Animal Welfare and Rescue Organisations in Tuscany

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Animal Welfare and Rescue Organisations in Tuscany

Note: most of the websites listed below are in Italian only.

The Italian State Animal Rights Office (Ufficio Diritti Animali/UDA) provides information on animal legislation, pet adoption and details of animal events.

• Ufficio Diritti Animali Tuscany Regional Office
  At: Via Benedetto Fortini 37, Florence (FI)
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:00-13:00 and Tuesday and Thursday 14:30-16:30
  Tel: 055 262 5332
  Fax: 055 262 5303
  e-mail 
  Website

The Tuscany Regional Canine Registry Office (Anagrafe Canina Regionale) provides information on registration, loss, dog adoption and regulations governing pet travel in Italy and to other foreign countries.

• Anagrafe Canina Regionale
  Tel: 0574 462 124
  Open: Monday: 07:30-09:30 and 15:00-17:00
  Wednesday and Friday: 07:30-09:30
  Tuesday and Thursday: 07:30-10:00
  e-mail 
  Website

Animal Protection in Tuscany

The National Board for Animal Protection (Ente Nazionale per la Protezione degli Animali/ENPA) organises campaigns, adoptions of unwanted animals and provides advice and information on animal welfare. 

• For the ENPA website: Click here (in Italian)

ENPA has a number of offices in the Tuscany region:

Animal Charities and Shelters in Tuscany

National Animal Associations

The National Association for the Protection of Animals, Nature and the Environment works to protect animals and the environment.

• For the ANPANA website: Click here (in Italian)

The Italian International Organisation for the Protection of Animals (Organizzazione Internazionale Protezione Animali/OIPA)

• OIPA Italia
  At: Via Passerini 18, 20162 Milan (MI)
  Tel: 02 642 7882
  Website 
• OIPA Italia - Florence
  At: Via Luigi Michelazzi 14, 50141 Firenze (FI)
  Tel: 339 236 8303
  e-mail
  Website 
• OIPA Italia - Livorno
  At: Via delle Galere 56, 57100 Livorno (LI)
  Tel: 329 442 5639
  e-mail
• OIPA Italia - Pisa
  Tel: 349 375 0764
  e-mail

• Italian Anti-Vivisection League National Office
  At: 29 Via Sommacampagna, Rome (RM)
  Tel: 06 446 1325
  e-mail 
  Website
• For contact information for local LAV organisations in Tuscany: Click here 
• LAV Pistoia Website 

Italian National Canine Defence League (Lega Nazionale Per La Difesa Del Cane/LNDC) organises events to raise awareness of canine issues and pet adoptions.

• For the LNDC website: Click here
• For LNDC branches in Tuscany: Click here

WWF - World Wildlife Fund

The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) works to protect and conserve endangered species. There are numerous WWF offices in Tuscany:

• For the WWF website: Click here (in Italian) 

WWF in Tuscany

• Arezzo
  At: Via Guido Monaco, 1, 52100 Arezzo (AR)
  Tel: 0575 272 80
  Website 
• Florence
  At: Via Sant'Anna, 3, 50129 Florence (FI)
  Tel: 055 477 876
  Website  
• Grosseto
  At: Via Mazzini 9, 58100 Grosseto (GR)
  Tel: 0564 271 70
• Livorno
  At: Via Corsica 27, 57127 Livorno (LI)
  Tel/Fax: 0586 802 373
  Website  
• Lucca
  At: Via Don Minzoni 300, 55100 Lucca (LU)
  Tel: 0583 560 08
  Fax: 0583 560 08
• Massa Carrara
  At: Via Donizetti, 54039 Ronchi, Marina di Massa (MS)
  Tel: 0585 241 768
• Pisa
  At: Via Betti, 56124 Pisa (PI)
  Tel: 050 580 999
  Website  
• Pistoia
  At: Via dei Cancellieri 30, Pistoia (PT)
  Tel: 0573 330 02
  Fax: 0573 918 127
  Website  
• Prato
  At: Via A Rossellino 11, 59100 Prato (PO)
  Tel: 0574 577 804
  Website  
• Siena
  At: Via Campansi 32, 53100 Siena (SI)
  Tel: 0577 451 59
  Website  

Further Information

• See the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Essential Information for Pet (Dogs & Cats) Owners in Italy
• See the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Pet Travel & Moving to Italy with Animals

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