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Devenez bénévole dans l’équipe de sauvetage animal de HSI/Canada

Complétez le formulaire d'inscription. Les bénévoles en sauvetage animal travaillent avec l’équipe de sauvetage animal de HSI/Canada pour aider à sauver les animaux qui sont victimes de cruauté et de négligence. Que ce soit un cas de collectionneur d’animaux qui a perdu

South Korea
South Korea biocidal products law amendment introduced to promote replacement of animal testing

Seoul—Global animal welfare leader Humane Society International has once again collaborated with South Korean National Assembly member Jeong Ae Han to reverse the country’s increasing use of animals in laboratories through legislative reform, this time by amending the Korean Chemical Consumer Products

Shocking case of Labrador ‘Charlie’ burnt alive in Sri Lanka renews calls for Animal Welfare Bill to finally replace 112-year-old cruelty law

COLOMBO – Animal protection campaigners in Sri Lanka, Humane Society International, are renewing calls for the country’s outdated 1907 animal welfare law to be replaced, following a series of shocking cases of animal abuse. The most recent case on New Year’s Eve

United Kingdom
Proposal to ‘protect’ long-extinct woolly mammoth at upcoming CITES conference is latest bid to save elephants from global ivory trade

WASHINGTON—A proposal to give protection status to the woolly mammoth, a species that has been extinct for 10,000 years, is the latest attempt by conservation-minded countries to stop its genetic cousin the African elephant from following in the mammoth’s giant footsteps by

Safari Club International’s annual convention promotes the senseless killing of wild animals

WASHINGTON —Thousands of wildlife trophy hunters from around the world will gather in Reno, Nevada, for the annual Safari Club International convention January 9 through 12 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. At the event, they will have access to nearly 900 exhibitors

Mexico
More than 70 dogs rescued from cruelty case in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Aguascalientes, Mexico–More than 70 dogs are now on their way to better lives after their rescue from a case of neglect in Aguascalientes, Mexico, at the end of last month. The animals were living together in poor health and cramped conditions in

BREAKING: Japan confirms it is leaving the International Whaling Commission ushering in an era of pirate whaling in the North Pacific

WASHINGTON—Following media speculation last week, the Government of Japan has now confirmed that it is leaving the International Whaling Commission. It will cease whaling in the Southern Ocean but continue its whaling program in the North Pacific. By walking out of the

Erin Van Voorhies Street dog in Maharashtra, India
India
Deeksha Joshi launches Abhay Sankalp - an innovative community-driven campaign for street dog management

Vadodara— Gujarati film actress Deeksha Joshi of “Sharata Lagu” fame launched an initiative by Humane Society International/India called “Abhay Sankalp,” a programme working with residential housing colonies to ensure peaceful coexistence between street dogs and people. Representatives of 52 resident welfare associations

Europe
At COP24, Humane Society International provides policy recommendations for moving towards plant-based diets

KATOWICE, Poland–At the United Nations’ global climate change conference, COP24, animal welfare charity Humane Society International and Israeli environmental organization Green Course held an official side event that brought together experts and policymakers to discuss pathways to incentivise plant-based diets and reduce

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