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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
Clive Tagg
New polling reveals 69% of Brits reject the practice of caging mother pigs in farrowing crates for weeks at a time
LONDON—New polling commissioned by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) reveals that more than two thirds (69%) of the British public reject the use of farrowing crates—cages used on farms to confine mother pigs
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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
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Animal groups deliver 1.5 million petition signatures to 10 Downing Street for a UK fur sales ban ahead of legislative bill’s Second Reading
LONDON―Campaigners gathered today at No. 10 Downing Street to deliver a petition of more than 1.5 million signatures to the Prime Minister, calling for the UK to ban the import and sale of cruel fur. The #FurFreeBritain petitioners―comprising animal protection organisations Humane
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Monsoon preparedness workshop raises awareness on helping animals and communities during disasters like floods and landslides
WAYANAD, Kerala—In an effort to boost grassroots-level disaster resilience in the rural district of Wayanad, Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India), in collaboration with the Kottathara Grama Panchayat, conducted a monsoon preparedness training program to raise awareness
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Final approval given to Bill AS 1308 introducing harsher penalties for crimes against animals in Italy
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Missing toes, unsanitary conditions: Humane World for Animals assists the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with alleged cockfighting bust
Humane World for Animals 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.
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The social impact of dogfighting and the rehabilitation of dogfighters: the focus of a new article published in “Sicurezza e Giustizia”
ROME (May 19, 2025)—The second and final part of the analysis of dogfighting conducted by Carolina Salomoni and Angela Maria Panzini has recently been published by the journal “ Sicurezza e Giustizia”. The authors are recipients of one of the four research
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Strengthen laws to ensure better protection for Britain’s wildlife, urge cross-party MPs in open letter to the Government
LONDON—A cross-party group of 24 MPs and Peers have written to Environment Secretary Steve Reed urging the UK Government to strengthen protections for wildlife, as leading animal protection organisations Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) and the RSPCA
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