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Concern for hundreds of cats seized by Ho Chi Minh City police in one of the largest cat meat bust in Viet Nam history
HO CHI MINH CITY—More than 400 cats have been seized by police in Ho Chi Minh City in what appears to be one of Viet Nam's largest ever cat meat t
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Yulin dog slaughterhouse closes its doors for good in city’s first ever livelihood conversion ahead of China’s infamous dog meat festival
BEIJING―Days before the start of the infamous Yulin dog meat “festival” in China’s Guangxi province, animal activists have permanently closed a dog slaughterhouse in the city’s first ever alternative livelihood conve
Jo-Anne McArthur
Thai hospital takes a stand for animal welfare with eggs from cage-free hens
Paolo Chokchai 4 Hospital has announced its plan to source eggs only from cage-free systems across its food services by the end of 2026. The hospital made this decision after collaborating with the animal protection organization Humane World for Animals on its new animal welfare policy.
Matthew Prescott
Sa-Nguan Farm pioneers Thailand’s first cage-free aviary for hens used in egg production
Sa-Nguan Farm has launched Thailand’s first commercial-scale cage-free aviary for hens used in egg production, in collaboration with Humane World for Animals Thailand.
Fabio Di Marcantonio
Italian MEPs appeal to the European commissioner for animal welfare: end fur farming
ROME—“It is time to put an end to fur farming and to the trade in fur products in Europe,” urged animal protection organization Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International) at today’s event “The economic unsustainability of the European fur industry,” held in Rome.
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Animal welfare leaders welcome multi-agency government strategy to combat animal cruelty
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, are encouraged to see the
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As USDA moves to address puppy mill cruelties, humane advocates push for stronger standards of care at commercial dog breeding facilities
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, are encouraged to see the U.S.
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USDA prioritizes cruelty ahead of animal welfare and worker safety at slaughterhouses
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, strongly condemn a new proposal by the U.S.
Don Getty
Kids invited to speak up for wild animals for World Wildlife Day on March 3
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, launched a nationwide conservation education and advocacy project empo
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