This page gathers a selection of events that have taken place every year since 2017. The WoDEF was founded in 2016. It is organized every year by the French association La Question aquatique.
Please help spread the word and rally more groups around the planet. For the aquatic animals!
Events held in 2025
In 2025, 213 actions were carried out by 157 organizations in 31 countries.
Selection of videos of 2025 actions
Outreach in St Louis, by Project Animal Freedom (USA)
Protest in Toronto, by DxE (Canada)
Protest in Tel Aviv, by Nimrod (Israel)
Outreach in Nürnberg, by ARIWA (Germany)
Outreach in Düsseldorf, by ARIWA (Germany)
Video on fish farming, by PACMA (Online)
Protest in Madrid, by Animal Save (Spain)
Protest in Bengaluru, by BBAL (India)
Outreach in Vienna, by VGT (Austria)
Protest in Athens, by Vegan Life NGO (Greece)
Protest in Toulouse, by Animaux Insoumis (France)
Video on fish violence, by SOKO Tierschutz e.V. (Germany)
Protests in 4 cities, by REV (France)
Protest in Rennes, by La Sentiente (France)
Swimming in protest, Lima, by Nada en Libertad
Outreach in Lisbon, by Acção Directa (Portugal)
Outreach in Key West, by PETA (USA)
Outreach in Tokio, by VEGAN Sachi~♥ (Japon)
Outreach in Indore, by Indore Animal Liberation (India)
Vidéo on fish farming, by Animals’ View (Online)
Outreach in Hamburg, by ARIWA (Germany)
Video on the aquatic animals' sentience, by Animal Ethics (Online)
Outreach in Hannover, by ARIWA (Germany)
Video on a killing machine for fishes", by Animal Ethics
Selection of videos of 2025 actions
Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Vegan Outreach Scotland
Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Athens (Greece)
Vegan Life NGO
Athens (Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Vegan Life NGO
Athens (Greece)
Bengaluru, Karnataka (India)
Bengaluru Brigade for Animal Liberation
Bengaluru, Karnataka (India)
Bengaluru, Karnataka (India)
Bengaluru Brigade for Animal Liberation
Bengaluru, Karnataka (India)
Etel (France)
Parti Animaliste
Etel (France)
Guadalajara (Mexico)
Animales y Praxis
Guadalajara (Mexico)
Hamburg (Germany)
ARIWA Hamburg
Hamburg (Germany)
Key West, Florida (United States)
PETA
Key West, Florida (United States)
Lugano (Switzerland)
Associazione svizzera per l'abolizion della vivisezione
Lugano (Switzerland)
Madrid (Spain)
Animal Save
Madrid (Spain)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Animal Climate and Health Save Foundation
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
New Delhi, Delhi (India)
Animal Climate and Health Save Foundation
New Delhi, Delhi (India)
New Delhi, Delhi (India)
Animal Climate and Health Save Foundation
New Delhi, Delhi (India)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Grito Animal
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Santiago (Chile)
Animal Save
Santiago (Chile)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal & Sociedad Vegetariana Brasileira & Sea Shepherd Brasil
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal & Sociedad Vegetariana Brasileira & Sea Shepherd Brasil
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal & Sociedad Vegetariana Brasileira & Sea Shepherd Brasil
São Paulo (Brazil)
Sevran (France)
L214
Sevran (France)
St. Louis, Missouri (United States)
Project Animal Freedom
St. Louis, Missouri (United States)
Tampere (Finland)
Tampere EOP
Tampere (Finland)
Tel Aviv (Israel)
Nimrod
Tel Aviv (Israel)
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Keliveganforanimals
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Toulouse (France)
269 Life France
Toulouse (France)
Tuebingen (Germany)
PETA
Tuebingen (Germany)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Bite Back, Vissenbelangen, Animal Rights, Animal Save Nederland
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Vienna (Austria)
Verein Gegen Tierfabriken
Vienna (Austria)
Events organized in 2025
ドイツ -
Article
in
Online
-
南アフリカ -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
スペイン -
Article
in
Online
-
イギリス -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
インドネシア -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
ドイツ -
Article
in
Online
-
ベルギー -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
フランス -
Reel
in
Online
-
-
Sticker action
in
-
メキシコ -
Podcast
,
Digital activism
in
Online
-
チリ -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
南アフリカ -
Podcast
in
Online
-
フランス -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
イギリス -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
-
Digital activism
in
-
フランス -
Article
in
Online
-
スペイン -
Video
in
Online
-
ドイツ -
Video
in
Online
-
南アフリカ -
Article
in
Online
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マルタ -
Article
in
Online
-
アメリカ合衆国 -
Reel
in
Online
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カナダ -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
ドイツ -
Video
,
Article
,
Video
in
Online
-
スペイン -
Video
in
Online
-
イタリア -
Article
in
Online
-
ポーランド -
Digital activism
in
Online
-
フランス -
Support Raid
in
Online
-
-
Digital activism
,
Article
in
Online
-
イギリス -
Leafletting
in
Aberdeen
-
フランス -
Protest
,
Happening
in
Angers
,
Protest
in
Annecy
-
ギリシャ -
Protest
in
Athens
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Aulnay-sous-Bois
-
アメリカ合衆国 -
Leafletting
in
Baltimore
-
フランス -
Leafletting
in
Bar le Duc
-
インド -
Outreach
in
Bengaluru
-
フランス -
Info booth
in
Bordeaux
,
Protest
in
Caen
,
Protest
in
Cergy
,
Protest
in
Chambéry
,
Protest
in
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
-
ポルトガル -
Protest
in
Coimbra
-
フランス -
Protest
,
Protest
in
Colmar
,
Protest
in
Corbeil-Essonnes
-
インドネシア -
Poster campaign
in
Denpasar
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Dortmund
,
Info booth
in
Düsseldorf
,
Protest
,
Exhibition
in
Essen
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Évry
-
メキシコ -
Workshop
in
Guadalajara
-
フランス -
Sticker action
in
Guéret
-
ドイツ -
Protest
,
Outreach
in
Hamburg
,
Protest
in
Hannover
-
オーストリア -
Info booth
,
Protest
in
Innsbruck
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Ivry-sur-Seine
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Kaiserslautern
-
アメリカ合衆国 -
Protest
in
Key West
-
日本 -
Protest
in
Kobe
-
ドイツ -
Protest
,
Protest
,
Protest
in
Koblenz
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Le Havre
,
Protest
in
Lille
-
ペルー -
Happening
in
Lima
-
オーストリア -
Info booth
in
Linz
-
ポルトガル -
Protest
in
Lisbon
-
インド -
Talk
in
Lucknow
-
スイス -
Info booth
in
Lugano
-
フランス -
Protest
,
Info booth
in
Lyons
-
スペイン -
Protest
in
Madrid
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Memmingen
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Metz
-
メキシコ -
Protest
in
Mexico City
-
フランス -
Protest
,
Reel
in
Montpellier
,
Protest
in
Montreuil
,
Protest
in
Mulhouse
-
インド -
Vigil
,
Outreach
in
Mumbai
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Nanterre
,
Protest
,
Info booth
in
Nantes
-
インド -
Outreach
in
New Delhi
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Nice
-
オランダ -
Video projection
in
Nijmegen
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Nuremberg
-
フランス -
Leafletting
,
Sticker action
,
Protest
in
Paris
,
Sticker action
,
Leafletting
in
Périgueux
,
Protest
in
Perpignan
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Potsdam
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Rennes
-
ブラジル -
Protest
in
Rio de Janeiro
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Rostock
-
フランス -
Info booth
in
Saint Nazaire
,
Video projection
in
Saint-Denis
,
Protest
in
Saint-Raphaël
-
オーストリア -
Info booth
in
Salzburg
-
チリ -
Protest
in
Santiago
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ブラジル -
Exhibition
in
São Paulo
-
フランス -
Protest
in
Sevran
-
アメリカ合衆国 -
Protest
in
St-Louis
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Stralsund
-
フランス -
Sticker action
in
Strasbourg
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Stuttgart
-
フィンランド -
Protest
in
Tampere
-
イスラエル -
Outreach
in
Tel-Aviv
-
カナダ -
Protest
in
Toronto
-
フランス -
Protest
,
Protest
in
Toulouse
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Tübingen
-
オランダ -
Protest
in
Utrecht
-
スペイン -
Protest
in
Valencia
-
オーストリア -
March
in
Vienna
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フランス -
Protest
in
Villeurbanne
-
オーストリア -
Info booth
in
Wien
-
ドイツ -
Protest
in
Wismar
,
Protest
in
Wunstorf
,
Info booth
in
Würzburg
-
インドネシア -
Radio programme
in
Yogyakarta
WoDEF 2024
In 2024, 197 actions were carried out by 130 organizations in 26 countries.
Selection of videos of 2024 actions
Video on aquatic animals, by Animal Friends Jogja (Indonesia)
Video on aquatic animals, by Sinergia Animal Thailand
Outreach in Busan, by VegPeace NGO (Korea)
Outreach in Mumbai, by India Animal Save
Workshop in Mexico City, by Red Veganas Antiespecistas
Workshop in Mexico City, by Red Veganas Antiespecistas (Mexico)
Infographic by Red Veganas Antiespecistas (Mexico)
Infographic on fishing and fish farming, by Swissveg (Switzerland)
Video on fish sentience, by the Humane League UK
Video on fish sentience, by the Humane League UK
Video on fishing and fish farming, by AgireOra (Italy)
Video on fishing and fish farming, by Valencia AS (Spain)
Video on a crab’s sentience, by Valencia AS (Spain)
Video on a scorpion fish's sentience, by Valencia AS (Spain)
Video on fishing and fish farming, by PACMA (Spain)
Protest in Madrid, by Madrid Animal Save (Spain)
Protest in Utrecht, by Bite Back NL (Netherlands)
Protest in Kloblenz, by ARIWA (Germany)
Protest in Brandon, by Brandon AS & Manitoba AS (Canada)
Video on fish farming, by Animal Equality (International)
Protest in Besançon, by L214 (France)
Collage in Strasbourg, by 269 Life France
Stencilling in Strasbourg, by 269 Life France
Street interviews, by Futur Asso (France)
Video on fish farming and sea lice, by Futur Asso (France)
Video on fishing and fish farming, by AJAS (France)
Video on fishing and fish farming, by Projet Méduses (France)
Video clip ”30 heures”, by Réplique Éthique (France)
Video on fishing and fish farming, by REV (France)
Infographic on aquatic animals, by AVF (France)
Selection of photos of 2024 actions
Alhambra, California (United States of America)
Alhambra, California (United States of America)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Arnhem (Netherlands)
Auroville, Tamil Nadu (India)
Auroville, Tamil Nadu (India)
Baden bei Wien (Austria)
Baden bei Wien (Austria)
Beaverton, Oregon (United States of America)
Beaverton, Oregon (United States of America)
Berlin (Germany)
Berlin (Germany)
Besançon (France)
Besançon (France)
Brandon, Manitoba (Canada)
Brandon, Manitoba (Canada)
Bregenz (Austria)
Bregenz (Austria)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Busan (Korea)
Calais (France)
Calais (France)
Dallas, Texas (United States of America)
Dallas, Texas (United States of America)
Dénia (Spain)
Dénia (Spain)
Dénia (Spain)
Dénia (Spain)
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Eatonville, Florida (United States of America)
Eatonville, Florida (United States of America)
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Flensburg (Germany)
Flensburg (Germany)
Gmünd (Austria)
Gmünd (Austria)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Graz (Austria)
Graz (Austria)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Innsbruck (Austria)
Innsbruck (Austria)
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (Austria)
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (Austria)
Las Vegas, Nevada (United States of America)
Las Vegas, Nevada (United States of America)
Lugano, Ticino (Switzerland)
Lugano, Ticino (Switzerland)
Lugano, Ticino (Switzerland)
Lugano, Ticino (Switzerland)
Madrid (Spain)
Madrid (Spain)
Madrid (Spain)
Madrid (Spain)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Mexico City (Mexico)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montréal, Québec (Canada)
Montréal, Québec (Canada)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Nantes (France)
Nantes (France)
Nantes (France)
Nantes (France)
Nantes (France)
Nantes (France)
Norfolk, Virginia (United States of America)
Norfolk, Virginia (United States of America)
Nuremberg (Germany)
Nuremberg (Germany)
Nuremberg (Germany)
Nuremberg (Germany)
Nuremberg (Germany)
Nuremberg (Germany)
Peoria, Illinois (United States of America)
Peoria, Illinois (United States of America)
Pompano Beach, Florida (United States of America)
Pompano Beach, Florida (United States of America)
Rennes (France)
Rennes (France)
Rennes (France)
Rennes (France)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Saarbrücken (Germany)
Saarbrücken (Germany)
Salzburg (Austria)
Salzburg (Austria)
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Shrewsbury, Missouri (United States of America)
Shrewsbury, Missouri (United States of America)
Siesta Key, Florida (United States of America)
Siesta Key, Florida (United States of America)
Strasbourg (France)
Strasbourg (France)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Tempere (Finland)
Tempere (Finland)
Tempere (Finland)
Tempere (Finland)
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Vienna (Austria)
Vienna (Austria)
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States of America)
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States of America)
In 2023, 118 actions were carried out by 104 organizations in 28 countries.
Selection of videos of 2023 actions
Online - Campus Animaliste
Online - Animal Ethics
Online - Comme un poisson dans l'eau (1/2)
Online - Comme un poisson dans l'eau (2/2)
Paris (France) - Futur Asso
Toulouse (France) - Nature sauvage Occitanie
Online - Ética Animal
Saõ Paulo (Brazil) - Vozes em Luto
Selection of photos of 2023 actions
Almeria (Spain)
Almeria (Spain)
Angers (France)
Angers (France)
Arles (France)
Arles (France)
Aveiro (Portugal)
Aveiro (Portugal)
Baltimore (USA)
Baltimore (USA)
Besançon (France)
Besançon (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bregenz (Austria)
Bregenz (Austria)
Chartres (France)
Chartres (France)
Châteauroux (France)
Châteauroux (France)
Edmonton (Canada)
Edmonton (Canada)
Fréjus (France)
Fréjus (France)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Graz (Austria)
Graz (Austria)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Innsbruck (Austria)
Innsbruck (Austria)
Istanbul (Turkey)
Istanbul (Turkey)
Karlsruhe (Germany)
Karlsruhe (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Klagenfurt (Austria)
Klagenfurt (Austria)
Koblenz (Germany)
Koblenz (Germany)
Köln (Germany)
Köln (Germany)
Kyoto (Japan)
Kyoto (Japan)
Linz (Austria)
Linz (Austria)
London (UK)
London (UK)
Lyon (France)
Lyon (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
Montreal (Canada)
Montreal (Canada)
Neuss (Germany)
Neuss (Germany)
New York (USA)
New York (USA)
Ostend (Belgium)
Ostend (Belgium)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Perpignan (France)
Perpignan (France)
Puebla (Mexico)
Puebla (Mexico)
Rennes (France)
Rennes (France)
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (France)
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (France)
Saint-Nazaire (France)
Saint-Nazaire (France)
Salzburg (Austria)
Salzburg (Austria)
Santiago (Chile)
Santiago (Chile)
Santiago (Chile)
Santiago (Chile)
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo (Brazil)
St-Valéry-sur-Somme (France)
St-Valéry-sur-Somme (France)
Toulon (France)
Toulon (France)
Toulouse (France)
Toulouse (France)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valparaiso (Chile)
Valparaiso (Chile)
Wien (Austria)
Wien (Austria)
Winnipeg (Canada)
Winnipeg (Canada)
WoDEF 2022
In 2022, the World Day for the End of Fishing proposed to organize actions focusing on crustaceans and actions targeting cephalopod farms which are currently emerging in some countries.
152 actions were carried out by 125 organizations in 31 countries! This is a new record of participating organizations!
163 actions were carried out by 115 organizations in 34 countries around the world, which is a new record of participation!
Selection of videos of 2021 actions
Utrecht (Netherlands) - Stichting Bite Back
Bilbao (Spain) - Animalistak
Online - Projet Méduses
Besançon (France) - Humanimo
Strasbourg (France) - 269Life France
Online - Vegan Option Canada
Selection of photos of 2021 actions
Aix-en-Provence (France)
L214
Aix-en-Provence (France)
Amiens (France)
269Life France
Amiens (France)
Angers (France)
269Life France / Anonymous for the Voiceless / Sea Shepherd
Angers (France)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bilbao (Spain)
Animalistak
Bilbao (Spain)
Dortmund (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA)
Dortmund (Germany)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Genève (Switzerland)
Pour l'Égalité Animale (PEA)
Genève (Switzerland)
Genève (Switzerland)
Pour l'Égalité Animale (PEA)
Genève (Switzerland)
Göttingen (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA)
Göttingen (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Tierschutz in Aktion (TiA)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA) / PETA ZWEI
Hamburg (Germany)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Helsingborg Fish Save
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Helsingborg Fish Save
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Hermosillo (Mexico)
Hermosillo Animal Save
Hermosillo (Mexico)
Hermosillo (Mexico)
Hermosillo Animal Save
Hermosillo (Mexico)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Gran Canaria Climate Save
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Gran Canaria Climate Save
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles Fish Save / Animal Alliance Network
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles Animal Save
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles Fish Save / Animal Alliance Network
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles Animal Save
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles (USA)
Los Angeles Fish Save / Animal Alliance Network
Los Angeles (USA)
Lugano (Switzerland)
Association suisse pour l'abolition de la vivisection (ATRA)
Lugano (Switzerland)
Lugano (Switzerland)
Association suisse pour l'abolition de la vivisection (ATRA)
Lugano (Switzerland)
Lyon (France)
L214
Lyon (France)
Manitoba (Canada)
Manitoba Animal Save
Manitoba (Canada)
Marseille (France)
269Life France / Vegan Impact
Marseille (France)
Milan (Italia)
Milano Animal Save
Milan (Italia)
Milan (Italia)
Milano Animal Save
Milan (Italia)
Milan (Italia)
Milano Animal Save
Milan (Italia)
Montpellier (France)
L214 / Alliance Ethique / Sea Shepherd
Montpellier (France)
Montréal (Canada)
Regard Animal / Résistance Animal Crédits : Felix Sieder
Montréal (Canada)
Montréal (Canada)
Regard Animal / Résistance Animal Crédits : Felix Sieder
Montréal (Canada)
Montréal (Canada)
Regard Animal / Résistance Animal Crédits : Felix Sieder
Montréal (Canada)
Online (Austria)
Verein Gegen Tierfabriken (VGT)
Online (Austria)
Online (Austria)
Verein Gegen Tierfabriken (VGT)
Online (Austria)
Online (Austria)
Verein Gegen Tierfabriken (VGT)
Online (Austria)
Online (Brazil)
Vozes Em Luto
Online (Brazil)
Online (Brazil)
Vozes Em Luto
Online (Brazil)
Online (Brazil)
Vozes Em Luto
Online (Brazil)
Online (France)
Projet Méduses
Online (France)
Online (Germany)
Menschen für Tierrechte Baden-Württemberg e.V.
Online (Germany)
Online (Germany)
Menschen für Tierrechte Baden-Württemberg e.V.
Online (Germany)
Osnabrück (Germany)
PETA
Osnabrück (Germany)
Parchim (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA)
Parchim (Germany)
Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Animal Save Israel
Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Animal Save Israel
Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Animal Save Israel
Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Rostock (Germany)
Animal Rights Watch e.V. (ARIWA)
Rostock (Germany)
Sanary-sur-Mer (France)
L214 / Sea Shepherd
Sanary-sur-Mer (France)
San Francisco (USA)
Direct Action Everywhere
San Francisco (USA)
San Francisco (USA)
Direct Action Everywhere
San Francisco (USA)
Strasbourg (France)
269Life France
Strasbourg (France)
Sydney (Australia)
Sydney Fish Save
Sydney (Australia)
Sydney (Australia)
Sydney Fish Save
Sydney (Australia)
Sydney (Australia)
Sydney Fish Save
Sydney (Australia)
Toulouse (France)
269Life France / Toulouse Animal Save / L214
Toulouse (France)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Stichting Bite Back
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Utrecht (Netherlands)
Stichting Bite Back
Utrecht (Netherlands)
WoDEF 2020
In 2020, most actions planned for public spaces were cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. An appeal by the international coordinators and the founder associations, Pour l'Égalité Animale and La Question aquatique, resulted in a huge amount of support, in the form of the sharing of photos of original placards demanding the abolition of fishing made by activists who, though confined in their homes, were determined not to allow this important date to pass unnoticed. Thanks to all of you for this impressive collection of 200 slogans. The message is clear: fishing and aquaculture farms must be abolished!
More than 100 actions planned before the crisis...
Before the pandemic, actions were being organised in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and, for the very first time, in Russia and Switzerland. Online campaigns were already being set up, as they are each year.
WoDEF 2019
In 2019, 18 countries on 4 continents organized about 120 actions for aquatic animals! Here is a retrospective in photos and videos.
Selection of videos of 2019 actions
Fribourg, Switzerland
São Paulo, Brazil
Selection of pictures of 2019 actions
Amiens (France)
Amiens (France)
Angers (France)
Angers (France)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bogota (Colombia)
Bogota (Colombia)
Bogota (Colombia)
Bogota (Colombia)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux (France)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Clermont-Ferrand (France)
Clermont-Ferrand (France)
Clermont-Ferrand (France)
Clermont-Ferrand (France)
Den Haag (Netherlands)
Den Haag (Netherlands)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Dresden (Germany)
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Flensburg (Germany)
Flensburg (Germany)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Fribourg (Switzerland)
Girona (Spain)
Girona (Spain)
Girona (Spain)
Girona (Spain)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Kassel (Germany)
Köln (Germany)
Köln (Germany)
Leipzig (Germany)
Leipzig (Germany)
Leipzig (Germany)
Leipzig (Germany)
Lille (France)
Lille (France)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
Lima (Peru)
London (UK)
London (UK)
London (UK)
London (UK)
London (UK)
London (UK)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Lüneburg (Germany)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
Montreal (Canada)
Montreal (Canada)
Montreal (Canada)
Montreal (Canada)
Münster (Germany)
Münster (Germany)
Münster (Germany)
Münster (Germany)
Münster (Germany)
Münster (Germany)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
Saintes (France)
Saintes (France)
Santiago (Chili)
Santiago (Chili)
Santiago (Chili)
Santiago (Chili)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Strasbourg (France)
Strasbourg (France)
Strasbourg (France)
Strasbourg (France)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
Washington (USA)
Washington (USA)
WoDEF 2018
Participating towns
Brussels (Belgium), Melbourne and Geelong (Australia), Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Windsor and Winnipeg (Canada), Ulm, Aalen, Bielefeld, Göttingen, Chemnitz, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Köln, Hannover, Würzburg, Nürnberg, Osnabrück, Koblenz, Bremen, Flensburg, Munster, Heidelberg and Lübeck (Germany), Paris, Marseille, Nice, Lille, Amiens, Montpellier, Besançon and Valence (France), David (Panama), Milano, Modena (Italy), Lausanne (Switzerland), Stockholm, Helsingborg, Göteborg and Malmö (Sweden), Oslo (Norway), Baltimore, Honolulu, Fort Lauderdale, Asheville, Boston, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Oakland, Richmond, San Luis Obispo, Charlotte, Dallas, Fresno, Monterey, La Jolla, Louisville, Milwaukee, New York, Raleigh, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Monica and Pueblo (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (Brasil), Copenhagen (Danemark), Mexico City (Mexico), Belfast and London (UK), Pune (India).
Selection of videos of 2018 actions
DxE (Vancouver)
DxE (London)
Vegan Impact (Paris)
DxE (London)
Espacio Público TV
PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (Lausanne)
DxE (Lübeck)
Selection of pictures of 2018 actions
Aalen (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Aalen (Germany)
Asheville (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Asheville (USA)
Baltimore (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Baltimore (USA)
Besançon (France)
By Le CABLE.
Besançon (France)
Bielefeld (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Bielefeld (Germany)
Bielefeld (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Bielefeld (Germany)
Boston (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Boston (USA)
Boston (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Boston (USA)
Brussels (Belgium)
By Bite Back.
Brussels (Belgium)
Brussels (Belgium)
By Bite Back.
Brussels (Belgium)
Brussels (Belgium)
By Bite Back.
Brussels (Belgium)
Chemnitz (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Chemnitz (Germany)
Chemnitz (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Chemnitz (Germany)
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Fort Lauderdale (USA)
Göteborg (Sweden)
By Fish Save.
Göteborg (Sweden)
Göteborg (Sweden)
By Fish Save.
Göteborg (Sweden)
Göttingen (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Göttingen (Germany)
Göttingen (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Göttingen (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Hamburg (Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
By Ariwa.
Hamburg (Germany)
Hannover (Germany)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Hannover (Germany)
Hannover (Germany)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Hannover (Germany)
Hannover (Germany)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Hannover (Germany)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
By Fish Save.
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
By Fish Save.
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Helsingborg (Sweden)
By Fish Save.
Helsingborg (Sweden)
Honolulu (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Honolulu (USA)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Lausanne (Switzerland)
By PEA - Pour l'Égalité Animale (founder of the WoDEF).
Lausanne (Switzerland)
London (UK)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
London (UK)
London (UK)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
London (UK)
Lübeck (Germany)
Lübeck (Germany)
Marseille (France)
By ALARM.
Marseille (France)
Marseille (France)
By ALARM.
Marseille (France)
Melbourne (Australia)
By Fish Save.
Melbourne (Australia)
Melbourne (Australia)
By Fish Save.
Melbourne (Australia)
Melbourne (Australia)
By Fish Save.
Melbourne (Australia)
Mexico (Mexico)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Mexico (Mexico)
Mexico (Mexico)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Mexico (Mexico)
Mexico (Mexico)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Mexico (Mexico)
Milwaukee (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Milwaukee (USA)
Modena (Italy)
By LEAL.
Modena (Italy)
Montpellier (France)
By Alliance éthique.
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
By Alliance éthique.
Montpellier (France)
Montpellier (France)
By Alliance éthique.
Montpellier (France)
Montréal (Canada)
By Collectif Antispéciste pour la Solidarité Animale.
Montréal (Canada)
Montréal (Canada)
By Collectif Antispéciste pour la Solidarité Animale.
Montréal (Canada)
Montréal (Canada)
By Collectif Antispéciste pour la Solidarité Animale.
Montréal (Canada)
Montréal (Canada)
By Collectif Antispéciste pour la Solidarité Animale.
Montréal (Canada)
New York (USA)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
New York (USA)
New York (USA)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
New York (USA)
New York (USA)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
New York (USA)
Nice (France)
By Les Indignés pour la libération animale.
Nice (France)
Nice (France)
By Les Indignés pour la libération animale.
Nice (France)
Oakland (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Oakland (USA)
Oakland (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Oakland (USA)
Oslo (Norway)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Oslo (Norway)
Paris (France)
By Vegan Folie's.
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
By Le Cri de la carotte - Sciences Po.
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
By Vegan Impact.
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
By Vegan Impact.
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
By Vegan Impact.
Paris (France)
Paris (France)
By Zoopolis Paris.
Paris (France)
Phoenix (USA)
By PETA.
Phoenix (USA)
Pueblo (USA)
By Pueblo Anti-speciesism Tasforce.
Pueblo (USA)
Pueblo (USA)
By Pueblo Anti-speciesism Tasforce.
Pueblo (USA)
Pune (India)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Pune (India)
Pune (India)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Pune (India)
San Diego (USA)
By PETA.
San Diego (USA)
San Francisco (USA)
By Animal Liberation Bay Area.
San Francisco (USA)
San Francisco (USA)
By Animal Liberation Bay Area.
San Francisco (USA)
Santa Barbara (USA)
By Direct Action Everywhere.
Santa Barbara (USA)
Santa Monica (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Santa Monica (USA)
Santa Monica (USA)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Santa Monica (USA)
Valence (France)
By AVRE.
Valence (France)
Valence (France)
By AVRE.
Valence (France)
Valencia (Spain)
By Fundacion Alma.
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia (Spain)
By Fundacion Alma.
Valencia (Spain)
Vancouver (Canada)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Vancouver (Canada)
Vancouver (Canada)
By PETA and Direct Action Everywhere.
Vancouver (Canada)
And back in 2017...
2017 was the first year of the WoDEF. Events were held, among others, in the following locations: Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland), Brussels, Namur and Charleroi (Belgium), Paris, Valence, Lyon, Lille, Montpellier, Saint-Malo and Rennes (France), Toronto and Montréal (Canada), Stuttgart, Vogelsberg, Siegen, Hannover, Göttingen, Hamburg and Berlin (Germany), Lisboa (Portugal), Tel Aviv and Haïfa (Israel), Melbourne (Australia), San Diego and Monterey Bay (USA).