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Video-inchiesta in allevamenti italiani mostra la sofferenza dei conigli in gabbia
ROMA—Una nuova video-inchiesta realizzata da Compassion in World Farming e resa pubblica ieri dalla coalizione italiana End the Cage Age, di cui fa parte anche Humane Society International/Europe, punta ancora una volta i riflettori sulle sofferenze patite dagli animali allevati a scopo alimentare
Humane Society International Mexico and IBANQROO train professionals to strengthen animal rescue and cruelty prevention in Quintana Roo
QUINTANA ROO, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico and IBANQROO (Institute for Animal Welfare of Quintana Roo) have collaborated to train 77 professionals—including veterinarians, biologists, authorities, and representatives of animal protection organizations—in disaster response and animal
Human-wildlife conflict resolution: HSI/Africa and other NGOs continue working to find solutions for threatened Mawana elephants
On October 24, the provincial conservation and management authority Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife issued an urgent call for non-lethal solutions for elephant conflict mitigation of roaming elephants following the recent movement of approximately 30 elephants into the Esidakaneni area, posing a
Historic legislative proposals to ban dog and cat meat trades are submitted to Indonesian Parliament by Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Lawyers from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition have submitted three legislative proposals to the House of Representatives to transform companion animal protection in Indonesia, including a ban on the cruel dog and cat meat trades. If passed, these would be Indonesia’s first
Oaxaca passes its first state-wide animal protection bill
OAXACA, Mexico—Today, the state of Oaxaca passed its first animal protection bill. The new law recognizes animals as sentient beings, sets provisions to prevent and ban animal cruelty and abuse in its various forms, establishes responsible pet ownership as an educational guideline in public schools
Mexican Chamber of Deputies passes historic Constitution change for animals
Update (11/26/24): 17 State Congresses have approved this historic amendment, which means the bill has passed, since it had already been approved by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International/Mexico celebrates a landmark victory for animal protection in Mexico as
Dog meat restaurant and slaughterhouse in Viet Nam closes business after 20 years, owner joins Models for Change program to end the dog meat trade
DONG NAI, Viet Nam—A dog meat restaurant and slaughterhouse in the Trang Bom district of Viet Nam’s Dong Nai province has closed after 20 years as part of the Models for Change program by animal protection charity Humane Society International. Launched in Viet Nam in 2022, the program helps people
Devotees urged to spare animals ahead of Gadhimai, world’s largest animal sacrifice festival
PATNA, India— In a press conference held in Patna, spiritual teacher and author Acharya Prashant joined animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India and People For Animals, to urge devotees to refrain from sacrificing animals during the Gadhimai festival. The animal sacrifice
Legge di bilancio 2025, depositati emendamenti per contrastare i combattimenti tra animali e vietare l’import/export di trofei di caccia
ROMA—Contrasto dei combattimenti tra animali, in particolare tra cani, e divieto di importazione di trofei di caccia di specie animali minacciate di estinzione: questi i punti principali dei tre emendamenti alla Legge di bilancio 2025 sostenuti da Humane Society International/Europe a prima firma
Le Associazioni chiedono un’etichetta “cage-free”: sì alla trasparenza, fondamentale per animali, consumatori e settore produttivo
ROMA—“Sì alla trasparenza, no alle gabbie, sì al segno distintivo cage-free” è l’appello che alcune associazioni – Animal Equality Italia, Animal Law Italia, CIWF Italia, ENPA, Essere Animali, Humane Society International/Europe, LAV, Legambiente e LNDC Animal Protection – a nome della coalizione
Prima approvazione alla Camera della proposta di legge AC 30 che prevede pene più severe per i reati a danno degli animali
ROMA—Humane Society International/Europe e Fondazione Cave Canem ETS accolgono favorevolmente la prima approvazione, da parte della Camera dei Deputati, della proposta di legge (pdl) AC 30. La proposta, approvata il 20 novembre 2024, ha come prima firmataria e relatrice l’On. Michela Vittoria
Costa Rican authorities train for efforts to combat cruel, illegal animal fighting
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—This month, Humane Society International/Latin America provided advanced training to Costa Rican government authorities and other animal welfare institutions to enhance their capacity to combat illegal dog fighting and cockfighting. The two-day educational session engaged more
Parteneriat între poliția română și societatea umană internațională pentru combaterea cruzimii față de animale
București, Romania - Humane Society International/Europe, Poliția Română și Corpul Național al Polițiștilor au lansat un parteneriat pentru a îmbunătăți protecția animalelor în România. Acest parteneriat a debutat cu o serie de cursuri de formare în domeniul combaterii cruzimii față de animale
Top Thai pasta manufacturer goes cage-free
BANGKOK—Humane Society International in Thailand is celebrating the notable recent achievement of Scarletta and Sloane’s Artisan, a restaurant group and pasta manufacturer, which announced a commitment to exclusively use cage-free egg and egg products as of October 2024. The commitment came about
Shocking suffering exposed on Finnish ‘high-welfare’ fur farms as calls to support UK Bill to ban fur imports intensify
LONDON— Shocking new footage of animals suffering on fur farms in Finland—a country that supplies fur sold in the UK—reveals foxes with raw open wounds, weeping infected eyes and deformed splayed feet. The investigation, carried out in late October by leading animal protection organisation Humane
Global initiative launched to train scientists to safely test cosmetics, chemicals without painful and archaic animal experiments
BRUSSELS—A new online Master Class course to train scientists in testing cosmetics and chemicals without using animals is being hailed as a game-changer for cruelty-free testing worldwide. Featuring real-world case studies to walk scientists through animal-free testing step by step, the curriculum
HSI/Mexico and Aguascalientes Autonomous University offer groundbreaking spay/neuter training for veterinarians
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico, in partnership with the Centro de Ciencias Agropecuarias at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA), recently completed a pioneering spay/neuter training program for 14 government veterinarians in Aguascalientes. This hands-on
Animal protection groups urge devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice at Gadhimai festival as their teams assist border forces confiscating illegally transported animals
BIHAR, India—Ahead of the Gadhimai festival in Nepal, which is the largest mass animal sacrifice event in the world, animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India and People For Animals are urging devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice. HSI/India and PFA have deployed teams
Animal protection NGOs deplore decision to downgrade wolf protection
BRUSSELS—Today’s decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to downgrade the protection of the wolf represents a dangerous step backwards for biodiversity and sets a worrying precedent for wildlife conservation in Europe, according to several animal protection organisations. Meeting
Almost 200 MPs now support a Fur Free Britain amid pandemic risk concerns
LONDON —More than 50 cross-party MPs and Peers attended a Parliamentary event calling for an end to fur imports and sales in Great Britain this week, meaning almost 200 MPs now support the Fur Free Britain campaign . Leading animal protection organisations Humane Society International/UK and FOUR