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Humane World for Animals, in Romania, in partnership with the Ilfov County Council's Animal Protection Department, held its second national roundtable, “An Efficient and Humane Approach to Companion Animal Management”, on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest.

Marius Staic

Dog and cat welfare Romania
Humane World for Animals hosts second national roundtable on humane dog population management in Romania

BUCHAREST – Humane World for Animals Romania (formerly called Humane Society International Europe), in partnership with the Ilfov County Council's Animal Protection Department, held its second national roundtable, “An Efficient and Humane Approach to Companion Animal Management”, on Monday, November 3, 2025

Animals in disasters forum in Mexico

Felipe Marquez

Mexico
Animal organizations and public agencies cooperate to promote disaster preparedness planning for animals

Mexico City, MEXICO — After weeks of intense weather events affecting several states in Mexico, preparedness and prevention efforts continue to gain momentum thanks to collaboration between government authorities and nonprofit organizations. On October 27 and 29, the “First Disaster Preparedness Forum

Study on opportunistic infections with Burkholderia cepacia complex using Zebra Fish embryos

BSIP

Animal testing and research Europe
Hundreds of thousands of fish poisoned in EU-mandated chemical tests

Brussels — Nearly 400,000 fish have been used in chemical safety tests required by the EU’s REACH regulation—with a further 530,000 to 690,000 projected to suffer following recent regulatory changes—according to a new analysis commissioned by Humane World for Animals (formerly called

Conducting an assessment and doing food distribution and offering veterinary care to animals affected by the floods in central eastern Mexico, particularly the state of Veracruz.

Felipe Marquez

Mexico
Animals impacted by floods in Mexico’s Veracruz state receive emergency care

VERACRUZ, Mexico — In response to devastating floods that have impacted five states across Mexico, leading animal protection organization Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International) has deployed its disaster response team to help animals and communities in the regions

two people hugging

Lauren Justice/AP Images for Humane World for Animals

From left, Kitty Block, president and CEO of Humane World for Animals, hugs a community member who just received free pet supplies.
United States
Nulo Pet Food donates 100,000 pet meals to Humane World for Animals’ More Than a Pet campaign

The recent Los Angeles Unpacking Pawty underscored how Humane World for Animals, together with its corporate and community partners, are working together to expand access to care, support pets and the people who love them, and strengthen the bonds that make pets truly more than a pet.

A chicken collapsed on the floor

Haig/World Animal Protection/We Animals

A chicken whose legs can no longer support their body’s weight sits collapsed on the floor of a massive shed used to raise chickens for the meat industry.
Farmed animal welfare United States
Update on our involvement with G.A.P.

Humane World for Animals has stepped down from its position on the board of directors for Global Animal Partnership, a seat that we have held since the group was formed in 2008. During our tenure, we consistently advocated for animal welfare improvements

Bricks and Wood hedader

Humane World for Animals

United States
Humane World for Animals and Bricks & Wood launch compassionate capsule collection at ComplexCon

The collection fuses purpose with culture, with the goal of ending animal cruelty on a global scale.

Lions rescued from a roadside zoo in Quebec resting in their temporary enclosures

Michael Bernard/Humane World for Animals Canada

Helping captive wildlife Canada
Rescued lions from Quebec roadside zoo transported to sanctuary in the United States
TORONTO—Following a lifesaving lion rescue from a roadside zoo in Quebec, six lions are leaving their temporary home where they have been cared for by Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Ontario, to go to their permanent sanctuary destination at Turpentine Creek Wildlife
A fox stands in a cage at a fur farm in Ohio, just before being rescued.

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

United States
Two-thirds of Massachusetts voters back fur ban ahead of Beacon Hill hearing

Massachusetts lawmakers will soon face a clear choice: stand with two-thirds of their voters, who support ending the sale of fur from animals farmed for their pelts, or stand behind an industry that profits from cruelty.

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