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86% of South Koreans have no plans to eat dog meat and the majority support a ban, new Nielsen/HSI poll finds
SEOUL―The vast majority of South Koreans (86%) have little to no intention of consuming dog meat in the future, regardless of their past consumption, according to a new survey by Nielsen Korea commissioned by animal group Humane Society International/Korea. A majority (57%) support a ban on the dog
JAAN and Humane World for Animals launch "United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare" program in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province
KUPANG, Indonesia—The JAAN Domestic Indonesia Foundation, in partnership with Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International), proudly announces the official launch of our “United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare” program in Nusa Tenggara Timur province. This is
Animal protection groups commend bill to ban dog and cat meat in the United States
U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Dave Trott, R-Mich. and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., have introduced legislation to ban the dog and cat meat trade in the United States, earning applause from Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the United States and the
HSI Latin America Opposes Illegal Wildlife Trade
Latin America is home to many hotspots for the illegal wildlife trade, due to its rich biodiversity and the difficulty of enforcing of wildlife protection laws. Here you can find endemic species such as the pink boa, and other endangered or threatened species, such as leatherback turtles, red-lored
Campaigners renew calls to halt China’s Yulin dog meat festival after rescue of puppies from a meat market days before festival begins
BEIJING—Chinese animal activists in Yulin have urged local authorities to embrace the national government’s recent declaration that dogs are companions not food, by halting the city’s dog meat festival due to take place from June 21. The activists rescued ten “friendly and innocent” puppies they
BREAKING: Vietnam bans wildlife imports, closes illegal wildlife markets as part of global crackdown
HANOI—Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a new directive that bans wildlife imports and closes illegal wildlife markets, a move applauded by Humane Society International/Vietnam. This directive provides clear instructions to relevant enforcement agencies and authorities to take
City Lodge Hotel Group becomes the first African hotel chain to announce a cage-free egg policy with HSI-Africa
South Africa — City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has become the first African hotel chain to announce a cage-free eggs commitment, after working for two years with animal protection organisation Humane Society International to develop its animal welfare policy. By the end of 2025 CLHG will source
Wild horse and burro management
Free-roaming horses and burros deserve every chance to live out their lives wild and free. If population management requires interventions, we must do everything possible to ensure those actions are in the best interest of the animals.
Achieving coexistence with large carnivores in the EU
Brussels—Large carnivores are charismatic species. Wolves, bears, lynxes and wolverines are part of the European natural environment , but in highly populated continents like Europe, their conservation requires integration with human activities. A lack of natural prey, habitat loss and unprotected
Humane Society International and Mars, Incorporated join forces to care for dogs and cats around the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Update, March 2022: Read a report about the global impact of the HSI-Mars partnership on animals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. WASHINGTON— Family-owned Mars, Incorporated has donated $1 million to animal welfare organization Humane Society International for its global companion animal programs
Barilla recognized for cage-free progress and animal welfare leadership
SÃO PAULO—Italian food group Barilla, the world’s largest pasta manufacturer, is the recipient of the Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award, recognition given to companies that adopt policies that have a significant positive impact on the farm animals in their supply chains. Humane Society
Animal group urges South Korea’s new president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pledge to end dog meat misery
SEOUL—Animal groups in South Korea are urging the newly elected president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pre-election pledge to tackle the dog meat industry. Among them, Seoul-based animal protection group Humane Society International/Korea says Yoon’s election must herald “an historic
Congress passes legislation to end US participation in global shark fin trade
WASHINGTON— In a long-awaited victory for sharks across the globe, the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act passed the U.S. Senate Thursday night by a vote of 83-11 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7776). This critical measure prohibits the commercial trade of shark fins and
A family of kangaroos named Ross, Rachel, Joey and Chandler and other animals rescued from a roadside zoo are living the good life at a Texas sanctuary
Murchison, TEXAS—A group of exotic wild animals who spent their lives at a deplorable roadside zoo in Canada are now receiving proper care and living their happily-ever-after at the 1,400-acre Black Beauty Ranch, a sanctuary that is part of the Humane Society of the United States. The animals
Animal protection groups welcome denouncement of captive-bred or “canned" lion hunts from one of the largest U.S. trophy hunting clubs
Johannesburg—Humane Society International and Blood Lions® welcome the announcement by U.S pro-trophy hunting group Safari Club International that it will no longer allow the promotion or auctioning of hunts involving African lions bred and shot in captivity. SCI says that canned hunting “has
Bearing Witness to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival
HSI's Dr. Peter Li, along with The HSUS's Karen Lange and colleagues from local partner groups, bore witness to the horrors of this year's Yulin Dog Meat Festival in an effort to persuade officials to cancel it. Below are some of the scenes they encountered. Saving lives Activists surround a truck
Dogs saved from certain death on a South Korean dog meat farm arrive in Canada
MEDIA DOWNLOADS Following its 10th closure of a South Korean dog meat farm, Humane Society International is transporting more than 170 severely neglected dogs to North America and the United Kingdom. Forty six of the dogs have arrived at Pearson Airport in Toronto and HSI/Canada is now moving them
Criminal gang arrested in China for luring cats with protected live sparrows to sell for brutal meat trade
BEIJING—Members of a criminal gang in the city of Jinan, in east China’s Shandong province, have been arrested by local police for using live-caught sparrows to lure cats who they sold to the meat trade, according to the Chinese animal protection group Vshine. Thirty one sparrows–a protected species
Consumers can improve farm animal welfare standards on World Farm Animals Day
CAPE TOWN, South Africa— Sunday, 22 Oct. 2022 is World Farm Animals Day, an opportunity for members of the public to recognize the suffering and climate impacts of the approximately 88 billion land animals who are bred, raised and slaughtered globally for human consumption each year. This year
EFSA supports ending caged confinement for laying hens
BRUSSELS—Yesterday, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its Scientific Opinions on the welfare of laying hens and ‘broiler’ chickens raised for meat production. These publications provide additional scientific underpinning to the European Commission’s existing plans to revise the EU