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Our Impact

Humane World for Animals UK tackles the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering to create permanent change. We make that change at scale, advocating for policy change at all levels of government and working with companies so that they can be kinder to animals their businesses impact. 

 
3
countries

in the UK prohibit the use of glue traps by the public

1.2
millions

signatures on our Fur-Free Britain petition

300
UK chefs

have been trained on plant-based cooking through our programs

What we are working on

Across the UK, we collaborate with like-minded advocates to push for a better world. It’s something Brits want, with 71% of the British public surveyed agreeing that policies that improve animal welfare reflect their own values. We’re focused on a few key areas, including eliminating the worst abuses of farmed animals. Less than 20% of Brits support caging pigs, and we’re working to end that cruelty. We’re also fighting to remove fur from fashion, prohibit the import of hunting trophies into Great Britain, encourage plant-based eating and more.

Pigs

Humane World for Animals

Pigs deserve better.

Improving life for farmed animals

Industrial animal agriculture is one of the largest sources of animal suffering in the world. Among the many animal welfare problems, billions of animals are confined to cages or crates so small they can barely move. We must rethink our food systems. That's why we're using science and advocacy to persuade corporations, financial institutions, food and food service companies, governments and producers to improve the lives of farmed animals raised for food and shift toward a more plant-forward, climate-friendly global food system. 

Campaigning to ban fur farming

Thomas Szacka-Marier /For Humane World for Animals

Campaigning to ban fur farming.

Working for a Fur-Free Britain

Every year, tens of millions of animals suffer and die for their fur, all for a frivolous product that no one needs. The UK banned fur farming as ‘unethical’ in 2000, recognising that keeping wild animals in tiny cages can never be humane. However, the UK continues to allow fur to be imported and sold, effectively outsourcing fur cruelty overseas. More than three-quarters of the British public reject this double-standard and support a fur import and sales ban. We're campaigning hard to make this happen.

Trophy hunted parts of animals

Humane World for Animals

Killed for their parts.

Stopping trophy hunting

Trophy hunting is the unethical practice of killing wildlife for entertainment to obtain the animal’s body or its parts for display as a trophy. Trophy hunters often pay large sums of money to kill rare or charismatic animals and enter their achievements into record books for awards kept by hunting organizations. Humane World for Animals UK is lobbying policymakers to pass comprehensive legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies to the United Kingdom from CITES Appendix I and II species.

Making plant-based food

Lance Murphey

Tasty and healthy!

Forward Food

EatKind is a campaign to encourage people to begin their journey to protecting the planet, animals and their health by cutting down, or cutting out, animal products and embracing plant-based foods. Reducing the amount of meat and other animal products on menus is critical if we are to make the global food system more sustainable, putting more plants on plates can also improve human health and prevent animals from suffering.

Latest News

China fur farm

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Animal charity Humane Society International UK to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission and global presence

LONDON—Animal charity Humane Society International UK today announced its rebrand to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals in the UK and

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Over 40 Members of Parliament and peers urge UK Government action on fur

LONDON—A cross-party group of 43 MPs and Peers has written to Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, highlighting new evidence that underscores the significant public health risk posed by fur farms, and

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Trophy hunting imports of lions, elephants and other iconic wildlife hit an alarming post-Brexit high, as UK Government delays on delivering promised ban

LONDON— The latest wildlife trade data from CITES shows that the number of hunting trophies from endangered animals imported to the UK increased significantly in 2023, leading animal protection

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