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Pastifício Primo se compromete a usar apenas ovos livres de gaiolas

São Paulo—O Pastifício Primo, importante fabricante de massas no Brasil, anunciou uma parceria com a HSI para que, a partir de 2022, utilize apenas ovos livres de gaiolas em toda a sua cadeia de suprimentos. No Brasil, galinhas poedeiras são geralmente confinadas

More than 100 stray dogs to receive sterilization and emergency veterinary care in First Nations community of Manawan, Quebec

Humane Society International/Canada and Chiots Nordiques are heading to Manawan, Quebec to hold a mass spay-neuter clinic for stray and roaming dogs. The organizations expect to sterilize more than 100 dogs and help counter canine overpopulation in the area. This is the

Lack of wildlife at Sonepur Fair is a promising sign of effective enforcement of laws

Humane Society International/India is applauding Sonepur mela officials for enforcing a ban on trading wildlife, including exotic birds, at Asia's largest cattle fair. While elephants on display were a big draw for visitors in recent editions of the fair, their trade has

Up to R10,000.00 reward offered for Orange Free State sheep mutilation case

Warning: This statement includes a graphic description of mutilations and fatal injuries Update November 9, 2017: Local authorities have added Animals Protection Act charges to the case. An NSPCA quote has been included on this release. CAPE TOWN—Humane Society International is offering

Guatemala launches Animal Welfare Unit to help implement animal welfare law

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

LUSH Cosmetics and HSI join forces to fight fur cruelty with eye-catching lenticular window campaign

Humane Society International UK and Lush have launched an eye-catching nationwide #WhatTheFur?! campaign across all 103 Lush stores in the United Kingdom to make shoppers aware they could be misled into buying real fur falsely labelled as fake fur. Lush shop front

Indonesia's cruel and dangerous dog meat trade exposed in investigations by newly-launched Dog Meat-Free Indonesia Coalition

Shocking nationwide investigations by animal campaigners from the newly-launched “Dog Meat-Free Indonesia” coalition expose the horrifying brutality and suffering endured by up to a million dogs every year for Indonesia's dog meat trade. In the coalition’s campaign video launched today, dogs, including

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Melting Cook becomes first Chilean restaurant group to join global cage-free egg movement

The restaurant group Melting Cook announced it is joining with Humane Society International to improve animal welfare in its supply chain, switching to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain, becoming the first Chilean company to join this global movement. Melting Cook

HSI welcomes Nestlé announcement setting dates for its complete transition to cage-free eggs in Latin America, Oceania, Middle East and Africa

Following its 2014 commitment to switch to a 100 percent cage-free global egg supply chain, Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, announced that it will complete this transition in Europe by 2020 and in Latin America, Oceania, Middle East, and Africa by

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