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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO—Este mes, expertos en prevención y respuesta a la crueldad animal de Humane Society International capacitaron a funcionarios, veterinarios y organizaciones sin fines de lucro en la Ciudad de México, Yucatán, Aguascalientes y Quintana Roo. Las capacitaciones incluyeron temas desde la

BRUSSELS—European Union policymakers, animal welfare experts, industry representatives and non-governmental organizations gathered today at the European Parliament for a roundtable discussion on the necessity of raising welfare standards for the production of pigs. Animal scientists conveyed the

SEOUL—South Korea’s annual statistics on scientific use of animals reveal a record-high 4,995,680 in 2022, continuing an alarming upward trend. This is the highest number of animal use since the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs started publishing the statistics in 2012. The animal

SIBIU, Romania―The Feeric Fashion Week, the oldest still running fashion event in Romania, has accepted the invitation of Humane Society International/Europe to join the Fur Free Retailer programme. It will have its first fur-free edition between July 19-23, 2023 in Sibiu. Among the fashion brands

BRÜSSEL/BERLIN—Der Ministerrat der belgischen Regierung hat heute dem Vorschlag des Kabinetts der Ministerin für Klima, Umwelt, nachhaltige Entwicklung und Green Deal, Zakia Khattabi, zugestimmt, die Einfuhr von Jagdtrophäen von Wildtieren zu verbieten. Der vorläufige Gesetzentwurf der Ministerin

BRUSSELS—Today, the Belgian Federal government’s Council of Ministers approved a legislative proposal for a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animal species, put forth by Zakia Khattabi, Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal. The Minister’s

BRUXELLES/ROMA—Il Consiglio dei Ministri del Governo federale belga ha approvato il 14 luglio una proposta legislativa per l’introduzione di un divieto di importazione di trofei di caccia ottenuti da specie animali in via di estinzione, presentata da Zakia Khattabi, Ministro del Clima, dell’Ambiente

BRUKSELA/WARSZAWA— Rada Ministrów belgijskiego rządu federalnego zatwierdziła w piątek, 14 lipca, wniosek legislacyjny dotyczący zakazu importu trofeów łowieckich z zagrożonych gatunków zwierząt, przedstawiony przez Zakię Khattabi, ministrę klimatu, środowiska, zrównoważonego rozwoju Rozwoju i

CAPE TOWN, South Africa— Animal protection organisation Humane Society International/Africa has advanced a unique community-based conservation project around Ithala Game Reserve to facilitate peaceful co-existence between elephant herds and local people. In collaboration with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

SEOUL—South Korean lawmakers gathered at the country’s National Assembly today for the opening of an exhibition in support of a legislative ban on the dog meat industry, co-hosted by the Animal Welfare Forum, Humane Society International/Korea and National Assembly members Young-ho Tae and Jeong

LONDON―Virologists from Imperial College London’s Department of Infectious Disease have warned of the public health threat posed by the global fur trade, after outbreaks of avian flu (H5N1) on mink and fox fur farms in Spain and Finland inc reased fears that fur farms could act as reservoirs of

WARNING: This content includes graphic descriptions of animals being killed JAKARTA, Indonesia―Indonesia’s notorious Tomohon “Extreme” Market in North Sulawesi province has officially banned the dog and cat meat trade in an historic agreement that will spare thousands of animals from being

ATTENZIONE: Nel testo sono contenute descrizioni della macellazione degli animali che potrebbero urtare la vostra sensibilità GIACARTA, Indonesia―Il famigerato “Tomohon Extreme Market” nella provincia di Sulawesi Settentrionale, in Indonesia, ha ufficialmente vietato il commercio di carne di cane e

BRUSSELS―In an article published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, virologists Dr Thomas Peacock and Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College London have issued a stern warning regarding the risks fur farming poses for future disease outbreaks. The

BRUSSELS —The European Commission today kick-started a plan to phase out animal testing for chemicals across Europe but will not protect the EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics in response to the “ 1.2 million European citizens. While campaigners welcome the plan to ultimately eliminate animal

BRUXELLES—La Commissione Europea ha annunciato oggi un piano europeo per eliminare gradualmente i test per le sostanze effettuati sugli animali, ma non di proteggere il divieto UE sui test cosmetici sugli animali, in risposta all'Iniziativa dei Cittadini Europei (ICE) “ 1,2 milioni di cittadini

BRUKSELA/WARSZAWA—Komisja Europejska rozpoczęła realizację planu stopniowego wycofywania zwierząt z testowania chemikaliów w całej Europie, ale nie będzie chronić unijnego zakazu testowania kosmetyków na zwierzętach – z taką odpowiedzią spotkała się Europejska Inicjatywa Obywatelska (EIO) – „Save

ROMA—Oggi la Senatrice Dolores Bevilacqua (Movimento 5 Stelle) ha ri-presentato al Senato un disegno di legge campagna #NotInMyWorld di Humane Society International/Europe (HSI/Europe) per porre fine al crudele commercio di trofei di caccia, che favorisce lo sfruttamento di specie come leoni

HANOI, Viet Nam―The People's Committee of Dong Nai Province and Humane Society International in Viet Nam have signed a unique three-year agreement to work together to tackle the dog and cat meat trades and promote companion animal welfare throughout the province. This first-of-its-kind agreement

Update: As of May 2023, Bite Me Softly has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. BANGKOK, Thailand—Bite Me Softly, a leading restaurant brand in Bangkok, is set to make a significant stride in animal welfare with its adoption of a cage-free egg policy. By 2024, the brand will