Charitable objects
The Charitable Objects of the CIO are:
To advance and promote for the benefit of the public, anywhere in the world:
1. the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, livelihood projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient;
2. education and system design for ?one welfare?, beneficial human-animal-biosphere relationships, animal health and welfare, ecology and biodiversity, and research in all aspects of these subjects with useful results disseminated to the public at large;
3. humane behaviour towards animals through education, recognition of the benefits good human-animal relationships can bring to human well-being, and by providing or supporting the provision of appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, circumstances or ill-usage;
4. understanding of the biosphere, conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and biodiversity, including but not limited to highlighting, raising awareness, education, research, and taking tangible steps towards conserving the biosphere, habitats and biological diversity alongside agriculture;
5. sustainable, integrated agriculture including but not limited to providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, livelihood projects with all the necessary support regarding ?one welfare?, human-animal relationships, and animal health and welfare for the management of production and working animals within human communities to generate income, provide for household food and labour requirements and be self?sufficient while preserving the local and global environment and biodiversity;
6. relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are prone to or the victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, catastrophe or emergency (including but not limited to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and severe weather conditions such as drought, floods, major storms) including but not limited to planning and preventative measures in disaster-prone communities and active assistance in response to actual disasters or emergencies.
