Our work in Africa
Humane World for Animals tackles the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering to create permanent change. We make change at scale, advocating for policy change at all levels of government and working with companies so that they can be kinder to animals their businesses impact. We work in partnership with communities, bringing diverse expertise to the most complex issues, and doing it all with a compassionate and welcoming approach.
Our impact
We envision a world without animal cruelty, where humans and animals coexist peacefully. In Africa, we work to promote non-lethal solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, improve the lives of animals raised for food, end the illegal wildlife and captive big cat trade, advocate for a more plant-forward food system, increase access to spay/neuter services and primary veterinary care for companion animals, ending cosmetics animal testing and helping animals in disaster situations.
outside Kruger National Park have received an immunocontraceptive vaccine
have a permanent home at our sanctuary in Liberia
in South Africa have been sterilized through our Healthy Pets, Healthier Communities initiative
Latest News
Mass beheading of hundreds of thousands of animals takes place at Nepal’s Gadhimai festival, although animal groups and border police save over 750 lucky buffaloes, goats, pigeons and chickens
BIHAR, India—Animal charities Humane Society International/India, People for Animals, Sneha’s Care and the Federation of Animal Welfare of Nepal have condemned the mass animal sacrifice at the Gadhimai festival in Nepal as “an appalling bloodbath” and urged the Nepali government to take
More than 60 pets receive free veterinary care in Tortuguero, Costa Rica
TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America recently provided free veterinary care to dozens of dogs and cats in Tortuguero, a small but much visited community in northeastern Costa Rica situated on the country’s Caribbean coast in proximity to an ecologically sensitive national
Undercover investigation: Holiday shoppers urged to avoid supporting cruel puppy mills
Amidst the holiday season—the busiest puppy-buying time of the year—the Humane Society of the United States warns consumers against purchasing a puppy from a pet store and inadvertently supporting the puppy mill industry. An undercover investigation by the HSUS is exposing unsafe
HSVMA awards 2024 Compassionate Care Scholarships to veterinary and vet technician students
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance is proud to announce the recipients of its annual Compassionate Care Scholarships, awarded to veterinary students and veterinary technician students who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to animal welfare. This year marks the second year HSVMA has
Animal protection groups urge devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice at Gadhimai festival as their teams assist border forces confiscating illegally transported animals
BIHAR, India—Ahead of the Gadhimai festival in Nepal, which is the largest mass animal sacrifice event in the world, animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India and People For Animals are urging devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice. HSI/India and PFA have
Animal protection NGOs deplore decision to downgrade wolf protection
BRUSSELS—Today’s decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to downgrade the protection of the wolf represents a dangerous step backwards for biodiversity and sets a worrying precedent for wildlife conservation in Europe, according to several animal protection organisations. Meeting in
HSI/Mexico and Aguascalientes Autonomous University offer groundbreaking spay/neuter training for veterinarians
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico, in partnership with the Centro de Ciencias Agropecuarias at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA), recently completed a pioneering spay/neuter training program for 14 government veterinarians in Aguascalientes. This hands-on program, the first of its kind in Mexico
Bare no more
MURCHISON, Texas—Five years after arriving at Black Beauty Ranch, the internationally known hairless “bare bear” named Eve now has a healthy coat of fur and is living her happily-ever-after in her expansive natural habitat at the 1,400-acre Murchison, Texas sanctuary. Eve did
Shocking suffering exposed on Finnish ‘high-welfare’ fur farms as calls to support UK Bill to ban fur imports intensify
LONDON— Shocking new footage of animals suffering on fur farms in Finland—a country that supplies fur sold in the UK—reveals foxes with raw open wounds, weeping infected eyes and deformed splayed feet. The investigation, carried out in late October by leading animal
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