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South Korean lawmakers join with HSI/Korea and Animal Welfare Forum at National Assembly exhibition for a ban on the dog meat industry

SEOUL—South Korean lawmakers gathered at the country’s National Assembly today for the opening of an exhibition in support of a legislative ban on the dog meat industry, co-hosted by the Animal

Südkorea bringt Gesetz zum Verbot der Hundefleischindustrie ein HSI/Korea begrüßt dies als "historischen Tag für den Tierschutz"

SEOUL/BERLIN—Die Abgeordnete der Demokratischen Partei Südkoreas, Jeoung-ae Han, haben gestern einen Gesetzesentwurf eingebracht, der darauf abzielt, die Hundefleischindustrie abzuschaffen, indem die

South Korean lawmaker introduces Special Act to ban dog meat industry, hailed as “historic day for animal welfare” by HSI/Korea

SEOUL―South Korean Democratic Party Assembly Member Jeoung-ae Han has today introduced a Models for Change program has worked with dog farmers to permanently close down 18 farms, rescue more than 2

HSI/Korea welcomes regulatory uptake of horseshoe crab test replacement method

SEOUL—Animal protection organization Humane Society International Korea (HSI/Korea) welcomes the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s announcement of a phaseout of the use of horseshoe crab blood for

Chewy, dog meat trade survivor
프랑스 사진작가 소피 가먼드 한국 첫 전시회: 구출견 사진전 ‘편견을 넘다’

동물보호단체인 한국 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(대표 채정아, 이하 한국HSI)은 프랑스 사진작가 소피 가먼드의 구출견 사진전을 진행한다고 밝혔다. 이번 전시는 ‘편견을 넘다’라는 주제로 한국의 개 농장에서 구조된 개들의 해외 입양 이후 변화한 모습을 사진으로 담았다. 사진전에서는 배우 다니엘 헤니가 입양한 골든 리트리버 ‘줄리엣’을 포함한 구출견

Chewy, dog meat trade survivor
Stunning portrait exhibition of South Korea’s dog meat trade survivors debuts in Seoul amid political debate on a dog meat ban

SEOUL―Stunning portraits of dogs rescued from South Korea’s dog meat trade will have their Seoul debut in an exhibition called Beyond Prejudice by award-winning French photographer Sophie Gamand and

동물대체시험법 제정, 이젠 국회가 나설 때

동물대체시험법 제정안 통과를 촉구하기 위한 민·관 협동 토론회가 지난 8일 국회에서 열렸다. 이번 토론회는 동물복지국회포럼(공동대표: 박홍근, 이헌승, 한정애)이 주최하고, 더불어민주당 남인순 국회의원, 국민의힘 이주환 국회의원과 동물보호단체인 한국 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(이하 한국HSI, 대표:채정아)가 공동 주관했다. 토론회를 공동 주관한 남인순

Joint public-private discussion forum to promote animal-free testing to be held at South Korea’s National Assembly

KOREA—A joint public-private discussion forum will take place on Feb. 8 at the National Assembly to request the swift enactment of a bill proposed to advance animal-free approaches in science. The

JungAh Chae and Lola Webber of HSI, hold a puppy at a dog meat farm
Media Invite -- Nearly 200-dog rescue and dog meat farm closure

On March 7th and 8th, 2023, Humane Society International/Korea will close down a legally registered dog meat farm in Chungcheong province and rescue almost 200 dogs and puppies, after the farmer Mr