The Humane Society of the United States launches extensive ad campaign backing legislation for cage-free eggs in Maryland
MARYLAND—The Humane Society of the United States is launching a six-figure advertising campaign to advocate for legislation aimed at ensuring that eggs produced or sold in Maryland meet cage-free standards. Advocates are determined that the proposed bill SB 193/HB TBD, sponsored by
BREAKING: South Korea bans the dog meat industry with historic vote at National Assembly as animal campaigners ‘overjoyed’
SEOUL—South Korea’s National Assembly has today voted through a ban on the dog meat industry in what animal campaigners at Humane Society International/Korea have called “history in the making.” Up to 1 million dogs a year are factory farmed and killed for
Shocking undercover investigation reveals physical abuse and poor conditions of captive sloths used for public interactions at New York facility
NEW YORK—The Humane Society of the United States released the findings of a recent undercover investigation at Sloth Encounters in Hauppauge, New York, owned by Larry Wallach. The investigator captured disturbing footage of staff hitting sloths, stressed sloths kept in crowded conditions
Proposition 12 fully implemented
WASHINGTON — On January 1, California’s 2018 ballot measure Proposition 12, which set landmark prohibitions on the sale of food products from farm animals locked in cruel and extreme confinement, will be fully implemented in the state. Proposition 12’s egg and veal
Breaking: Gov. Hochul signs historic bill to end wildlife killing contests in New York
ALBANY, New York—Today Gov. Kathy Hochul signed critical legislation (A.2917/S.4099) ending wildlife killing contests for coyotes, foxes, bobcats, squirrels, raccoons, crows and other species in New York. This historic new law prohibits competitive events during which contestants compete to kill the most
Chile outlaws cosmetics testing on animals
SANTIAGO, Chile—after a multi-year campaign by Humane Society International and ONG Te Protejo, cosmetic animal testing as well as the manufacturing, import and marketing of cosmetics tested on animals elsewhere in the world has been officially banned in Chile. This followed a
Wolves in Europe under threat as European Commission seeks to downgrade legal protections
BRUSSELS—Today the European Commission has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce legal protections for wolves in the EU. To achieve this, they will propose the downgrading of the wolf’s protection status under the Bern Convention. At present, wolves are
Workshop empowers egg producers to shift to cage-free systems for hens
SÃO PAULO—Last week, producers raising hens for their eggs gathered in the countryside of São Paulo state, the largest egg-producing state in Brazil, to boost their knowledge of the scientific foundation behind cage-free housing systems. The workshop, which was hosted by global
Food retailer commits to higher animal welfare in Viet Nam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam—Safe Food, a food retailer in Ho Chi Minh City, announced it will only use cage-free eggs by 2028 through a recent collaboration with Gia Vien Farm, an egg producer set on a fivefold expansion of its
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