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MONTRÉAL—Dix-sept artistes et scientifiques canadiens de renom ont signé une lettre ouverte invitant le gouvernement canadien à intervenir de toute urgence pour interdire le commerce de l’ivoire d’éléphant. Au cours du siècle dernier, le nombre d’éléphants d’Afrique, qui figurent sur la liste des

SEOUL—The annual statistics on laboratory animal use for 2020 revealed disappointing trends with regards to animal testing in South Korea. According to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, 4,141,433 animals were used for testing in 2020, up 11.5% compared to the previous year (3,712,380 in 2019)

국제 동물보호단체 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(Humane Society International, 이하 HSI)이 늘어나는 동물실험 조사 결과에 대해 대안 마련을 위한 공공과 민감의 동참 필요성을 제기했다. 농림축산검역본부가 발표한 2020년 실험동물 사용 실태에 따르면 2020년 실험된 동물의 수는 414만 1,433마리로 전년 대비 11.5% 증가했다. 5년전 287만 여 마리가 실험 된 2016년 수치와 비교했을 때에 비하면 43.8%가 늘어난 수치다. 한편 지난 19일 법무부는 ‘동물은 물건이 아니다’라는 동물의 법적 지위

SEOUL—Animal protection organization Humane Society International/Korea (HSI/Korea), cosmetics brand Lush Korea and civic group People for Non-human Rights (PNR) have teamed up for laboratory animals by launching a petition to support the Act on the Promotion of Development, Dissemination and Use of

국제동물보호단체 ‘휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(이하 HSI)’은 ‘동물대체시험법 개발 및 보급, 이용 촉진에 관한 법률’ 제정안(이하, 동물대체시험법 촉진법안) 통과를 촉구하는 서명 캠페인을 8월 5일 목요일부터 전개한다. 본 캠페인은 프레쉬 핸드메이드 코스메틱 브랜드 러쉬코리아(Lush Korea), 동물권연구변호사단체 피엔알과 함께한다. 농림축산검역본부 실험동물 실태 조사에 따르면 실험동물 수는 2016년 약 287만 마리에서 2020년 약 414만 마리로 약 44% 증가했다. 미국이나 유럽에 제약회사는 사람의 신체 기능을

CAPE TOWN—Humane Society International/Africa (HSI/Africa) and the Elephant Reintegration Trust (ERT) have joined forces in a research project that could change the way that elephants are managed in South Africa in the future. Nine reserves are currently part of the research project, with more due

BERLIN—Der international bekannte und 12-jährige Löwe namens Mopane wurde letzte Woche von einem mutmaßlich amerikanischen Trophäenjäger außerhalb des Hwange-Nationalparks in Simbabwe geschossen. Die Umstände erinnern an die Tötung des Löwen Cecil vor sechs Jahren im selben Gebiet und haben einen

WASHINGTON—A majestic lion named Mopane was allegedly killed by an American hunter outside of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe last week. Mopane’s death has sparked international outcry with details surrounding his killing similar to those of Cecil the lion, slaughtered in 2015 in the same area

ROMA—Un possente leone di nome Mopane sarebbe stato ucciso da un cacciatore americano fuori dal Parco Nazionale di Hwange, nello Zimbabwe, la scorsa settimana. La morte di Mopane ha suscitato proteste internazionali; i dettagli emersi sulla sua uccisione sarebbero simili a quelli del leone Cecil

KRAKÓW—Znany turystom i przewodnikom turystycznym lew o imieniu Mopane, który żył w Parku Narodowym Hwange w Zimbabwe został zabity przez amerykańskiego myśliwego. W tym celu wywabiono zwierzę z obszaru parku. Ta historia przypomina trgiczne zdarzenie z udziałem lwa Cecila zabitego w podobnych

LONDON—A majestic lion named Mopane was killed allegedly by an American hunter outside of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe last week. Mopane’s death has sparked international outcry with details surrounding his killing similar to those of Cecil the lion, slaughtered in 2015 in the same area. With

SANTIAGO DE CHILE—A federal cruelty-free cosmetics bill championed by Humane Society International and Te Protejo passed the first stage of review by the Health Commission within the Chilean Chamber of Deputies with bipartisan political support, regulatory backing and the support of cosmetics

KULON PROGO, Indonesia—Indonesia’s first ever prosecution of dog meat traders under animal health laws is set to go ahead, officials have confirmed, in what the country’s animal campaigners hope will be a major turning point in the demise of the brutal trade. Kulon Progo District Police intercepted

LONDON—More than 50 animal protection, environmental and food justice organisations from around the globe have written to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, president of the COP26 climate change conference organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), calling on the UNFCCC

MUNICH—Luxury German online fashion retailer Mytheresa has announced it is going fur-free. The platform of more than 200 international designers will be phasing out existing fur inventory by the end of 2022. The ban will cover fur from factory-farmed animals such as mink, fox, chinchilla, muskrat

LONDON—A group of more than 100 cross-party MPs and Peers has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt Hon George Eustice MP calling on the UK Government to cut Britain’s ties with the cruel fur industry by banning the import and sale of animal fur. Humane Society

SEOUL—A dog meat farm on South Korea’s famous Jindo Island, which for more than 20 years bred and slaughtered Jindo dogs for human consumption despite them being the country’s national dog breed, has closed its doors for good after coming to an agreement with Humane Society International/Korea and

SEOUL—Un allevamento di cani da carne sulla famosa isola di Jindo, in Corea del Sud, ha chiuso definitivamente i battenti dopo aver allevato e macellato cani dell’omonima razza, destinati al consumo umano, per più di 20 anni, nonostante si trattasse della razza canina nazionale del paese. La

SEUL—Aż 65 psów udało się uratować z psiej farmy w Korei Południowej na wyspie Jindo, znanej jako rzeźnia psów zabijanych na mięso. Dzięki akcji organizacji zajmujących się ochroną praw zwierząt Humane Society International/Korea i koreańskiej grupy obrońców praw zwierząt LIFE, psy czeka bezpieczna

BERLIN—Dove und The Body Shop haben sich PETA, Cruelty Free Europe, Humane Society International/Europe, Eurogroup for Animals und ECEAE (die insgesamt 100 Mitgliedsorganisationen aus 26 EU-Mitgliedsstaaten* vertreten) angeschlossen. Schnellstmöglich werden eine Million europäische Bürger*innen