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Skit, poster-making and storytelling workshop builds children’s awareness on the need to protect animals during heat wave
KASARGOD, Kerala—A two-day workshop on heat wave preparedness for animals conducted at Padanna Kadappuram HSS School helped students learn about the impact of extreme heat on animals and proactive ways to help.
Mysore becomes the first district in Karnataka to train 100% of its Community Health Officers as first responders on snakebite avoidance and management
MYSORE, Karnataka, India—The District Surveillance Unit, District Health and Family Welfare office, Mysure district, along with Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India) and The Liana Trust, have successfully trained 100% of the district’s Community Healt
Animal advocates gather at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar urging the Supreme Court to protect India’s street dogs
NEW DELHI — Compassionate citizens, including children and advocates from animal protection organizations across India, gathered at Jantar Mantar today to hold a peaceful demonstration ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on the fate of India’s street dogs scheduled for Jan.5.
Advocates Urge Liberals to Keep Promise on Live Horse Export Ban
EDMONTON—Advocates will gather outside the Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton today to rally for horses and urge the governing Liberal Party to keep its 2021 promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Fast-food giants in Romania and Poland profiting from chicken cruelty, fail to progress animal welfare improvements
BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International Europe) has just released The Pecking Order 2025, the third consecutive annual report evaluating chicken welfare policies and progress am
Final group of chimpanzees from New Mexico laboratory arrive at Chimp Haven
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals, Humane World Action Fund and Animal Protection New Mexico are delighted to announce that the remaining chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico have been successfully relocated to Chimp Haven, a 200-acre forested sanctuary in Louisiana de
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New polling reveals 84% of Scots support ban on caging pigs in farrowing crates
EDINBURGH—New polling commissioned by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly called Humane Society International UK) and conducted by The Diffley Partnership reveals that an overwhelming majority—84%—of the Scottish public reject the use of farrowing crates f
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.
Hope for critically endangered Galapagos iguanas as CITES wildlife conference grants species highest protections against trade
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan― International trade in critically endangered Galápagos land iguanas and vulnerable marine iguanas has been banned at the 20th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting, to the relief of wildlife campaigners.
As USDA moves to address puppy mill cruelties, humane advocates push for stronger standards of care at commercial dog breeding facilities
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, are encouraged to see the U.S.
House Ag Committee Chair renews Big Pork’s attack on state animal welfare laws
New Farm Bill would undermine states’ rights and substantial farmer investments in cage-free and crate-free systems
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Multi-agency suspected dogfighting bust leads to the rescue of over 80 dogs in Florida
FLORIDA—A multi-property suspected dogfighting bust is underway in Clay and Union counties in Florida.
Shocking undercover investigation reveals illicit sale of ivory across Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania—Today Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, released alarming results of an undercover investigation at more than 60 locations in Pennsyl
Imperilled monkeys, opossum and wild birds among 14 animals returned to Guatemalan jungle after rescue from negative human interaction
PETEN, Guatemala—Fourteen mammals and birds, including species classified as domestically endangered or vulnerable, have been released back into the wild of the Guatemalan rainforest after being rescued and rehabilitated from negative human interactions.
New SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a former Italian mink farm: parliamentary question presented with support from Humane World for Animals
MILAN, Italy—A new parliamentary question concerning the fate of mink still confined on Italian farm facilities and previously intended for fur production was presented during Milan Fashion Week and the COP 16.2 on biodiversity in Rome.
New data shows surging demand for plant-based foods in Canada
MONTREAL – With Veganuary well underway across Canada and internationally, Humane World for Animals is spotlighting new polling data which reveals strong and growing consumer demand for plant-based foods nationwide.