Humane Society International/Korea earns Outstanding Contribution to Society award
SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea has won an “Outstanding Contribution to Society” award, given by the Korean Society for Alternative to Animal Experiments. The award is sponsored by KSAAE every year to recognize individual academics and institutions and entities that contribute to the promotion
More than 200 veterinarians express support for legislation to permanently end the slaughter of American horses
WASHINGTON—Today, 202 veterinarians sent a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary expressing support for the Save America’s Forgotten Equines Act, H.R. 3355/S. 2732, federal legislation to permanently prohibit the slaughter
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Denmark’s plan to restart mink fur farming by importing mink is branded contemptible by Humane Society International/Europe
BRUSSELS—Animal protection charity Humane Society International/Europe strongly condemns Denmark’s plan to import 10,000 mink from Iceland, Norway, Spain, Poland and Finland to start a new breeding programme for fur farms once the country’s temporary mink breeding and farming ban is lifted from
Animal welfare groups commend Gov. Hochul for signing bill to end the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in New York pet stores
NEW YORK—Today, animal welfare groups commended Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill, groundbreaking legislation that will stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies to New York pet stores by ending the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits
Federal judge rules NIH broke the law by denying sanctuary retirement to former research chimps
BALTIMORE, Maryland—On Tuesday, a Maryland federal judge ruled that the National Institutes of Health cannot lawfully refuse to retire federally owned chimpanzees formerly used for research to Chimp Haven, the federal chimpanzee sanctuary. The decision was issued in a lawsuit brought by
Hotel Verde commits to a 100% crate-free pork supply chain
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Hotel Verde has committed to exclusively source pork from suppliers who do not confine soon-to-be mother pigs in crates. With this announcement, Hotel Verde joins the growing list of global companies that have pledged to procure only crate-free pork
A new leader and a path for the future at our flagship sanctuary in Texas
Founded in 1979, Black Beauty Ranch is a pristine 1,400-acre sanctuary that serves as home to nearly 650 animals of some 43 different species. We’re thrilled that Scott Carter has accepted a role leading the team as we conduct a search for
Breaking: Big Cat Public Safety Act passes the US Senate and heads to President Biden’s desk
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate just passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 263, Senate companion bill S. 1210) by unanimous consent. This follows the bill’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 29. The legislation prohibits keeping tigers, lions and
Over 30 organizations and experts renew call for BC government to end wildlife killing contests in open letter
VICTORIA, Canada—A broad coalition of non-government organizations, scientists, environmentalists, eco-tourism operators and notable British Columbians, including Robert Bateman, have signed an open letter calling on the British Columbia government to end wildlife killing contests in the province once and for all. The
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