the Collars Not Cruelty Campaign, a global initiative to establish dog vaccination programs in countries where dogs are killed in response to rabies.

A world without rabies does not mean a world without dogs. WSPA protects all dogs by vaccinating and identifying them with red collars. This way the community knows which dogs are rabies-free.

When you give your dog a new collar, it means you care. When WSPA gives a dog a red collar, it saves lives. Help us convince the world to replace cruelty with red collars: a symbol of vaccination, safety and hope.

vaccinating just 70 percent of dogs protects the whole pack

BY SUPPORTING THE COLLARS NOT CRUELTY CAMPAIGN, YOU COULD HELP PAY FOR RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAMS IN COUNTRIES WHERE DOGS ARE NOW BEING BRUTALLY KILLED.

When you give your dog a red collar, it means you care. When WSPA gives a dog a red collar, it saves lives. DONATE NOW »

20 million dogs are killed every year because of fear of rabies

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Liisa Winkler and Henry

I have always had animals in my life and consider my dog Henry to be an important part of our family. To think of any animal suffering needlessly breaks my heart. Thankfully there are organizations like WSPA to speak for ...