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Animal welfare victory threatened as Trump administration targets voter-approved cage-free laws
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statements regarding the U.S. Department of Justice filing a lawsuit against California’s Proposition 12. “California has
Strengthen laws to ensure better protection for Britain’s wildlife, urge cross-party MPs in open letter to the Government
LONDON—A cross-party group of 24 MPs and Peers have written to Environment Secretary Steve Reed urging the UK Government to strengthen protections for wildlife, as leading animal protection organisations Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) and the RSPCA release an
L’impatto sociale dei combattimenti tra cani e la rieducazione dei dogfighter: questi i temi al centro di un nuovo articolo pubblicato su “Sicurezza e Giustizia”
ROMA (19 maggio 2025)—È stata recentemente pubblicata, sulla rivista Sicurezza e Giustizia, la seconda e ultima parte dell’analisi dei combattimenti tra cani effettuata da Carolina Salomoni e Angela Maria Panzini, beneficiarie di una delle quattro borse di studio assegnate da Fondazione Cave Canem e
Missing toes, unsanitary conditions: Humane World for Animals assists the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with alleged cockfighting bust
CLARK COUNTY, Wisc.—Yesterday, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, assisted the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with the seizure of more than 160 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation in Clark County, Wisconsin. Law enforcement served a
Final approval given to Bill AS 1308 introducing harsher penalties for crimes against animals in Italy
The Italian Senate has definitively approved Bill AS 1308, which was approved in November by the Chamber under the name AC 30. The bill will introduce amendments to the criminal code, the criminal procedure code, and other provisions for the integration and harmonization of regulations on crimes
Approvato in via definitiva il disegno di legge AS 1308 che prevede pene più severe per i reati a danno degli animali
Il Senato italiano ha approvato ieri in via definitiva il disegno di legge AS 1308, approvato a novembre dalla Camera con la sigla AC 30, che introduce modifiche al codice penale, al codice di procedura penale e altre disposizioni per l’integrazione e l’armonizzazione della disciplina in materia di
Monsoon preparedness workshop raises awareness on helping animals and communities during disasters like floods and landslides
WAYANAD, Kerala—In an effort to boost grassroots-level disaster resilience in the rural district of Wayanad, Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India), in collaboration with the Kottathara Grama Panchayat, conducted a monsoon preparedness training program to
Animal groups deliver 1.5 million petition signatures to 10 Downing Street for a UK fur sales ban ahead of legislative bill’s Second Reading
LONDON―Campaigners gathered today at No. 10 Downing Street to deliver a petition of more than 1.5 million signatures to the Prime Minister, calling for the UK to ban the import and sale of cruel fur. The #FurFreeBritain petitioners―comprising animal protection organisations Humane World for Animals
New polling reveals 69% of Brits reject the practice of caging mother pigs in farrowing crates for weeks at a time
LONDON—New polling commissioned by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) reveals that more than two thirds (69%) of the British public reject the use of farrowing crates—cages used on farms to confine mother pigs who have just
Trump budget puts wild horses and burros on the chopping block, paves way for mass slaughter
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal that would gut longstanding protections for wild horses and burros
44 organizations from the animal welfare, environmental, scientific, and economic sectors write to Pichetto and Lollobrigida: “Ready to meet with Ministers to clarify leaked hunting bill”
ROME, Italy—44 organizations*, representing not only the Italian environmental and animal welfare movements but also the scientific community and those involved in sustainable nature-related tourism and related activities, have requested a meeting with the Ministers for the Environment, Gilberto
Caccia. 44 sigle del mondo animalista, ambientalista, scientifico ed economico scrivono a Pichetto e Lollobrigida: “Pronti ad incontrare i Ministri per fare chiarezza sulla bozza di ddl caccia"
ROMA—44 sigle*, rappresentative non solo del mondo ambientalista e animalista italiano, ma anche di quello scientifico e legato alle attività sostenibili in natura hanno chiesto ai Ministri dell’Ambiente, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin e dell’Agricoltura, Francesco Lollobrigida di essere ricevute per
Seven Tosa dogs who survived a devastating wildfire at a dog meat farm in South Korea, start a new life in the United States
SEOUL―Seven Tosa dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where almost 700 dogs burned to death―have been flown to safety in the United States thanks to Humane World for Animals Korea, formerly known as Humane
Nearly 100 pets receive free veterinary care in Tortuguero, Costa Rica
TORTUGUERO—Despite being diagnosed with heartworm disease, a cheerful dog named Pulgosin is showing steady improvement thanks to the treatment he received during free animal clinics organized in the Limón Province by Humane World for Animals Costa Rica, formerly called Humane Society International
Ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat ‘festival’, a new survey reveals most Yulin residents don’t eat dog or cat meat and say a ban would have no impact on their lives
BEIJING—Ahead of the Yulin dog meat ‘festival’ in south China beginning on 20 June to coincide with the summer solstice, a new consumer survey in the city shows that a super majority of Yulin residents (87.5%) never or rarely eat dog or cat meat and 88% say a ban on the dog and cat meat trade would
Humane World for Animals avverte che la proposta dell’UE di ridurre la tutela dei lupi rischia di preparare il terreno per attacchi più ampi alle leggi europee sulla natura
BRUXELLES, Belgio—Humane World for Animals Europe, precedentemente nota come Humane Society International/Europe, avverte che una nuova proposta volta a declassare lo status di protezione dei lupi potrebbe creare le condizioni per attacchi più gravi alle leggi sulla natura dell’UE. A seguito della
Propozycja Komisji Europejskiej może osłabić nie tylko ochronę wilka, ale całe prawo chroniące przyrodę w UE
Bruksela—Humane World for Animals Europe (znane wcześniej jako Humane Society International/Europe) ostrzega, że nowa propozycja Komisji Europejskiej nie tylko obniża poziom ochrony wilka, ale również otwiera drzwi do dalszego osłabiania prawa z zakresu ochrony przyrody w UE. W konsekwencji decyzji