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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

Animal protection charity slams toothless animal welfare report adopted by European Parliament

Brussels – Yesterday , the European Parliament voted in favour of a retrograde report from its Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on the implementation of on-farm animal welfare, disregarding science and uncritically supporting the continuation of intensive animal agriculture

Italy: First bill to ban the import, export of hunting trophies of protected species presented to the Chamber of Deputies

ROME—Today, in honoring World Wildlife Day, the Honorables Vittorio Ferraresi and Francesca Flati (M5S) presented a bill at the Chamber of Deputies to ban the import and export of hunting trophies of endangered species, the first of its kind in Italy. The bill was presented in partnership with

Undercover investigation at six Las Vegas-area pet stores reveals consumer deception and sick, dying puppies

An undercover investigator for the Humane Society of the United States worked at six pet stores across Nevada—including Puppy Heaven in Las Vegas, Petland in Henderson, and four different Puppies for Less stores in Las Vegas—during late 2024 and found unsafe housing, managers failing to seek

Tiger laying down in the grass in an open field

This year, we won some big animal protection battles in the nation’s capital 

The fight for public policy gains for animals at the federal level is not for the faint of heart nor the weak of spirit. Every day, in every congressional session, it’s an all-out battle to secure humane laws and regulations. Whatever we achieve, we achieve against determined opposition, including

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The College and University Protein Sustainability Scorecard

In Ahmedabad, a Model for Resolving Human-Street Dog Conflict

India’s sprawling, government-owned university, college and research campuses are scattered across the nation. As odd as it may sound, these, along with leading space research centres, engineering hubs and global management institutes, make safe havens for the country’s stray dogs. Acres of tall

The Humane Society of the United States renews push to protect Tennessee walking horses from soring cruelty

WASHINGTON— For over a decade, the Humane Society of the United States has pushed for stronger enforcement of the Horse Protection Act, urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to close gaps in its oversight that have perpetuated horse soring, an illegal and abusive practice that forces Tennessee

Gray wolf on a mountain ridge in Denali National Park, Alaska

In 2023, we fought for wild animals all over the world

Wild animals face a chilling multitude of threats. At a time when so many are vulnerable to the unprecedented impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and ongoing human encroachment on shrinking habitats, imperiled animals continue to be killed for nothing more than a trophy, a prize, a pelt or

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