Inhumane rodent glue traps to be banned in England following unanimous vote in House of Lords
LONDON—The public’s use of glue traps to catch mice and rats will be banned across England after a government-backed Private Members Bill received unanimous support during its third and final reading today in the House of Lords. The ban has been welcomed
HSI ‘spokes-bunny’ Ralph urges Koreans to support alternatives to animal testing law
SEOUL—On this World Day for Animals in Laboratories, Humane Society International/Korea is releasing a Korean version of its stop-motion animated short film #SaveRalph to rally citizen and political support for the passage of a groundbreaking new law to advance animal-free approaches in
Official judgment handed down granting interim interdict against 2022 trophy hunting quotas
CAPE TOWN—The High Court of the Western Cape has handed down judgment in the application for an interim interdict against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) 2022 hunting and export quotas for leopard, black rhino and elephant. The application
Безкоштовна ветеринарна допомога домашнім улюбленцям українських біженців
Оновлення: план діятиме до 31 грудня 2024 року. Українські біженці, які втекли від війни зі своїми домашніми улюбленцями, можуть отримати безкоштовну ветеринарну допомогу у країнах Європи завдяки “Ветеринари для українських тварин”. Скачати листівку. “Ветеринари для українських тварин” покриють вартість ветеринарної допомоги для
Save Ralph nominated for best Public Service & Activism video in the 26th annual Webby Awards
WASHINGTON, DC—Humane Society International announced today that Save Ralph has been nominated for best Public Service & Activism video in the 26th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the
Truck packed with over 280 desperate puppies and dogs is stopped by Chinese animal activists determined to save them
Dalian, CHINA—Chinese animal activists worked through the night with local police in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui to intercept a truck packed with 260 puppies and 22 adult dogs in such appalling conditions that one activist called it a “truck from
Wildlife campaigners rejoice as Indian elephant, jaguar, great Indian bustard and threatened sharks win protections at Migratory Species Convention
Gandhinagar -- Representatives from more than 130 nations agreed to vital protections for migratory wild species at what’s being hailed as a landmark wildlife convention in Gandhinagar, India. Delegates agreed to increased or first-time conservation protection status for the endangered Mainland Asian
Threatened African wildlife on offer at the Safari Club International convention as undercover investigation reveals sale of captive-bred lion hunts and products made from giraffes, elephants, rhinos, stingrays, kangaroos and more
SOUTH AFRICA — As animal protection organizations fight for the survival of many African wildlife species, an undercover investigation by Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States has exposed exhibitors peddling wild animal products and pay-to-slay trophy hunts
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