HSI/Vietnam calls on South African government to shut down rhino horn auction over trafficking risk
Humane Society International/Vietnam is calling on the South African government to honor its commitment to protect rhinos by refusing permits for an online auction of rhinoceros horns that appears to be targeting buyers from the world’s two largest destinations for trafficked rhino
R5,000.00 reward offered for Western Cape dog bestiality case
Warning: This statement includes a graphic description of fatal injuries Humane Society International is offering a reward of up to R5,000.00 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in an act of alleged bestiality
Spanish Balearic Islands votes to eliminate bullfighting
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands has voted in favour of legislative measures to make it impossible to hold bullfights or bull fiestas in this autonomous community.
HSI saves 149 dogs and puppies from being killed and eaten for South Korea’s ‘Boknal’ summer season
MEDIA DOWNLOADS As South Korea’s Boknal summer season, during which more than one million dogs are killed and eaten as a spicy soup, gets underway, Humane Society International has changed the grim fate of 149 dogs and new born puppies saved from
INR 50,000 reward offered for nabbing dog killer in Noida, India
Update: The person has been identified and has been summoned to the police station. Humane Society International/India is offering a reward of 50,000 INR for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a person seen in a video strangling a
Learning to handle animal cruelty cases
In light of historic animal protection measures passed recently by the governments of El Salvador and Costa Rica, Humane Society International/Latin America orchestrated a set of workshops on how to deal with cases involving animals in the two countries, with the goal
On the eve of South Korea’s ‘Boknal’ dog meat eating season, celebs including TOWIE’s Pete Wicks, Gogglebox's Sandi Bogle & Downton Abbey's Peter Egan attend Parliament event to end the cruelty
On the eve of the Boknal days – South Korea’s hottest days of summer during which more than one million dogs will be killed and eaten - animal protection charity Humane Society International and MP for Crawley Henry Smith hosted a VIP
South Korea: Groups urge new administration to prioritise investment in replacement of animals in testing and medical research
International animal protection organisation Humane Society International and the Korean Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments are encouraging the country’s new administration to prioritise investment in more predictive, human-specific approaches to testing and medical research instead of cruel and often poorly predictive animal models [1]. In a joint submission to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Presidential Transition, the organisations contend that greater investment in leading-edge technologies such as human organs-on-a-chip, computational systems biology and related infrastructures are essential for advancing public health and economic growth alongside the European Union and the United States [2].
Major Japanese online retailer, Rakuten, ends elephant ivory sales
Humane Society International is hailing an announcement by a major Japanese online retailer that it will ban all sales of elephant ivory. The move by Rakuten follows calls by animal protection and conservation groups including the Environmental Investigation Agency and HSI to
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