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AIZAWL—Following a four-month long court battle between animal protection charity Humane Society International/India and India’s dog meat association, the District Magistrate Court of Aizawl in Mizoram awarded HSI/India permanent custody of 24 dogs whom the campaigners rescued from two trucks headed

In a landmark decision, the Guatemalan Congress voted to approve legislation that will improve the lives of animals throughout the country. It is the first time the legislative body presented this kind of bill, submitted by Humane Society International and its local partners in 2016. Cynthia Dent

The Costa Rican Congress has approved the reform of a penal code that sanctions animal cruelty with jail time. Lawmakers passed the law unanimously in second debate following five years of deliberation and negotiations. Cynthia Dent, global field manager for Humane Society International/Latin

The National System of Conservation Areas, or SINAC, has established a working alliance with Humane Society International/Latin America through the signing cooperation agreement for wildlife management and conservation programs in Costa Rica. Andrea Borel, executive director for HSI/Latin America

Note: this version was edited from its original. Humane Society International/Latin America applauds the passing of the regulations for the Wildlife Conservation Law in Costa Rica. The new regulations allows Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy and its conservation agency, SINAC, to help

As part of an official work plan to strengthen the capacity of Salvadorian authorities to treat and rehabilitate confiscated wild animals, Humane Society International is providing wildlife management training along with wildlife handling equipment the country’s Ministry of Environment and the

MEDIA DOWNLOADS Humane Society International/Latin America assisted the Costa Rica’s Animal Health Department, known as SENASA, and the Judicial Investigation Agency in the rescue of 68 dogs and cats from a suspected cruelty and neglect situation in Montes de Oca, San Jose. The owner voluntarily

Animal protection organization Humane Society International/Latin America is sending staff and delivering rescue supplies, including animal food and veterinary medicine, to areas in Costa Rica impacted by Tropical Storm Nate. Working alongside Costa Rica’s Animal Health Department (SENASA) and the

Humane Society International has praised the launch of the Animal Welfare Unit in Guatemala responsible for implementing the nation’s landmark Animal Welfare and Protection Law and associated regulations, which went into effect in September 2017. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food will

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy and Humane Society International celebrated the accreditation of two Costa Rica-based wildlife rescue centers: Las Pumas and Rescate Animal ZooAve for high animal welfare standards. The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries granted the accreditation

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America in conjunction with the National Animal Health Service (SENASA), the National Coordination of Animal Welfare of the Ministry of the Presidency, the Program Tejiendo Desarrollo of The First Lady of the Republic of Costa Rica, the

GUÁPILES, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America, the National Coordination of Animal Welfare of the Ministry of the Presidency and the National Police Academy of the Ministry of Public Security conducted a course on animal welfare for Costa Rican police students. It covered the basic

HSI witnessed the abusive treatment of several horses firsthand and proceeded to document the injuries and the excessive workloads placed on the animals, infringing upon the Animal Protection and Welfare Law. HSI filed a cruelty complaint in Comayagua on April 20th. On April 27, the judge who heard

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—Humane Society International / Latin America, as a member of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Council (CONABA) of Costa Rica, participated in one of the four control posts that the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) placed in strategic places for those attending the

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—A recent workshop to develop strategies to protect dolphins and whales in and around Costa Rica resulted in agreements to pursue efforts to increase protections for these animals at this month’s meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Brazil. Humane Society

LIMÓN, Costa Rica—During the month of September, Humane Society International/Latin America participated in an animal health fair that took place in the indigenous community of Suretka, Talamanca, in the province of Limón. The purpose of the fair was to provide local animals with general health

Update June 22, 2017: The reform to the federal criminal code to penalize dogfighting has been published in the federal registry. This finalizes the legislative process of outlawing the cruel practice at the federal level. Mexican lawmakers have approved penalties for dogfighting and the activities

Mexican lawmakers moved one step closer to enacting tough penalties for dogfighting with a vote today in the Senate Justice committee. Activities to be penalized include organizing fights, owning or trading a fighting dog, possessing a property used to hold fights, or attending a fight as a

Humane Society International is applauding Mexico City Governor Miguel Ángel Mancera for signing into law a reform to the city’s Animal Protection Law, creating a new Animal Protection Agency that will serve as a policy hub to coordinate animal welfare policies. The new agency will oversee policies

Erika Fernández, TV presenter, model, humanitarian and passionate animal advocate, has become the first celebrity in Mexico to support the #BeCrueltyFree campaign for a federal ban on cosmetics animal testing and trade. Humane Society International is working to achieve alignment in cosmetics