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Your Impact: How We Use Your Donations

For every £1 donation in 2023

77p went directly towards protecting animals
23p went towards raising funds

For every £1 invested in fundraising, we generated £ 3.91 in income, enabling us to deliver long-term solutions that have a real impact for animals and ensure your donation is maximised to its fullest potential.

Explore our 75-year history.

Financial info 2023

Graph of pie chart showing World Animal Protection income in % 2023: Other 2, Individual giving 68, Partnership 4 Legacies 26 — Total income: $58.9 million (£48.3 million)

Graph showing World Animal Protection expenditure % in 2023: Communities and disaster, 1 Farming, 28 Wildlife, 39 Global advocacy, 8 Fundraising, 24 — Total expenditure: $64.1 million (£51.7 million)

2023 Trustee's Report and Accounts

Turning your generosity into sustainable solutions

Our expenditures and resources are carefully managed to maximise the impact of every donation.

World Animal Protection focus on addressing the root causes of animal exploitation and understanding why these issues persist. Through our wildlife, farming, and sentience campaigns, we challenge the systems that perpetuate animal suffering.

By focusing on these interconnected areas, we can achieve long-term solutions for animal welfare.

2023 Global Review

Transforming a broken system

Reflecting on our 2023 successes and maintaining transparency as we look ahead.

2023 Global Review

Directing donations to where animals need them

This work includes:

Education and training
Overseas aid and famine relief
Animal welfare and protection
Environmental conservation and heritage preservation

We also:

Make grants to organisations
Provide advocacy, advice, and information
Sponsor or conduct research
Act as an umbrella or resource body

Efficient, trustworthy, and impactful

World Animal Protection combines local expertise with global influence to protect animals worldwide. We operate 14 offices across 50+ countries, ensuring we are where animals need us most. We also work closely with local partners, animal welfare organisations, and businesses.

Through formal relationships with key international bodies, such as the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Organisation for Animal Health, we influence policies that improve the lives of millions of animals worldwide.

Our streamlined structure and network model allow resources to be directed where they matter most, towards the animals we protect.

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