Forum Animal

The Animal Forum was born from Sônia Peralli Fonseca's empathy and compassion for animals. An icon in the history of Brazilian animal protection, the biologist began to structure the entity in 1998, registered two years later, with a group of partners in the cause in São Paulo. Since then, we have been working to ensure important advances for animals. Some examples are national legislation that sets standards for humane slaughter; a nationwide ban on the practice of keeping marine mammals in captivity for entertainment; and the inclusion of cruelty or abuse of animals as an environmental crime in Law 9.605/98 and in the Federal Constitution itself.

Our multidisciplinary team is made up of veterinarians, lawyers, marketing and communication professionals, geographers and researchers, who support the development of animal protection and defense actions.

In addition to working with our 140 affiliates, which promote direct animal care, we maintain a strong presence in the National Congress, Legislative Assemblies to influence the development of Brazilian public policies in favor of animals.

WWF Brazil

WWF Network began its work in Brazil supporting the first studies done on an unknown primate threatened with extinction in Rio de Janeiro. This pioneering work was to become the Conservation Program of the Golden Lion Tamarin, one of the most successful of its kind in the world, which has been carried out by WWF for 30 years in partnership with other organizations. In the following years, several small projects throughout Brazil counted on the financial assistance of the entity.