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YouGov poll reveals vast majority (93%) of Brits don’t wear real animal fur and do support a #FurFreeBritain; Government urged to end UK fur sales

LONDON—British citizens overwhelmingly agree that the time has come for Britain to be fur-free. A new YouGov opinion poll, commissioned by animal charity Humane Society International/UK, reveals that 93% of the British population reject wearing real animal fur, and the majority (72%) support a

Young Koreans feel pressured to eat dog meat by their elders despite concerns about animal cruelty and hygiene, new survey finds

SEOUL, South Korea—More than half of South Koreans in their 20s who have consumed dog meat in the past year, felt social pressure to do so from influential seniors such as their father or senior colleagues at work, a new survey finds. While the majority of respondents in this age group did not

Yucatan celebrates four consecutive years of a cruelty-free fiesta

IZAMAL—For the fourth consecutive year, the cruelty-free Fiesta de San Bartolo replaced Kots Kaal Pato, the brutal Yucatan ritual of stringing up animals inside piñatas and beating them to death or cutting off their heads. Humane Society International/Mexico has been working on the ground with local

Yucatán holds its third cruelty-free San Bartolo Festival

IZAMAL, YUCATÁN, Mexico—The San Bartolo Festival in Izamal took place without cruelty to animals once again this year. It has been three years since Kots Kaal Pato, an event at which participants broke piñatas filled with live animals and slit the throats of ducks. These activities areno longer part

Yulin Dog Meat Festival Goes Ahead, But in Subdued Fashion

More than 30,000 HSI supporters signed our online petition calling for the cancellation of a dog meat festival planned for June 21 in Yulin, China. We spoke with Dr. Peter Li, HSI’s China policy specialist, about what happened. HSI: Did the festival go on as planned? Peter: The event was not

Yulin Dog Meat Festival Provokes Global Fury

For the last two mornings, Adam Parascandola, director of animal protection and crisis response for Humane Society International, has woken up at 3 a.m. in China to bear witness to one of the most horrific scenes you can imagine: the slaughter of thousands of dogs—and cats—for the Yulin dog meat

Yulin dog meat festival rescue mission saves 62 dogs moments away from slaughter

BEIJING—Chinese animal activists have released distressing images from inside a filthy, backstreet dog slaughterhouse in Yulin, China just days ahead of the city holding its annual dog meat festival at which thousands of dogs and cats will be killed and eaten. Download photos and video of the rescue

Yves Saint Laurent and Brioni drop fur, to make global luxury leader Kering Group completely fur free

PARIS—Kering, one of the world’s largest luxury fashion companies and parent company to some of the biggest names in fashion–including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and Brioni– announced today that it is going completely fur-free. The announcement is a

Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation takes protest to Chinese Embassy to stop inhumane export of wild baby elephants for captivity

Oscar Nkala LONDON—The Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation will be joined on Friday 24th May by international NGOs, as well as actor and conservationist Dan Richardson, in a silent protest outside the Chinese Embassy against the exploitative export of wild-caught baby elephants from Zimbabwe to foreign

Безкоштовна ветеринарна допомога домашнім улюбленцям українських біженців

Оновлення: план діятиме до 31 грудня 2024 року. Українські біженці, які втекли від війни зі своїми домашніми улюбленцями, можуть отримати безкоштовну ветеринарну допомогу у країнах Європи завдяки “Ветеринари для українських тварин”. Скачати листівку. “Ветеринари для українських тварин” покриють

Kostenlose tierärztliche Versorgung für Haustiere ukrainischer Geflüchteter

Aktualisierung: Dieses Programm wurde bis zum 31. Dezember 2024 verlängert. Dank der Initiative Vets for Urkrainian Pets können Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine ihre mitgebrachten Haustiere in vielen europäischen Ländern von Tierärzt*innen kostenlos behandeln lassen. Flyer herunterladen. Vets for

Cure veterinarie gratuite per gli animali domestici dei rifugiati ucraini

Aggiornamento: il programma è stato prorogato fino al 31 dicembre 2024. I rifugiati ucraini che sono fuggiti dalla guerra con i loro animali domestici possono accedere a cure veterinarie gratuite nei paesi europei grazie a “Vets for Ukrainian Pets”. Scarica il volantino. “Vets for Ukrainian Pets”

Bezpłatna opieka weterynaryjna dla zwierząt domowych uchodźców z Ukrainy

Aktualizacja: Program ten został przedłużony do 31 grudnia 2024 r. Ukraińscy uchodźcy, którzy uciekli przed wojną ze swoimi zwierzętami domowymi, mogą korzystać z bezpłatnego leczenia weterynaryjnego we wszystkich krajach Europy dzięki programowi Vets for Ukrainian Pets. Pobierz ulotkę. Program Vets

Îngrijire veterinară gratuită pentru animalele de companie ale refugiaților ucraineni

Actualizare: Acest program a fost prelungit până la 31 decembrie 2024. Refugiații ucraineni care au fugit din calea războiului împreună cu animalele lor de companie pot avea acces la tratament veterinar gratuit în țări din Europa, datorită programului Vets for Ukrainian Pets. Descarcă flyer. Vets

‘Free Willy’ Bill banning captivity of whales and dolphins clears Senate

OTTAWA – Canada has reached the halfway mark in prohibiting the captivity of whales and dolphins in Canada with the majority of Senators voting in support of Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act. The proposed legislation would ban the captivity of whales and dolphins for

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‘Huge Victory’ for wildlife celebrated by animal protection, environmental groups as health Canada announces strychnine poisoning ban

OTTAWA, Ontario—Wolf Awareness, WeHowl, Animal Justice, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Humane Society International/Canada and Animal Alliance of Canada are applauding a decision by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency to cease the use of the poison strychnine for killing

Viet Nam’s first certified cage-free egg brand launched by V.Food in consultation with HSI

HO CHI MINH CITY—One of the largest egg suppliers and processing companies in South Viet Nam, Vinh Thanh Dat (V.Food), has joined the global cage-free movement by launching their first certified cage-free egg brand in the country. The project is freeing thousands of hens from cages in the first year

Viet Nam’s first commercial cage-free barn has been launched by Nam Huong with technical support from Humane Society International

HO CHI MINH CITY—Viet Nam is joining other Southeast Asian countries in the movement to promote cage-free eggs with the opening of the country’s first cage-free barn. Most of the more than 8 billion eggs that are produced in Viet Nam annually are laid by hens kept in wire, battery cages, which are

Virtual lion joins African elephants and black rhinos in urging the EU Commission to restrict imports of trophies from species at risk of extinction

BRUSSELS—Today, on International Endangered Species Day, Humane Society International/Europe is launching a new image under its #NotInMyWorld campaign featuring the image of an African lion trophy who has been packaged for shipping. The #NotInMyWorld campaign aims to raise awareness about the

Virtueller Löwe schließt sich afrikanischen Elefanten und Spitzmaulnashörnern an und fordert die EU-Kommission auf, die Einfuhr von Trophäen vom Aussterben bedrohter Arten zu stoppen.

BERLIN—Am heutigen Internationalen Tag der bedrohten Tierarten lanciert Humane Society International/Europe im Rahmen ihrer #NotInMyWorld-Kampagne für ein Importverbort von Jagdtrophäen ein neues Bild, das eine afrikanische Löwentrophäe zeigt, die für den Versand verpackt worden ist. Die Kampagne