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GALEATA, Italy—The World Organisation for Animal Health has announced Italy’s third outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 on a mink fur farm, located in the municipality of Galeata (FC). The farm has been closed since Italy’s national fur farming ban came into force on 1 January this year, with 1,523 minks

VICTORIA, Canada—A broad coalition of non-government organizations, scientists, environmentalists, eco-tourism operators and notable British Columbians, including Robert Bateman, have signed an open letter calling on the British Columbia government to end wildlife killing contests in the province

MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International/Mexico congratulated the LXIV Legislature of the Tlaxcala State Congress members for recognizing and punishing animal abuse as a crime unanimously. Dr. Claudia Edwards, programs director for HSI/Mexico, said: "We applaud the decision of legislators to combat

MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International México (HSI/ México), organización con liderazgo a nivel mundial en protección animal, felicita a los integrantes de la LXIV Legislatura del Congreso del Estado de Tlaxcala por aprobar de manera unánime tipificar el maltrato animal como un delito. La Dra

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Hotel Verde has committed to exclusively source pork from suppliers who do not confine soon-to-be mother pigs in crates. With this announcement, Hotel Verde joins the growing list of global companies that have pledged to procure only crate-free pork. This announcement follows

ROMA—Due emendamenti alla Legge di Bilancio 2023, sostenuti da Humane Society International/Europe, sono stati presentati dall’On. Michela Vittoria Brambilla (Gruppo Misto) a nome dell’Intergruppo parlamentare per i diritti degli animali. Solo il primo emendamento che riguarda i combattimenti tra

BRUSSELS—Animal protection charity Humane Society International/Europe strongly condemns Denmark’s plan to import 10,000 mink from Iceland, Norway, Spain, Poland and Finland to start a new breeding programme for fur farms once the country’s temporary mink breeding and farming ban is lifted from Jan

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Animal protection organization Humane Society International/Africa has launched its Healthy Pets, Healthier Community pilot program in Struisbraai and Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas, to improve the welfare of roaming and owned community cats and dogs. As part of the launch, HSI

BUCHAREST/BERLIN— Der rumänische Senat hat mit großer Mehrheit für einen Gesetzesentwurf gestimmt, der ein Verbot von Chinchillas und Nerzen in Pelzfarmen vorsieht. Vorausgegangen war eine Untersuchung von Humane Society International/Europe, die schockierendes Leid auf den Pelzfarmen des Landes

BUCHAREST, Romania—Il Senato rumeno ha votato a favore di una proposta di legge per vietare l’allevamento di cincillà e visoni, in seguito alla diffusione di un’indagine di Humane Society International/Europe che ha rivelato le scioccanti sofferenze negli allevamenti di animali da pelliccia del

BUKARESZT, Rumunia—Rumuński Senat zagłosował za projektem ustawy zakazującej hodowli szynszyli i norek na futra, po tym jak zostały ujawnione szokujące wyniki dochodzenia przeprowadzonego przez Humane Society International/Europe na rumuńskich fermach futrzarskich. Andreea Roseti, Dyrektorka HSI

SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea has won an “Outstanding Contribution to Society” award, given by the Korean Society for Alternative to Animal Experiments. The award is sponsored by KSAAE every year to recognize individual academics and institutions and entities that contribute to the

동물보호단체 한국 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(이하 한국HSI)은 한국동물실험대체법학회가 선정한 사회 기여 우수단체로 선정되었다. 한국동물실험대체법학회는 매년 동물실험대체법 보급 및 확산에 기여한 기관을 선정하여 ‘생명윤리구현을 위한 학술 및 사회기여우수단체’를 시상하고 있다. 올해 시상식은 2년마다 열리는 아시아 동물실험대체법학회에서 이루어졌다. 올해는 12월 14일부터 16일, 제주 컨벤션센터에서 아시아 동물실험대체법학회를 개최했으며, 한국, 일본, 중국, 인도, 유럽, 미국 등 국가에서 참석하여 여러 과학 분야에 걸쳐 동물실험

BRASILIA—After nearly a decade in the National Congress, Bill 70/2014, which aims to enact a federal ban on animal testing for cosmetics in Brazil, passed the Senate today. The amended bill, which represents the collaborative work of Humane Society International and the Brazilian Association of the

BRASÍLIA—Depois de quase uma década no Congresso Nacional, o Projeto de Lei 70/2014, que visa a proibição federal de testes em animais para cosméticos no Brasil, foi aprovado hoje no Senado. O texto substitutivo do projeto de lei representa o trabalho conjunto da Humane Society International (HSI) e

HANOI, Viet Nam—Seven grocery stores and a bakery in Viet Nam are supporting Nguyen Khoi Green JSC (the makers of Nguyen Khoi – Natural Pork brand or Nguyen Khoi) to end the gestation crate confinement of female breeding pigs and to implement group housing, which gives these intelligent animals room

ROMA—È stato pubblicato ieri l’elenco di emendamenti approvati dalla Commissione Bilancio della Camera dei Deputati, al disegno di Legge di Bilancio 2023. Tra questi non risulta purtroppo presente l’emendamento 114.03 che avrebbe introdotto “Disposizioni in materia di spese di custodia di animali

SEOUL, South Korea—Humane Society International/Korea welcomes the introduction of the Act on the Vitalization of Development, Dissemination, and Use of Alternatives to Animal Testing Methods (VAAM Act). Assembly member Jeoung Ae Han and 12 other National Assembly members introduced the measure on

더불어민주당 한정애 국회의원(보건복지위원회)이 23일 범정부 차원에서 동물대체시험법에 대한 정보를 공유하도록 하고 동물대체시험법의 활성화를 위해 관련 연구 및 지원을 도모하는 내용을 주요 골자로 하는 『동물대체시험법의 개발, 보급 및 이용 활성화에 관한 법률안』(이하 동물대체시험법 활성화 법률안)을 대표 발의했다. 한정애 의원은 이번 법률안을 통해 동물대체시험법에 대한 법적 근거가 미비하고 범정부 가이드라인이 부재해 관련 산업 지원에 한계가 있음을 지적하고, ▲동물대체시험법이란 첨단 기술 등을 이용하여 동물을 사용하지 않는 방법이나