MISSION AND VISION

From the biological point of view, between two human beings there can be a difference of 0,5% in the DNA. Between a man and a chimpanzee this difference is only 1,23%. This similarity is proved, for instance, with the fact that chimpanzees can donate blood to humans, and vice-versa. Today it’s also known that chimpanzees, bonobos and men had an ancestor in commom two million years ago.

Considering these facts, the exploitation of great primates in laboratories, circus, entertainment shows and zoos can be considered a kind of slavery, reminding what men used to do with others of his own kind who were considered to be inferior a little bit more than one century ago. And this exploitation is followed by a big drop on the number of great primates in the african and asian forests, their natural habitats, which causes impacts on the environmental balance of the ecosystems.

GAP Brazil defends the rights of the great primates to live in liberty in their natural habitats. If this right is not respected and they become mistreating victims, probably it won’t be able to release them in the forests. Consequently, the mission turns to provide the best quality of life and state of welfare for the animals in captivity. At the sanctuaries, chimpanzees are treated of physical – mutilation and teeth extraction – and psychological traumas and stress caused by a life in the cage. They have the chance to recover from the bad traumas, to form social groups and even to reproduce, as they do in nature.

“A chimpanzee is not a pet and can not be used as an object for fun or scientific experiment. He or she thinks, develops affection, hates, suffers, learns and even transmits knowledge. To sum it up, they are just like us. The only diffrerence is that they don’t speak, but they communicate through gestures, sounds and facial expressions. We need to garantee their rights to life and to liberty”, explains Dr. Pedro A. Ynterian, the founder of GAP Brazil and Director of GAP International since 2006.

In Brazil there is an advanced legislation that protects the native fauna, but does not protect the exotic animals, who become submitted to greed and cruelty of men that uses them with economical purposes. One of the objectives of GAP Brazil is to extend the Brazilian fauna law to a World fauna legislation.

Our Mission Statement

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 2 million members and supporters.

PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in the clothing trade, in laboratories, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds, and other "pests" as well as cruelty to domesticated animals.

PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

All About Peta

PETA was founded in 1980 and is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA educates policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes kind treatment of animals. PETA is an international nonprofit charitable organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, with affiliates worldwide.

PETA believes that animals have rights and deserve to have their best interests taken into consideration, regardless of whether they are useful to humans. Like you, they are capable of suffering and have an interest in leading their own lives.

The very heart of all of PETA's actions is the idea that it is the right of all beings—human and nonhuman alike—to be free from harm. Our world is plagued with many serious problems, all of which deserve our attention. Cruelty to animals is one of them. We believe that all people should try to stop animal abuse whenever and wherever they can.

Since 1980, PETA has campaigned to establish a global society in which humans consider the needs of what Henry Beston, noted American writer and naturalist of the mid-20^th century, so beautifully called "the other animal nations." We uphold the rights of individual animals to be respected. For most, that means simply leaving them alone.

PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry.

In today's world of virtually unlimited choices, animal exploitation is simply unacceptable. We can eat better, educate ourselves better, clothe ourselves better, and entertain ourselves better without torturing and killing animals.

We have the power to spare animals excruciating pain by making better choices about the food we eat, the things we buy, and the activities we support.

About Us

About Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd 

Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd was established in 2002, initially by Steve and Terri Irwin, as a way to include and involve other caring people to support the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife – from the individual animal to an entire species.

Terri remains involved as our patron and significant supporter and advisor, but the charity now operates independently.

Wildlife Warriors Worldwide's Objectives

• To protect and enhance the natural environment
• To provide information and education to the public and raise awareness of wildlife issues
• To undertake biological research
• To research, recommend and act in the protection of threatened or endangered species.
• To enter into cooperative arrangements with like-minded organisations

Our Vision

That people, wildlife and habitat survive and prosper without being detrimental to the existence of each other.

Our Mission

To be the most effective wildlife conservation organisation in the world through the delivery of outstanding outcome-based programs and projects, and inclusive of humanity.