# Peter Davies CB to become Director General of WSPA

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/10/10/peter-davies-cb-become-director-general-wspa/
- Published: 2002-10-10T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Major General Peter Davies CB will take over as Director General of The World Society
for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) on 4 November 2002.
Peter Davies succeeds Andrew
Dickson, who recently retired as WSPA’s Chief Executive. He already has a long-standing
involvement with WSPA, having served on the society’s Board of Directors since 1991,
and as President for the past two years. Peter will retire as Director General of
the RSPCA, one

of WSPA’s largest member societies, after 11 years of service.

Reflecting upon his appointment, Peter said, “I will be

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looking at achieving truly global initiatives to improve the welfare of animals.
One example of this is the Universal Declaration for the Welfare of Animals that
WSPA has developed and, with the support of literally hundreds of animal protection
organisations worldwide, aims to lobby the

United Nations to adopt.”

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