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This year, make a resolution to support your local animal shelter or rescue
Over the past two years, local animal rescue organizations across the country have been struggling. While we never lose sight of the incredible progress that’s been made by local shelters and rescues in curbing the intake of pets (down tens of millions in the past 50 years), recent challenges have
Q&A with Troy Seidle
Q: What led you to advocating against animal testing? A:I’ve always been an animal person, but the experience of being a conscientious objector to high school dissection really opened my eyes—both to the plight of animals used in research, testing and education, as well as the need for every person
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HSI rescues 50 dogs from South Korea meat trade before summer slaughter begins
For 50 dogs raised on a dog meat farm in South Korea, this will be a summer of hope instead of terror. This week, Humane Society International began pulling the dogs out of the farm just before the start of the Bok Nal summer season, when dogs are brutally slaughtered, cooked and eaten. The dogs at
Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Across Asia, millions of dogs and cats are kept in terrible conditions and then killed for their meat. We are still fighting to end this brutality in Indonesia, China, Viet Nam and India.
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Breaking: Big Cat Public Safety Act passes the U.S. House of Representatives on International Tiger Day
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 263) by a vote of 278 to 134. The bill would prohibit keeping tigers, lions and other big cat species as pets, and ban direct public contact like cub petting. Sponsored and championed by Rep. Michael Quigley
Celebrities including Pierce Brosnan, Simon Cowell, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres call for end to horrific dog and cat meat trade in Indonesia
WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF THE KILLING OF DOGS LONDON—Some of the biggest names in acting, music and sports from around the world have come together to sign a letter urging President Joko Widodo of Indonesia to end the brutal slaughter of millions of dogs and cats for the meat trade
Campaigners―joined by Kim Basinger, Ricky Gervais and Peter Egan―celebrate as Jakarta, Indonesia, bans city’s dog meat trade that kills 340 dogs a day
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Hollywood actress Kim Basinger, comedian Ricky Gervais and British actor Peter Egan have joined campaigners from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition in celebrating news that Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta has banned the dog and cat meat trade. The stars sent a video message
2023’s wins for animals in labs signals a future without animal testing
Artificial intelligence, organ-on-chip technology and 3D bioprinting: These advancements promise to dramatically reshape our world, and they’ll play a part in making animal experiments obsolete. Sophisticated testing and research methods that use human cells or human biology-based technology will
Fake faux fur scandal: Mislabelling of fur clothing and accessories in the UK
Through extensive research, HSI UK has discovered that many animal fur items for sale in the UK, especially in independent boutiques, in markets and online, are either not labelled at all, or are incorrectly labelled or marketed as synthetic. For the vast majority of British shoppers who reject the
Procter & Gamble supports worldwide ban on cosmetic animal testing, joins Humane Society International’s #BeCrueltyFree campaign
CINCINNATI—Today the Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) joins with the Humane Society International #BeCrueltyFree campaign, to ban animal testing for cosmetics in all major global beauty markets by 2023. The #BeCrueltyFree campaign was launched in 2012 with the aim of extending the European Union
Fireworks: how to keep animals safe
Fireworks can be fun for some, but terrifying and dangerous for others. Here is our advice for keeping companion animals and wildlife calm and safe during Bonfire Night and other festivities often celebrated with firework displays, such as Diwali and New Year’s Eve. Fireworks might bring some colour
Food was on the table at COP27, but there is still much more work to be done
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt—Humane Society International is encouraged by the long overdue recognition among climate talk negotiators that food systems not only contribute to the ever-worsening climate crisis but can also serve as a key to mitigating it. For the first time ever, this year’s climate talks
New petition puts trophy hunting back on European Parliament’s table
BRUSSELS—Yesterday, Humane Society International/Europe handed a petition signed by nearly 50,000 citizens from all over the world to the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions, urging the EU to take action against the trade in hunting trophies. The petition offers concrete interim policy
Fur Production in the European Union
Each year, around 37 million animals in the European Union are still raised and killed solely for their fur. In 2018 alone, 34.7m mink, 2.7m foxes, 166,000 raccoon dogs and 227,000 chinchillas were bred in the EU. Denmark, Finland, Poland and the Netherlands (which is currently phasing out the
BREAKING: UK National Food Strategy recommends 30% less meat and 30% more fruit and veg to protect Brits’ health and combat climate change
LONDON—The much-anticipated release of Part 2 of the National Food Strategy (NFS), which recommends Brits cut back on meat by 30% over the next ten years, contains ‘bold, visionary and urgent’ recommendations that Government must act upon, says Humane Society International/UK. The landmark report
Images of bloodied dead rhinoceros shot, stuffed and delivered to the EU appear in hard-hitting campaign to ban hunting trophy imports
BRUSSELS—With the European Union the world’s second largest importer of hunting trophies after the United States, animal protection group Humane Society International/Europe is stepping up its fight with a new hard-hitting campaign. Its striking HSI/Europe research reveals that nearly 15,000 hunting
Humane Society to become "Humane World for Animals” to better reflect the organization’s mission and presence 70 years after founding
WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International announced today that they will change their name to Humane World for Animals to clarify their longstanding shared mission to create lasting change for animals everywhere. The change takes effect today and underscores
To the Rescue! gala hosted by Daniel Henney supports work to end the dog and cat meat trade and protect all animals
NEW YORK CITY —The annual To the Rescue! gala supporting the work of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, which took place on Nov. 1, at Cipriani 42nd Street, raised $2 million to benefit the organizations’ work to protect animals. International film and