NetAP

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NetAP - Network for Animal Protection
legal form Nonprofit organization
founding 2008
founder Esther Geisser
Seat Esslingen ZH SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland 
main emphasis Animal welfare
Action space Switzerland and worldwide
Employees no
Website www.netap.ch

NetAP - Network for Animal Protection is a politically and denominationally independent, non-profit and internationally active non-profit organization founded by animal protection activists in Switzerland in 2008 , whose object is animal protection. Its headquarters are in Esslingen in the canton of Zurich .

The organization aims to promote all concerns of animal welfare and makes no distinction between individual animal species. The motto of NetAP is to get involved where the animals are in great need and where the help can improve the quality of life of the animals concerned in the long term. NetAP focuses on so-called street animals and farm animals.

The association does not employ any employees. The board of directors and all helpers work on a voluntary basis and also have a full-time job. A fundamental principle of NetAP is that every single donation benefits the animals in full and that the donors are not financially supported by any administrative costs such as B. for wages, rents or advertising is reduced.

history

The organization was set up in 2008. The founder and president, Esther Geisser, joined forces with other experienced animal rights activists to provide professional animal welfare with committed volunteers and without any administrative apparatus that incurs costs. In addition, the founders of NetAP wanted to operate effective animal welfare by pooling animal welfare workers by networking with various other animal welfare organizations and working closely with other animal rights activists. This network idea is also reflected in the name of the organization.

The association has built up a global, cross-organizational animal welfare network since 2008 and works with local partners around the world. The association works internationally with the Soi Dog Foundation ( Thailand ), VSPCA ( India ) and TAPO ( Tanzania ), in relation to animal transports with Animals' Angels ( Germany ) and nationally and internationally with numerous volunteer veterinarians. Further international and national cooperations are being established.

In Switzerland, the association has already achieved nationwide awareness.

In 2014 NetAP received the Elisabeth Rentschler Foundation's prize for the sustainable and consistent implementation of the animal welfare concept and the merits for farm animals and street animals.

Focus

The association focuses on improving the living conditions of so-called street animals and farm animals or animals for slaughter. The following core activities are part of the permanent area of ​​responsibility of NetAP:

  • Castration campaigns and programs in Switzerland and abroad (NetAP castrates thousands of dogs and cats every year. The CCVR method (Catch, Castrate, Vaccinate, Release) is used, whereby the animals always receive basic medical care, including treatment for parasites.)
  • Improvement of the living conditions of so-called farm animals
  • Individual animal protection
  • Training of veterinarians for animal welfare operations
  • Disaster relief

Projects, programs and missions

NetAP's actions, programs and operations are geared towards sustainability and the long term.

The association also acts as an independent organization abroad, but relies on partnerships and, if possible, involves local offices in its activities. Cooperation partners are e.g. B. Animals' Angels and the European animal and nature protection .

Farm animals and political animal welfare

Through education projects, petitions, but also through the symbolic rescue of individual animals, NetAP regularly makes a contribution against the suffering of so-called farm animals. Right from the start, NetAP supported the Europe-wide petition “ 8hours - Stop Long Animal Transports”, which aims to limit the transport time for animals destined for fattening or slaughter to a maximum of eight hours. NetAP works closely with Animals' Angels across Europe and takes on part of the lobbying work.

Training of veterinarians for animal welfare operations

Together with its network of Swiss and European veterinarians, NetAP prepares local veterinarians worldwide for animal welfare missions and trains local veterinarians in the countries of assignment.

Castration missions worldwide

The association carries out castration missions worldwide. A network of over 40 veterinarians from Switzerland, Germany and Austria is involved in around 25 missions a year for the castration of street animals. In Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Greece, Spain and in many other countries, volunteer veterinarians take part on a regular basis. On the occasion of the European Football Championship in 2012, which caused the mass killing of street animals in Ukraine, NetAP sat down with the German ETN e. V. against these killings and organized veterinarians to train local veterinarians.

Animal welfare in India and Thailand

Since the tsunami in 2004, the members have been involved individually and organized in NetAP since 2008 for animals in Thailand and India.

In Thailand the association works with the Thai organization Soi Dog Foundation in Phuket. NetAP also supports Lanta Animal Welfare on Ko Lanta . The largest NetAP deployment in Thailand to date took place from October 2011 to January 2012 as a result of the flood disaster in Thailand . A total of twelve NetAP veterinarians were on site in Bangkok and ensured medical care for around 2,000 four-legged flood victims. Most of the animals were neutered by the NetAP veterinarians after their recovery. In 2012, NetAP also focused on combating the cross-border, illegal dog meat trade in Thailand.

In India, the association works with the Indian organization Visakha Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (VSPCA). Here, too, the focus of the use of NetAP lies in the sustainable improvement of the living conditions of street animals and farm animals. As a preventive measure, NetAP supports a permanent castration program for street dogs and cats and is involved in projects against illegal slaughter transport, among other things.

Donkey help in Tanzania

Together with the Tanzania Animal Protection Organization (TAPO), NetAP improves the living conditions of around 3,500 work donkeys in Tanzania, among other things by educating the owners about care, needs, handling and care of the animals, improving the equipment and running a mobile veterinary clinic.

Individual animal protection / animal refuge

The motto is: “We cannot save all animals in this world, but we can save the whole world for individual animals.” Therefore, the association also helps individual animals in need.

financing

The association is financed by donations and sponsors, is recognized as a non-profit and tax-exempt. The donations are used in full and directly for the animal welfare campaigns of the association and no donations are used for any administrative costs incurred.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Esslinger Tierschutz with international reach , drü-egg (PDF file; 164 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  2. ↑ http://www.vet-magazin.ch/schweiz-magazin/aktuelle-nachrichten/Tierschutzpreis-Elisabeth-Rentschler-Stiftung-NetAP.html
  3. ↑ In Ukraine there are 250,000 stray dogs , observers (PDF file; 267 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  4. ↑ Is the world a guest at dog killers? , Respect (PDF file; 1.94 MB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  5. ↑ Cats should go under the knife. In: nzz.ch. October 4, 2013, accessed October 14, 2018 .
  6. ↑ http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/region/Tierfreunde--jagen-und-kastrieren-Katzen/story/31086066
  7. ↑ http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/18176048
  8. ↑ Poor pigs , annabelle (PDF file; 390 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  9. ↑ One million signatures for petition against slaughter transports , Zürcher Oberländer online (PDF file; 134 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  10. ↑ Citizens' protest in the EU against long animal transports , Neue Zürcher Zeitung (PDF file; 228 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  11. ↑ Traveling with a scalpel , Zürcher Oberländer (PDF file; 407 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  12. ↑ http://www.netap.ch/images/Presse/2014/NetAP_SAT_09_2014.pdf
  13. ↑ Susanna Ellner: Bright spot for Romania's strays. In: nzz.ch. December 2, 2014, accessed October 14, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Surprise victory for outsiders , Sunday newspaper (PDF file; 420 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  15. ↑ Veterinarian from Interlaken combats dog misery , 20M MinutenZeitung (PDF file). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  16. ↑ Swiss animal welfare organization sends veterinarians to Bangkok for the flood victims in Thailand , Binninger Anzeiger (PDF file; 375 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  17. ↑ Rescue for the animal flood victims in Thailand , Rietberger Stadtanzeiger (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  18. ↑ Animals in the flotsam , WDT News (PDF file; 2.24 MB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  19. ↑ Veterinarian in action in the flood , Neue Presse Kronach (PDF file; 152 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  20. ↑ Esslingerin helps animals in Thailand , Regio (PDF file; 2.14 MB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  21. ↑ "Some cases brought us to the border" , Stadtanzeiger Winterthur (PDF file; 186 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012
  22. ↑ Disaster Relief - In Action for Animals in Need , World of Animals (PDF file; 872 kB). Retrieved October 28, 2012