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Alternatives to the use of animals in product testing include the elimination of redundant or needless study requirements, the replacement of animal tests with non-animal methods, and the modification of animal-based tests to both reduce the number of animals used and to minimise pain and distress

At odds with the country's tradition of small, independent, rural farms, the majority of Mexico's commercial eggs, meat, and dairy products now come from large intensive confinement facilities. These operations, known as animal factories (or factory farms), fail to provide for many of the animals'

Today S.1298/A.1970, a bill to ban the crates used to cruelly confine mother pigs and calves raised for veal, passed the New Jersey state Senate. The bill is prime-sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji and will now go to Gov. Murphy for his signature. The bill passed the state

Update: On January 9, 2024, South Korea’s National Assembly voted through a ban on the dog meat industry, making the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs and dog meat for human consumption illegal from 2027. The dog meat industry in South Korea In South Korea, dogs are intensively farmed for human

JAKARTA—Humane Society International recently hosted Indonesia’s first corporate animal welfare roundtable, bringing together leading food service, restaurant and hospitality companies to discuss the global movement towards higher animal welfare supply chains, specifically with respect to cage-free

THIMPHU—Humane Society International—in a joint project with the Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Royal Government of Bhutan—has conducted its second dog population survey in Bhutan since 2009, when the country’s National Dog Population Management and Rabies Control

MEDIA DOWNLOADS Update Oct. 1, 2017: HSI/Mexico has assisted more than 3,500 animals impacted by the series of deadly earthquakes in September. Over the weekend, HSI/Mexico veterinarians and volunteers set up clinics in the municipalities of Álvaro Obregón and Xochimilco in Mexico City, and Izúcar

MEDIA DOWNLOADS Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico stands ready and is assessing animal needs to respond to the devastation caused by yesterday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 200 people in Mexico City, Morelos and Puebla. The organization’s

Background BioMed21 is an initiative by Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States to support strategic scientific dialogue regarding the potential of extending the U.S. National Research Council vision of 21 st century toxicology to the wider field of biosciences. One

Pigs are one of the smartest animals on Earth. Highly social, intelligent, and curious, they engage in complex tasks, form elaborate, cooperative social groups. Scientists have demonstrated that pigs are capable of playing simple video games, learning from each other, and even learning names

In contrast to product testing, in which some animal use is required by law, there is no law requiring the use of animals to study basic biology, or the pathology and treatment of human illness. Here, animal experiments are a carry-over from the early days of biology and medicine. Increasingly

MURCHISON, Texas – A former “pet” tiger discovered in a cage where he could barely move in a Houston home last February has made great strides during his first year living at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch. When he first arrived at the sanctuary, Loki had to adjust to a life in a spacious

By participating in certain activities while traveling, you may be feeding the demand for captive wildlife and wildlife for entertainment. Live animals are often used in a variety of tourist attractions, and while vendors may claim that they came from sustainable sources and are treated well, it is

WASHINGTON—From Latin America to Asia, 2018 brought enormous progress towards a global cage-free future for hens in egg production. Humane Society International’s unique approach to farm animal welfare means that we are working with companies on the adoption of cage-free egg procurement policies

SÃO PAULO—Carrefour, Brazil’s leading food retailer, has announced it will sell exclusively cage-free eggs at its supermarkets throughout Brazil, becoming the first supermarket company in the country to make this commitment. Carrefour operates almost 650 stores throughout Brazil and will complete