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BRUSSELS—At an online event on the revision of the EU Environmental Crime Directive—organised in collaboration with MEPs for Wildlife—Humane Society International/Europe and International Fund for Animal Welfare issued a call for wildlife crime to be recognised as a serious criminal activity. Dr

ROMA—Oggi, le principali aziende alimentari dell'UE hanno inviato una lettera congiunta alla Commissione europea e ai membri del Parlamento europeo chiedendo l’eliminazione graduale dell’uso delle gabbie negli allevamenti animali, a partire dalle gabbie arricchite per le galline ovaiole. ALDI Nord

ROMA— Un gruppo internazionale di scienziati ha inviato una ha inviato una lettera a sostegno dell’appello dei cittadini europei per porre fine all'uso delle gabbie per gli animali allevati in tutta l'UE. Tra gli scienziati, l'etologa e conservazionista Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Messaggero di Pace

Since helping to make the European Union the world’s largest cruelty-free beauty market, we and our partners have been striving to ban cosmetic testing on animals in the world’s largest and most influential beauty markets. We couldn’t do it without the backing of millions of caring citizens

MEXICO CITY—La Hacienda San Andrés, a XVI hacienda, has committed to sourcing exclusively cage-free eggs throughout its egg supply chain by the end 2021. The hotel made this decision because of animal welfare concerns with caging systems and to emphasize sustainable, responsible sourcing. Chef and

MEXICO CITY—Mica and Lalo, a restaurant and agroecological market, has committed to exclusively sourcing eggs from cage-free hens and pork from producers who do not confine mother pigs to crates throughout its supply chain by the end of 2021. With this announcement, Mica y Lalo joins the growing

LONDON—Disturbing video evidence of extreme animal suffering on multiple fur farms in China has been released by Humane Society International as part of its #FurFreeBritain campaign calling on the UK government to ban the sale of fur imported from countries overseas including China, Finland, Poland

Update: As of 2021, HealthyFarm has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. DANANG—HealthyFarm, a sustainable retailer in Vietnam, officially announced a policy to highlight animal welfare in its supply chain, committing to sell only cage-free eggs. The social enterprise worked with

PARIS—Iconic British fashion houses Alexander McQueen and luxury Spanish designer Balenciaga are the latest Kering-owned brands to announce fur-free policies. Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States have been working with Kering, and its brands, for more than a

WASHINGTON—After five years, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled last night that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can no longer withhold valuable wildlife trade data—such as tracking the imports of at-risk species killed by trophy hunters—into the U.S. The ruling to make that

SÃO PAULO—Casa Santa Luzia, a traditional high-end supermarket in the city of São Paulo, announced it will sell exclusively cage-free eggs by 2023. This commitment comes after many years of working with Humane Society International and other animal protection organizations. HSI will continue to work

WASHINGTON—Hollywood filmmakers and movie stars have joined forces with Humane Society International to produce a powerful stop-motion animated short film, Save Ralph, calling for an end to cosmetic testing on animals around the world. Although banned in 40 countries, the practice is still perfectly

It used to be possible to categorize companies as either do test or don’t test; however, the reality today is more complex. That’s because, depending on the country and laws involved, it doesn’t always come down to a company’s choice. Here’s some fine print you should know: In most countries, there

MONTREAL—The World Health Organization has published its report, WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2, and identified fur farming as an area of interest in the search for the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The joint WHO-China study suggests that wild animals intensively bred

ROMA—L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) ha pubblicato il suo report “WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2”, a seguito della missione congiunta in Cina, e ha identificato l’allevamento di animali da pelliccia, assieme al commercio di animali selvatici, come settori di

What happens when an all-star director, puppeteer, cast and crew join forces with a global leader in the animal protection movement? Meet Ralph, a stop-motion animated rabbit who is the new spokesbunny for Humane Society International’s fight to end animal testing for cosmetics. Written and directed

WASHINGTION—Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a guidance urging governments around the world to take immediate action to reduce the risk of zoonotic disease spread in traditional

ROMA—Oggi, il Parlamento Europeo ha tenuto un'audizione pubblica di tre ore sull'Iniziativa dei Cittadini Europei (ICE) "End the Cage Age", che è stata accolta calorosamente dai tre commissari europei presenti durante il dibattito. Molti europarlamentari sono intervenuti e, nel complesso, l'ICE ha

SEOUL—Diversi gruppi di attivisti coreani per la protezione degli animali hanno unito le forze per salvare 50 cani dall'eutanasia, dopo che l’allevamento nella città di Yongin dal quale provenivano era stato chiuso dalle autorità. I cani trovati dai soccorritori erano rinchiusi in gabbie metalliche