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HSVMA awards 2024 Compassionate Care Scholarships to veterinary and vet technician students
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance is proud to announce the recipients of its annual Compassionate Care Scholarships, awarded to veterinary students and veterinary technician students who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to animal welfare. This year marks the second year HSVMA has
Cage-free egg movement grows in Thailand
Update: As of October 2023, Rotruedee has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. BANGKOK, Thailand—Rotruedee, an authentic Thai restaurant, fully switched to cage-free eggs shortly after discussions with Humane Society International. Rotruedee’s swift shift to cage-free eggs is
Laboratorio IO NON COMBATTO per affrontare con alunni delle scuole medie il tema dei combattimenti tra cani e il suo possibile legame con la devianza minorile; presente anche la cagnolina Zoe, salvata da questo circuito criminale
ROMA—Si è tenuto ieri pomeriggio il laboratorio IO NON COMBATTO, destinato agli alunni delle scuole medie per affrontare assieme a loro i temi interconnessi dei combattimenti tra cani, della legalità e della sensibilità nei confronti degli animali, organizzato da Humane Society International/Europe
Slaughterhouse drowning up to 300 cats a month for Viet Nam’s cat meat trade, closes doors for good as part of animal charity program
THAI NGUYEN , Viet Nam—Twenty cats and kittens who were due to be drowned at a slaughterhouse in Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam, have been given a second chance at life after the owner asked animal charity Humane Society International’s local team for help to close his business for good. Thirty-seven-year
European Commission fails to deliver death blow to fur farming despite huge public support for an EU-wide ban on fur farming
BRUSSELS—Animal protection group Humane Society International/Europe has called “inexcusable” the European Commission’s failure today to recommend an EU-wide fur farming ban in response to the 1.5 million signature-strong European Citizens’ Initiative petition. Despite overwhelming evidence that
Flight to freedom! 27 South Korean dog meat farm rescues travel to the United States in search of loving homes
SEOUL—One month after the South Korean government announced a bill to ban the dog meat industry, 27 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do have flown to the United States in search of loving homes. At the time of rescue in March this year by animal charity Humane Society
Food retailer commits to higher animal welfare in Viet Nam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam—Safe Food, a food retailer in Ho Chi Minh City, announced it will only use cage-free eggs by 2028 through a recent collaboration with Gia Vien Farm, an egg producer set on a fivefold expansion of its cage-free systems. The initiative, backed by the global animal protection
Wolves in Europe under threat as European Commission seeks to downgrade legal protections
BRUSSELS—Today the European Commission has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce legal protections for wolves in the EU. To achieve this, they will propose the downgrading of the wolf’s protection status under the Bern Convention. At present, wolves are listed under Appendix II, which
Chile outlaws cosmetics testing on animals
SANTIAGO, Chile—after a multi-year campaign by Humane Society International and ONG Te Protejo, cosmetic animal testing as well as the manufacturing, import and marketing of cosmetics tested on animals elsewhere in the world has been officially banned in Chile. This followed a unanimous vote by the
Workshop empowers egg producers to shift to cage-free systems for hens
SÃO PAULO—Last week, producers raising hens for their eggs gathered in the countryside of São Paulo state, the largest egg-producing state in Brazil, to boost their knowledge of the scientific foundation behind cage-free housing systems. The workshop, which was hosted by global animal protection
Kingdom of Bhutan is first country in the world to achieve 100% street dog sterilization and vaccination after 14-year project with Humane Society International
THIMPHU, Bhutan—The Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan has become the first country in the world to declare its entire street dog population fully sterilized and vaccinated following years of investment in a humane dog management program with global animal charity Humane Society International. At the formal
New year, new life in America for 24 dogs saved from Indonesia’s brutal dog meat trade at Tomohon ‘Extreme’ market
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Twenty four dogs rescued from a slaughterhouse at Indonesia’s Tomohon “Extreme” Market in North Sulawesi province have flown from Indonesia to the United States in search of loving families. Poppy, Romeo, Wendy, Mia, Rocky and friends were saved by animal charities Humane Society
New publication exposes Europe’s failure to uphold legal requirement of chemical testing on animals as a ‘last resort’
BRUSSELS—A new paper published this month in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology by Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Innospec and other members of the Animal-Free Safety Assessment Collaboration has exposed numerous concrete examples of acceptance barriers to companies’ good-faith attempts to honour
Besorgniserregender Anstieg von Jagdtrophäenimporten nach Deutschland
DORTMUND— Entgegen den Beteuerungen der Regierung, die Importe von Jagdtrophäen zu reduzieren, sind die Einfuhrvorgänge in Deutschland seit 2021 um über 30 % angestiegen. Auch auf Europas größter Jagdmesse „Jagd & Hund” in Dortmund vom 30. Januar bis 4. Februar 2024 werden wieder Trophäenjagdreisen
Breaking: Belgium bans the import of hunting trophies
BRUSSELS—In a momentous triumph for wildlife conservation and animal welfare, Belgium’s Parliament sealed a landmark decision today by voting unanimously in favour of the Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal, Zakia Khattabi's bill prohibiting the import of
Dichiarazione su sospetti addebiti non autorizzati
ATTENZIONE: Abbiamo ricevuto diverse segnalazioni da persone residenti in Italia le cui carte Postepay sono state addebitate indebitamente da terze parti che si presentano con nomi come Humane Society Intl WE WASHIN, HUMANE SOCIETY INTL WE o similari. Gli autori degli addebiti stanno agendo sotto
HSI’s animal rescuers are deploying to help animals injured and impacted by the wildfires in Chile
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile—A disaster relief team from animal charity Humane Society International will deploy to Chile this weekend to help hundreds of animal victims of the devastating wildfires. Thousands of people have been affected in central and southern Chile, including hundreds who are missing or
Lanciata la più grande campagna globale fur-free per chiedere a Max Mara di cessare l’uso di pellicce, in vista delle settimane della moda di New York, Londra, Milano e Parigi
MILANO—In vista delle settimane della moda di New York, Londra, Milano e Parigi, è stata lanciata la più grande campagna globale fur-free mai realizzata per esortare il gruppo di moda Max Mara a eliminare l’uso di pellicce dalle sue collezioni. La richiesta per l’adozione di una policy fur-free è
Polska wzmacnia egzekwowanie prawa w zakresie przestępstw przeciwko zwierzętom
WARSZAWA, Polska—Humane Society International zakończyło właśnie serię szkoleń, których celem jest wsparcie służb i organów odpowiedzialnych za wykrywanie i ściganie przestępstw przeciwko zwierzętom w Polsce. Szkolenia odbyły się w Słupsku, Warszawie oraz Katowicach, i wzięło w nich udział 300 osób
Costa Rica’s cockfighting ban upheld by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has rejected a complaint against Costa Rica for banning cockfights, in what animal protection organization Humane Society International called a great victory against animal fighting. The complaint was presented by the National