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국제동물보호 . 복지단체 , 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널 ( 이하 , HSI) 이 비동물 시험방법을 이용한 안전과학과 보건연구의 발전 중요성을 알리기 위한 # 고통없는과학 (#ScienceWithoutSuffering) 캠페인을 개시한다 . # 고통없는과학은 HSI 의 동물실험 반대 활동 중의 일환으로 잔인하고 오래된 방법으로 동물을 이용하는 것을 대신하여 , 더 나은 인간과 환경보호를 위해 비동물시험 개발의 중요성을 알리는 캠페인이다 . 이 캠페인은 화학물질 , 살충제 등의 관리와 관련 있는 정부부처 측에 21 세기 과학기술을

국제동물보호단체 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널 (Humane Society International, HSI)은 환경부의 화학물질의 등록 및 평가 등에 관한 법률(이하, 화평법) 개정법률안과 생활화학제품 및 살생물제 안전관리법(이하, 살생물제법) 제정 입법예고안에 대하여 동물대체시험 확산과 지원을 위한 핵심적인 노력이 전혀 반영되지 않았음을 지적한 의견을 6일 제출했다. 정부는 입법예고에 대한 의견을 2월 6일까지 받고 있다. HSI가 제출한 의견의 주요내용은 유럽과 미국의 관련 법에서는 규정되어 있지만 국내 법안에서는 언급 정도에만

4월 24일 세계 실험동물의 날을 맞아 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널 (Humane Society International, HSI)은 한국 정부에 반복적으로 자행되는 불필요한 동물실험을 중단하고 동물을 사용하지 않는(non-animal) 대체시험방법을 적극적으로 채택할 것을 촉구한다. 농림축산검역본부에서 발표한 2016년 실험동물 실태 조사에 따르면 2016년 한 해에만 287만 9천여 마리의 동물이 실험에 사용되었고, 이 수치는 매년 증가하고 있다. 더욱이 2015년 1월부터 ‘화학물질의 등록 및 평가 등에 관한 법률’ (이하

The tragic dog attack that took the life of Donnelly Eaglestick in the First Nation community of Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba underlines the urgency of managing canine populations actively and properly over time. To prevent dog overpopulation, Humane Society International/Canada advocates for

At an event held ahead of World Oceans Day (June 8), along with Lush Cosmetics and the family of the late Canadian filmmaker and conservationist, Rob Stewart, Humane Society International/Canada is calling on the federal government to ban the import of products of shark finning. Gabriel Wildgen

MONTREAL—The government of British Columbia has prohibited the trophy hunting of grizzly bears throughout the province and all hunting of grizzlies within the Great Bear Rainforest. The announcement, made Monday, follows a commitment by the BC New Democratic Party late last year to stop all trophy

The Quebec coroner’s office released its report on the death of Christine Vadnais, who in 2016 was attacked by a dog misidentified by the media as a pit bull.Following this tragic event, the City of Montreal and other municipalities moved to ban pit bull-type dogs while the Province of Quebec

The National Farm Animal Care Council’s new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Veal Calves represents both a first step towards improved farm animal welfare and a missed opportunity. The updated Code, released this week, phases out the use of cruel veal crates by December 31, 2020, but

MONTREAL— Humane Society International/Canada is joining the family of the late Rob Stewart, writer and director of the renowned documentary Sharkwater, in welcoming the introduction of Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau’s landmark bill that would end the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins

MONTREAL—More than 80 dogs rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm by Humane Society International, with the generous support of the Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation, have arrived in Canada to find forever homes. One of those lucky pups is Beemo, with whom U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Gus

Canadian Olympian Meagan Duhamel with her rescued dog, Moo-Tae. Graham Hughes MEDIA DOWNLOADS MONTREAL—Olympic gold medalist Meagan Duhamel, joined by representatives from Humane Society International, greeted dozens of dogs rescued this week from a dog meat farm in Siheung-si, South Korea, at an

OTTAWA—Canada has reached the half-way mark in becoming a cruelty-free cosmetics market with a final endorsement of Bill S-214, the Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act, by the Senate. The proposed legislation, which would prohibit both domestic animal testing for cosmetics as well as the sale of cosmetics

MEDIA DOWNLOADS MONTREAL—More than 50 dogs on a South Korean dog meat farm have escaped the cooking pot barely a month before the start of the Bok Nal summer season, during which more than one million dogs are eaten as ‘bosintang’ soup. Humane Society International has worked in South Korea for

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

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

MONTREAL—Humane Society International/Canada is calling on the Quebec government to properly enforce the law and protect animals from abuse. According to a report published by La Presse last week, authorities responsible for enforcing animal protection laws are failing to take action and turning a

MONTREAL—As federal consultations on the use of strychnine come to a close – and following the recent highly publicized tragic deaths of two family dogs, Rue and Ruby from strychnine poisoning – animal protection and conservation groups have aligned with scientists to call on Health Canada to ban

OTTAWA – Canada has reached the halfway mark in prohibiting the captivity of whales and dolphins in Canada with the majority of Senators voting in support of Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act. The proposed legislation would ban the captivity of whales and dolphins for

EU Member States have approved the inclusion of 12 additional animal and plant species on the European Union’s list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern. This list includes the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), a species that is exploited by the fur industry and inappropriately marketed