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Breaking: the Humane Society of the United States and allies fight for New Jersey black bears, taking court action to stop trophy hunt

TRENTON, New Jersey─Today, the Humane Society of the United States, along with the Animal Protection League of New Jersey and a coalition of animal protection groups and New Jersey citizens, asked a New Jersey court to allow the organizations to file an emergency motion challenging the New Jersey

Wildlife protection
Breaking: Government of Canada advances ban on elephant ivory and rhino horn trade to formal consultation

MONTREAL— Humane Society International/Canada applauds Environment Canada for moving another step forward in closing the Canadian market to elephant ivory and rhino horn trade. Proposed regulations which would prohibit elephant ivory and rhino horn trade in Canada, along with imports of hunting

Nouvelle-choc: le gouvernement du Canada fait progresser l’interdiction du commerce de l’ivoire d’éléphant et des cornes de rhinocéros à l’étape de la consultation officielle

MONTRÉAL—Humane Society International/Canada félicite Environnement Canada pour avoir fait un pas de plus vers la fermeture du marché canadien associé au commerce de l’ivoire d’éléphant et des cornes de rhinocéros. Des propositions de règlementations publiées dans La Gazette du Canada, Partie I

Wildlife protection groups criticize decision to reopen trophy hunting of brown bears and wolves in Romania

Less than a year after the conservation community commended Romania for introducing a critically-needed ban on the hunting of brown bears, wolves, lynx and wildcats, Environment Minister Grațiela Gavrilescu has released an executive order confirming that lethal population control and trophy hunting

Wildlife campaigner and TV GP Dr. Amir Khan speaks out for an end to cruel trophy hunting

LONDON—Animal advocate and much-loved TV regular Dr. Amir Khan has joined with animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK to front a short film exposing the cruelty of the trophy hunting industry. In the film, Khan explains why the UK’s proposed ban on hunting trophy imports—due

Virtual lion joins African elephants and black rhinos in urging the EU Commission to restrict imports of trophies from species at risk of extinction

BRUSSELS—Today, on International Endangered Species Day, Humane Society International/Europe is launching a new image under its #NotInMyWorld campaign featuring the image of an African lion trophy who has been packaged for shipping. The #NotInMyWorld campaign aims to raise awareness about the

Virtueller Löwe schließt sich afrikanischen Elefanten und Spitzmaulnashörnern an und fordert die EU-Kommission auf, die Einfuhr von Trophäen vom Aussterben bedrohter Arten zu stoppen.

BERLIN—Am heutigen Internationalen Tag der bedrohten Tierarten lanciert Humane Society International/Europe im Rahmen ihrer #NotInMyWorld-Kampagne für ein Importverbort von Jagdtrophäen ein neues Bild, das eine afrikanische Löwentrophäe zeigt, die für den Versand verpackt worden ist. Die Kampagne

International Endangered Species Day: Humane Society International/Europe rilancia la campagna #NotInMyWorld per vietare l’importazione dei trofei di caccia

BRUXELLES—Oggi, in occasione dell’International Endangered Species Day, la giornata dedicata a riportare l’attenzione sulle molte specie minacciate di estinzione, Humane Society International – Europe vuole sottolineare l’impatto deleterio della caccia al trofeo e rilancia la campagna #NotInMyWorld

Wirtualny lew dołącza do afrykańskich słoni i nosorożców, wzywając Komisję Europejską do ograniczenia importu trofeów z gatunków zagrożonych wyginięciem

KRAKÓW—20 maja, w Międzynarodowym Dniu Zagrożonych Gatunków, organizacja broniąca praw zwierząt, Humane Society International/Europe upubliczniła wizerunek kolejnego bohatera kampanii #NieWMoimŚwiecie, której celem jest wprowadzenie zakazu importu trofeów łowieckich z gatunków chronionych do Unii

Two cute kittens playing outside
More Than a Pet has supported over 570,000 pets and their families

WASHINGTON (April 1, 2025)—Across the country, families are struggling to afford necessities, including veterinary care and pet supplies. This hardship is even more severe for those burdened by systemic poverty, and the over 20 million pets in the U.S. who live with them. The More Than a Pet

EU chicken welfare roundtable
Policymakers urged to strengthen chicken welfare standards at European Parliament roundtable

BRUSSELS—Last week, participants in the “Chicken Welfare Roundtable: Collaboration for Change” at the European Parliament called for urgent reforms to improve the lives of chickens raised solely for meat—often referred to as “broiler” chickens—in the European Union. The roundtable brought together

Animal testing
4,000 beagles: Mission accomplished

The Humane Society of the United States has completed its historic mission to remove nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility which bred dogs to be sold to laboratories for animal experimentation. The last group of 312 beagles was removed from the facility earlier today and of that, 52 are

Animal testing
Beagle-versary: Following their historic rescue, nearly 4,000 beagles and their families mark their first anniversary together

WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States is marking one year since its epic operation to remove nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility in Virginia owned by Envigo.The U.S. Department of Justice sued the company after it received multiple Animal Welfare Act violations for issues

Animal testing
Celebrity advocates lobby Congress to pass the Humane Cosmetics Act

WASHINGTON — Today, a stellar cast assembled on Capitol Hill to support passage of the Humane Cosmetics Act; the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund and Humane Society International were joined by celebrity advocates—TV personality and entrepreneur Lala Kent and

Animal testing
Beagleversary Bash: Dog reunion celebrates first anniversary since the historic rescue of nearly 4,000 beagles

(BETHESDA, MD)—As thousands of families celebrate the first anniversary of adopting their beagles following their historic rescue, some beagles and their adopters joined the Humane Society of the United States at Bark Social for a “Beagleversary Bash” reunion. The event marks one year since the HSUS

Statement on former Pentagon official’s guilty plea for dogfighting

Last week, a former Pentagon official pled guilty in federal court to dogfighting and racketeering crimes. The Department of Justice investigation of the onetime public information officer for the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense detailed his 20-year history of dogfighting

Chihuahua State passes strong dogfighting legislation

CHIHUAHUA—Humane Society International welcomes the passage of a bill to penalize a host of activities related to dogfighting in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. Congresswoman Nadia Xóchitl Siqueiros Loera introduced the bill during a ceremony attended by HSI in August. Dogfighting became a federal

KS Cockfighting Rescue
More than 400 roosters and hens removed from alleged cockfighting operation in Sumner County, Kansas

SUMNER COUNTY, Kan. (Feb. 14, 2025)— On Tuesday, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, assisted the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office with the seizure of more than 400 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation in Sumner County, Kansas. The

Animal testing
Animal testing company agrees to pay historic $35 million resolution two years after the epic rescue mission of approximately 4,000 beagles

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Today, the Department of Justice announced that Inotiv, the parent company of Envigo, agreed to pay more than $35 million as a resolution to an investigation which included a criminal search warrant executed at Envigo RMS’s facility in Cumberland, Virginia, in May 2022. This

Hurricane response
Hurricane Katrina’s 20-year anniversary: Disaster response and preparedness saves lives

WASHINGTON—Since deploying to help animals in response to Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, has committed to expanding response to animal-related needs in disasters. The organization—which has assisted tens of thousands