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Animal Models of Human Disease
Basic and applied biological research is responsible for the greatest proportion of animal use in laboratory experiments, accounting for approximately three-quarters of the estimated 115+ million annual total worldwide. Attempts to model human diseases in other animal species—whether to study the
Animal Use Statistics
Only a small proportion of countries collect and publish data concerning their use of animals for testing and research, but it is estimated that more than 115 million animals—including mice, rats, birds, fish, rabbits, guinea pigs, farm animals, dogs, cats, and non-human primates—are used and/or
Call for proposals: Progress in human disease research
Background BioMed21 is an initiative by Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States to support strategic scientific dialogue regarding the potential of extending the U.S. National Research Council vision of 21 st century toxicology to the wider field of biosciences. One
Convincing Europe to "REACH" Beyond Animal Testing
The European chemicals law, REACH (short for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals), includes a commitment that animal testing will only be carried out as "a last resort," as well as a legal obligation to regularly update testing requirements to reduce and replace the use of
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Trump budget puts wild horses and burros on the chopping block, paves way for mass slaughter
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal that would gut longstanding protections for wild horses and burros
Animal Welfare Considerations - UPDATE
Some toxicity tests consume hundreds or thousands of animals per substance examined (e.g., lifetime cancer studies consume approximately 400 rats and 400 mice; a study of birth defects and developmental toxicity consumes 1,300 rats and/or 900 rabbits; and a study of sexual fertility and reproduction
More than 400 roosters and hens removed from alleged cockfighting operation in Sumner County, Kansas
SUMNER COUNTY, Kan.—On Tuesday, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, assisted the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office with the seizure of more than 400 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation in Sumner County, Kansas. The Humane Society of
Missing toes, unsanitary conditions: Humane World for Animals assists the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with alleged cockfighting bust
CLARK COUNTY, Wisc.—Yesterday, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, assisted the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with the seizure of more than 160 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation in Clark County, Wisconsin. Law enforcement served a
Statement on former Pentagon official’s guilty plea for dogfighting
Last week, a former Pentagon official pled guilty in federal court to dogfighting and racketeering crimes. The Department of Justice investigation of the onetime public information officer for the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense detailed his 20-year history of dogfighting
Pangolins proposed for US Endangered Species Act protections
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed listing seven species of pangolins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, a move that would strengthen trade and import restrictions within the United States and underscore the species’ critical conservation status. Pangolins are
Schockierende Undercover-Ermittlung enthüllt illegalen Verkauf von Elfenbein im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania
Berlin/Pennsylvania – Humane World for Animals, ehemals Humane Society International und Humane Society of the United States, alarmierende Ergebnisse einer Undercover-Ermittlung an mehr als 60 Standorten im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania. Im gesamten Bundesstaat wurde Elfenbein von Elefanten sowie
Shocking undercover investigation reveals illicit sale of ivory across Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania—Today Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, released alarming results of an undercover investigation at more than 60 locations in Pennsylvania. Ivory from elephants and other animals including hippos and whales was found for sale
Organizațiile de protecția animalelor avertizează că propunerea UE de reducere a nivelului de protecție a lupilor ar putea deschide calea pentru atacuri mai ample asupra legislației europene privind natura
București—Organizația Humane World for Animals Europe (denumită anterior Humane Society International/Europe) avertizează că reducerea statutului de protecție a lupilor poate deschide calea pentru atacuri și mai grave asupra legislației europene care protejează natura. În urma deciziei din decembrie
Animal protection organisation warns that EU proposal to downgrade wolf protection may set the stage for wider attacks on EU nature laws
BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International/Europe) warns that a new proposal to downgrade the protected status of wolves could open the floodgates to more serious attacks on EU nature laws. In the wake of the December 2024 decision of the Bern Convention
Tierschutzorganisation warnt, dass EU-Vorschlag zur Herabstufung des Wolfsschutzes den Weg für weitere Angriffe auf EU-Naturschutzgesetze ebnen könnte
Brüssel/Berlin—Humane World for Animals Europe (ehemals Humane Society International/Europe) warnt, dass ein neuer Vorschlag zur Herabstufung des Schutzstatus der Wölfe die Tür für weitere ernste Angriffe auf die Naturschutzgesetze der EU öffnen könnte. Nach der Entscheidung der Berner Konvention im
Humane World for Animals avverte che la proposta dell’UE di ridurre la tutela dei lupi rischia di preparare il terreno per attacchi più ampi alle leggi europee sulla natura
BRUXELLES, Belgio—Humane World for Animals Europe, precedentemente nota come Humane Society International/Europe, avverte che una nuova proposta volta a declassare lo status di protezione dei lupi potrebbe creare le condizioni per attacchi più gravi alle leggi sulla natura dell’UE. A seguito della
Propozycja Komisji Europejskiej może osłabić nie tylko ochronę wilka, ale całe prawo chroniące przyrodę w UE
Bruksela—Humane World for Animals Europe (znane wcześniej jako Humane Society International/Europe) ostrzega, że nowa propozycja Komisji Europejskiej nie tylko obniża poziom ochrony wilka, ale również otwiera drzwi do dalszego osłabiania prawa z zakresu ochrony przyrody w UE. W konsekwencji decyzji
Ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat ‘festival’, a new survey reveals most Yulin residents don’t eat dog or cat meat and say a ban would have no impact on their lives
BEIJING—Ahead of the Yulin dog meat ‘festival’ in south China beginning on 20 June to coincide with the summer solstice, a new consumer survey in the city shows that a super majority of Yulin residents (87.5%) never or rarely eat dog or cat meat and 88% say a ban on the dog and cat meat trade would