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VIDEO: Charity’s rescue mission saves 50 desperate dogs from being eaten in South Korea’s ‘Boknal’ summer season
MEDIA DOWNLOADS SEOUL—Fifty dogs on a South Korean dog meat farm have escaped the cooking pot barely a month before the start of the Boknal summer season, during which more than one million dogs are eaten as ‘bosintang’ soup. Animal charity Humane Society International has worked in South Korea for
Undercover investigation exposes shocking, unregulated market for giraffe parts across the United States despite steep population declines
MEDIA DOWNLOADS WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation conducted by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International found giraffe parts and products sold online and in stores by at least 51 dealers across the United States. An investigator went undercover in 21
Campaigners in Seoul take nearly 1 million petition signatures to South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in calling for an end to the dog meat trade
MEDIA DOWNLOADS SEOUL—Animal protection campaigners in Seoul handed in a petition signed by nearly 1 million people from South Korea and around the world, calling on President Moon Jae-in to end the dog meat industry. The submission coincides with the end of Bok Nal, the hottest days of summer when
To mark World Rabies Day, animal charity uses game-changer smartphone app to vaccinate dogs in the Philippines, with global potential
MEDIA DOWNLOADS MANILA, Philippines—Leading up to World Rabies Day on Sept. 28, Humane Society International’s Street Dog Defender veterinarians and Filipino actress Sharmaine Arnaiz went door to door in the Payatas for a mass dog vaccination drive to help the Philippines tackle deadly rabies. The
Dog meat farmer in South Korea swaps pups for plants in animal charity’s pioneering program to phase out the brutal trade
Puppies on Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI The HSI Animal Rescue Team rescues a dog from Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI Four puppies are shown locked in a cage on Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI Rescued dogs sit in crates on a truck at Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI An empty cage after a dog was rescued on Farm
On World Lion Day, tourists are urged to shun South Africa's lion cub petting industry
MEDIA DOWNLOADS CAPE TOWN—South African actress and wildlife advocate Pearl Thusi is collaborating with Humane Society International/Africa to warn residents and especially travellers to South Africa not to visit tourist attractions that offer lion cub petting and lion walks. These facilities breed
Atlantic Canada’s baby seal slaughter begins
The Atlantic Canadian commercial slaughter of baby seals – in which tens of thousands of harp seals just a few weeks of age are shot and clubbed for their fur each year – opened today at 6 am. The mass killing follows a commercial slaughter of several thousand adult seals that was controversially
Olympic gold medalist Meagan Duhamel joins Humane Society International/Canada in calling for an end to inherently cruel dog meat trade
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
Over 50 dogs and puppies saved from a horrific South Korean dog meat farm are now safe and Montreal-bound
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
VIDEO: Indian conservationists help thousands of olive ridley turtle hatchlings head to the sea
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
Animal charity pledges long-term help for Kerala as hundreds of animals will be left displaced, diseased and starving after floodwaters subside
KERALA—Animal charity Humane Society International/India has pledged its commitment to Kerala’s flood-affected animals and their people, as the charity predicts hundreds of animals could go on to develop respiratory and infectious diseases, and the area could see outbreaks of canine distemper and
KERALA FLOODS: Hundreds of people call HSI/India’s animal rescue helpline to save beloved pets after rescue boats refused to evacuate animals
MEDIA DOWNLOADS New Delhi—With floods and landslides ravaging India’s favourite holiday destinations such as Kerala, and Coorg in Karnataka, animal rescuers from Humane Society International/India are being inundated with distress calls from desperate pet owners who were forced to evacuate without
Kerala floods: Animal rescuers race to save abandoned animals amid State’s worst floods and landslides in a century
HSI MEDIA DOWNLOADS New Delhi—An animal rescue team from animal charity Humane Society International/India is battling treacherous conditions in Kerala, India to rescue and rehabilitate animals stranded or abandoned in what is being called the worst floods the State has seen in a century. A team of
HSI ready to respond to Mexico City earthquake
MEDIA DOWNLOADS Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico stands ready and is assessing animal needs to respond to the devastation caused by yesterday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 200 people in Mexico City, Morelos and Puebla. The organization’s
Dog meat farmer in South Korea swaps pups for plants in UK animal charity’s pioneering program to phase out the brutal trade
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99 chiens des Premières Nations stérilisés pour contrer la surpopulation
MEDIA DOWNLOADS MONTREAL— Pour remédier au problème de surpopulation canine à Obedjiwan, une communauté des Premières Nations au Québec, située à environ 12 heures au nord de Montréal, Humane Society International/Canada et Chiots Nordiques ont mis en place une clinique de stérilisation de masse
L'athlète olympique Gus Kenworthy retrouve Beemo, le chiot sauvé d’un élevage de viande canine en Corée du Sud qu’il va adopter
Téléchargements de médias MONTREAL—Humane Society International a sauvé plus de 80 chiens d’un élevage de viande canine en Corée du Sud grâce au soutien généreux de la Fondation Familiale Eric S. Margolis. Les chiens sont maintenant arrivés au Canada et s’apprêtent à trouver des foyers pour la vie
La médaillée d'or olympique Meagan Duhamel se joint à Humane Society International/Canada pour appeler à mettre fin immédiatement au commerce cruel de la viande de chien
Meagan Duhamel avec son chien, Moo-Tae. Graham Hughes Téléchargements de médias MONTRÉAL—La médaillée d'or olympique Meagan Duhamel, accompagnée de représentants de Humane Society International, a rencontré des journalistes dans un abri temporaire de HSI à Montréal, où des douzaines de chiens ayant
Plus de 50 chiens et chiots sauvés de l’horreur d’une ferme de viande canine sud-coréenne, aujourd’hui sains et saufs et en route vers Montréal
Téléchargements de médias MONTRÉAL—Plus de 50 chiens d’une ferme de viande canine sud-coréenne ont échappé à la marmite à peine un mois avant le début du festival d’été appelé « Bok Nal », durant lequel plus d’un million de chiens sont mangés sous forme de soupe « bosintang ». Humane Society
Le projet de loi en faveur de l’arrêt du commerce d’ailerons de requins est approuvé par le Sénat à une vaste majorité
OTTAWA — Le Canada est arrivé à la moitié de sa campagne en faveur de l’interdiction du commerce d’ailerons de requins avec l’approbation définitive et unanime du projet de loi S-238 : la Loi sur l’interdiction du commerce d’ailerons de requins, par le Sénat. Ce projet de loi a été amendé par le