HSI/Mexico launches program to improve companion animal welfare and increase access to care
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico, in collaboration with state and municipal partners, is proud to announce the launch of a groundbreaking pilot program to improve the welfare of companion animals in rural and low-income households in Aguascalientes. This initiative is based on critical
Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition celebrates US Pharmacopeia recognition of synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood
The Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition, a coalition of more than 50 conservation and healthcare organizations including the Humane Society of the United States, applauds the U.S. Pharmacopeia’s Microbiology Expert Committee for voting to adopt Chapter 86: Bacterial Endotoxins Test Using Recombinant Reagents
Newly elected legislators urged to protect animals in the Mexican Constitution
MEXICO CITY, Mexico —Today, leading animal protection organization Humane Society International launched a nationwide petition urging newly elected legislators to protect animals in Mexico’s supreme law, the Constitution. The earlier constitutional initiative by President Andres Manuel López Obrador, set to include specific
Pizza 4P’s and Tamago forge path towards eggs from cage-free systems in Southeast Asia
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam—Humane Society International, a non-profit organization working around the globe to improve the welfare of animals, is proud to celebrate the long-term partnership between Pizza 4P’s and Tamago in their joint effort to eliminate battery cages and
Statement on bill to kill street dogs and cats in Türkiye
Update, 9 August: The amendments to Animal Protection Law No. 5199 have been signed by President Erdoğan and published in the Official Gazette, which were the last steps before they could enter into force. Humane Society International will continue to follow the
Reward offered in Brattleboro, Vermont, for information on puppy thrown in dumpster and left for dead
This press release was updated at 11:53 a.m. EST on July 24, 2024. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons
Court upholds Massachusetts farm animal protection law
BOSTON—Animal protection groups celebrated today’s decision once again affirming the constitutionality of the state’s landmark 2016 ballot measure, Question 3, a measure that prevents breeding pigs, egg-laying hens and calves raised for veal from being kept in cages so small that they
Landmark decision spares animals in India from obsolete testing for veterinary vaccines
INDIA —In a significant move, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has made a progressive amendment and waived off the Target Animal Batch Safety Test (TABST) in the Indian Pharmacopoeia, effective 1st July 2024. The TABST, a non-specific safety test for veterinary vaccines
Exhibition urges Poland to ban hunting trophy imports from endangered species
WARSAW, Poland —Humane Society International and members of the Polish Parliament are urging Poland to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species. This call comes alongside the inauguration of the "Still Life. #NotInMyWorld" photographic exhibition by Britta Jaschinski at the