The Anglo Italian Society for the Protection of Animals (AISPA)

The Anglo Italian Society for the Protection of Animals (AISPA) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 208530).

The Anglo Italian Society for the Protection of Animals (AISPA) is a charity registered in England and Wales whose aim is to reduce stray populations and improve conditions for domestic and wild animals in Italy. It has embraced the Hawksley legacy. It supports animal welfare work through financial support and guidance, and according to its annual report it helped more than 30 projects in the last year alone.

Priority Areas

AISPA supports animal welfare projects across Italy, with financial support for local and regional shelters, outreach spay and neuter programmes, emergency field work, medicines, veterinary supplies, surgical equipment and rescue vehicles. It also supports training for animal-welfare professionals and volunteers, school education and awareness campaigns, and environmental conservation projects benefiting birds and wild fauna. It works with local organisations and stakeholders, funding projects it sees as having potential for growth and improvement, while offering guidance to help partners develop independently and build support in their communities. Requests are assessed in context through field evaluation with veterinary representatives, and the Executive Committee decides whether to provide support against AISPA’s aims, values and good-practice requirements. Continued funding is monitored to check that animal-welfare standards are maintained.

Themes

• Animal shelters
• Spay and neuter programmes
• Veterinary and rescue supplies
• Animal welfare training
• Animal welfare education
• Wildlife conservation

Geographic Focus

Italy.

Requests from project managers, AISPA representatives, advisers and supporters are considered in context and carefully evaluated in the field with veterinary representatives. The Executive Committee decides whether to forward financial support after checking that projects meet AISPA’s aims, values and good-practice requirements.

Who can apply:

• Grants to established organisations in Italy

What the charity says:

• AISPA funds projects in which it sees potential for growth and improvement.
• Supported projects are encouraged to pursue independent fundraising and gain support from their local communities.
• Continued funding is conditional on regular monitoring and evaluation that animal-welfare standards are maintained.