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Italy: First bill to ban the import, export of hunting trophies of protected species presented to the Chamber of Deputies
ROME—Today, in honoring World Wildlife Day, the Honorables Vittorio Ferraresi and Francesca Flati (M5S) presented a bill at the Chamber of Deputies to ban the import and export of hunting trophies of endangered species, the first of its kind in Italy. The bill was presented in partnership with
Italia: presentata alla Camera dei Deputati la prima proposta di legge per vietare l’importazione, esportazione e ri-esportazione dei trofei di caccia di specie protette
ROMA—L’inserimento di un divieto formale e un adeguamento sanzionatorio della Legge nr. 150/1992 che regola il commercio di animali appartenenti a specie minacciate di estinzione per porre fine all’importazione, esportazione e riesportazione di trofei di caccia verso e dall’Italia, al fine di
Italy's largest hunting fair no longer welcome in Vicenza
VICENZA, Italy —Martina Pluda, director for Italy at Humane Society International/Europe, states the following regarding the announcement by IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA to discontinue HIT Show, the hunting fair: “I welcome the decision by IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA to no longer organize
La più grande fiera venatoria italiana non è più gradita a Vicenza
VICENZA, Italia—Martina Pluda, Direttrice per l’Italia di Humane Society International/Europe commenta come segue l’ annuncio di IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA di dismettere HIT Show, la fiera della caccia: “Accolgo con favore la decisione di IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA di non riproporre più
ITA Airways joins the campaign of the international organization Humane Society International/Europe and introduces a ban on transporting hunting trophies on its flights, both as cargo and as passenger baggage
ROME—The leading Italian airline, ITA Airways, proudly announces its support of the campaign #NotInMyWorld of the global animal protection charity Humane Society International/Europe. The airline has adopted a new corporate policy that prohibits the transportation of hunting trophies on all company
ITA Airways schließt sich der Kampagne der internationalen Organisation Humane Society International/Europe an und führt ein Verbot für den Transport von Jagdtrophäen auf ihren Flügen ein, sowohl als Fracht als auch als Passagiergepäck.
ROM/BERLIN—Die führende italienische Fluggesellschaft, ITA Airways, verkündet mit Stolz ihre Unterstützung der Kampagne #NotInMyWorld der globalen Tierschutzorganisation Humane Society International/Europe (HSI). Die Fluggesellschaft hat eine neue Unternehmensrichtlinie verabschiedet, die den
ITA Airways aderisce alla campagna dell’Organizzazione internazionale Humane Society International/Europe e introduce sui propri voli il divieto di trasportare trofei di caccia sia come merce cargo che come bagaglio al seguito del passeggero
ROMA—Il vettore di riferimento italiano ITA Airways, annuncia con orgoglio l’adesione alla campagna dell’Organizzazione internazionale per la protezione degli animali Humane Society International/Europe #NotInMyWorld e adotta una nuova policy aziendale che vieta il trasporto di trofei di caccia su
Imperiled leopards one step closer to increased Endangered Species Act protection
WASHINGTON—In response to a lawsuit by animal protection and conservation groups, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finally agreed to a June 2027 deadline to determine if leopards warrant increased protection under the Endangered Species Act. Increased safeguards would ensure closer scrutiny
Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation takes protest to Chinese Embassy to stop inhumane export of wild baby elephants for captivity
Oscar Nkala LONDON—The Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation will be joined on Friday 24th May by international NGOs, as well as actor and conservationist Dan Richardson, in a silent protest outside the Chinese Embassy against the exploitative export of wild-caught baby elephants from Zimbabwe to foreign
World Lion Day sees South Africa tarnished by captive lion industry
CAPE TOWN—South Africa is not a good place for lions today, on World Lion Day—and it won’t be tomorrow either, with an estimated 11,000 lions held captive in more than 300 facilities across the country. The captive lion breeding industry is marked by ongoing exposure of poor conditions and welfare
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child calls on South African government to ‘protect children against violence of trophy hunting’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the South African government to “protect children from the vicarious effects of exposure to violence inflicted on animals such as during Trophy Hunting.” The announcement, on 8 February 2024, follows a
Trophy Hunting: Animals Under Fire
Some of the animals that trophy hunters covet and what HSI is doing to stop trophy hunting: Elephants African elephants are experiencing an unprecedented poaching crisis and their numbers are dwindling. American trophy hunters imported the parts of an estimated 5,774 elephants over the past 10 years
Undercover investigation exposes illegal wildlife items, including elephant skin furniture, hippo skull table and stingray belts, for sale at Safari Club International’s 2019 convention
WASHINGTON – An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International revealed dozens of items made from imperiled wildlife for sale last week at the Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada. These items included elephant skin furniture
Undercover investigation at Safari Club International convention exposes hypocrisy used to promote the sale of trophy hunts and products of imperiled and endangered species
WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation released today by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International exposed the hypocrisy that the trophy hunting industry uses to promote the killing of imperiled species. The Safari Club International convention in Nashville
U.S. Endangered Species Act protection sought for giraffes
WASHINGTON—In response to recent scientific consensus on giraffes’ vulnerability to extinction, five wildlife protection groups today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Earth’s tallest land animal under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The legal petition, filed by the Center
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
U.S. officials urged to reconsider approval of black rhino trophy import
WASHINGTON—Conservation and animal-welfare groups today urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider a federal decision to allow a Texas billionaire to import a critically endangered black rhino shot as a trophy hunt in Namibia. The Fish and Wildlife
Two iconic big tusker elephants killed by trophy hunters in Botswana
WASHINGTON—Trophy hunters have killed two of Botswana’s biggest elephants. They belonged to the few remaining “hundred-pounder” elephants—elephants with at least one tusk weighing 100 pounds—of which there are said to be fewer than 40 left in the whole of Africa. They were critically important for
Trophy hunting: Nine out of 10 Argentines are against this practice
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The vast majority of Argentine society opposes trophy hunting in the country and the export and import of trophies. This was demonstrated by the results of a recent survey conducted in Argentina in May 2022 regarding this practice, which consists of killing animals for
Caza de trofeos: 9 de cada 10 argentinos están en contra de esta práctica
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—La sociedad argentina le dice basta a la caza de trofeos en el país y a la exportación e importación de los trofeos. Así lo demuestran los resultados de una encuesta realizada en Argentina para conocer la opinión respecto de esta práctica, que consiste en matar animales para