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SANTIAGO—Polling by Cadem consultancy showed that the vast majority of Chileans surveyed (78 percent) oppose animal testing for cosmetics, while 86 percent believe the country should follow the example set by 37 other nations that have enacted laws banning this practice. The poll, commissioned by

Seoul—Animal protection groups in South Korea have come together to support an historic bill by President Moon Jae-in to revise the country’s constitution including recognition of animal protection for the first time. Eight animal groups, including Humane Society International/Korea, have formed the

HSI 헌법에 동물권 명시를 위해 발족한 8개 단체의 연대체, 개헌을 위한 동물권 행동(이하: 개헌동동)은 지난 3월 20일 대통령 개헌안이 발표되던 역사적 순간의 감격을 잊지 못한다. 대통령 개헌안을 통해 대한민국 건국 이래 처음으로 동물보호에 대한 국가적 의지가 확인되었기 때문이다. 문재인 대통령은 정부 개헌안 제38조 제3항에 ‘국가는 동물보호를 위한 정책을 시행해야 한다’고 명시함으로써 동물보호가 국가의 의무임을 천명했다. 해당 개헌안이 통과되면 동물보호법이 존재하지만 동물이 생명의 주체라기보다 인간의 재산이나 소유물로

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America in conjunction with the National Animal Health Service (SENASA), the National Coordination of Animal Welfare of the Ministry of the Presidency, the Program Tejiendo Desarrollo of The First Lady of the Republic of Costa Rica, the

HSI SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—Humane Society International de Latinoamérica (HSI Latinoamérica) en conjunto con el Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA), la Coordinación Nacional de Bienestar Animal del Ministerio de la Presidencia, programa Tejiendo Desarrollo de la Primera Dama de la República de

Hopeful news for animals. Shaiith/istock Mexico City/Brussels—Humane Society International has cautiously welcomed the conclusion of negotiations for the modernisation of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mexico. A summary of the ‘agreement in principle’ has been released

BRASÍLIA—Senator Gleisi Hoffmann’s report on Federal Bill 70/2014 on cosmetic tests on animals published this week - the World Lab Animal Week - strongly supports a complete ban on testing cosmetic products and ingredients on animals, as well as the sales of cosmetics tested on animals. It proposes

HSI witnessed the abusive treatment of several horses firsthand and proceeded to document the injuries and the excessive workloads placed on the animals, infringing upon the Animal Protection and Welfare Law. HSI filed a cruelty complaint in Comayagua on April 20th. On April 27, the judge who heard

Tegucigalpa, Honduras—El Juez de Policía de la jurisdicción de Villa de San Antonio, departamento de Comayagua, Honduras, impuso una multa de tres salarios mínimos (HNL26,730), la multa mas alta impuesta a la fecha, a un propietario de un negocio local por maltrato a sus equinos, tras una denuncia

MEDIA DOWNLOADS/WATCH THE VIDEO India—Humane Society International/India and partner Action for Protection of Wild Animals, have released more than 5,000 olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings (and counting) this nesting season to the Bay of Bengal. The release is part of a conservation program aimed at

GUÁPILES, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America, the National Coordination of Animal Welfare of the Ministry of the Presidency and the National Police Academy of the Ministry of Public Security conducted a course on animal welfare for Costa Rican police students. It covered the basic

GUÁPILES, Costa Rica—Humane Society International de Latinoamérica (HSI LA), la Coordinación Nacional de Bienestar Animal del Ministerio de la Presidencia y la Escuela Nacional de Policía del Ministerio de Seguridad Pública lanzan el curso sobre bienestar animal dirigido a los estudiantes de policía

Rajasthan—A court in India has stepped in to save a 10-year old elephant, Suman, from her miserable life of illegal captivity in chains, following a complaint filed by animal charities Humane Society International/India and People For Animals. HSI and PFA discovered that Suman—separated from her

MONTREAL—A total of 89 dogs and puppies rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm in March have all left Humane Society International/Canada’s Montreal emergency shelter. Most of the dogs are now in forever homes while others have been placed with rescue organizations and will be available for

London—In a landmark debate, MPs of all political parties at a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament passionately spoke out in favour of banning fur imports from the United Kingdom, with MPs calling the fur trade “vile”, “loathsome” and the “grimmest of human activities”. The debate was held in

MONTRÉAL—Un total de 89 chiens et chiots sauvés d’une ferme de viande canine sud-coréenne en mars dernier ont quitté le foyer d’urgence de Humane Society International/Canada à Montréal. La plupart des chiens ont d’ores et déjà été adoptés par des foyers stables, tandis que les autres ont été placés

MONTREAL—HSI/Canada and Chiots Nordiques (“Northern Puppies”) will travel to the remote Quebec First Nations community of Unamen Shipu (La Romaine) to conduct a sterilization clinic for stray and wandering dogs. Because of a lack of access to veterinary services (the area is only accessible by plane

MONTRÉAL—HSI/Canada et Chiots Nordiques se rendront dans la communauté autochtone isolée d’Unamen Shipu (La Romaine) pour organiser une clinique de stérilisation pour les chiens errants. À cause du manque d’accès aux services vétérinaires (la zone est accessible uniquement par avion), la communauté

TOKYO—Baseball player and animal lover Yoh Daikan and global animal protection group Humane Society International have come together to call on the Japanese public to protect elephants from the poaching and ivory trafficking epidemic. Yoh, an outfielder with the Yomiuri Giants, one of the

London—This morning, Prime Minister Theresa May received a letter from 31 of Britain's biggest stars urging her to introduce a UK ban on animal-fur imports. Fur farming has been illegal in the UK since 2000, but since then Britain has imported over £650 million worth of fur from countries such as