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SEOUL—On this World Day for Animals in Laboratories, Humane Society International/Korea is releasing a Korean version of its stop-motion animated short film #SaveRalph to rally citizen and political support for the passage of a groundbreaking new law to advance animal-free approaches in science and

SEOUL—Twenty-four Korean lawmakers and Humane Society International/Korea are hosting an exhibition to celebrate the stop-motion animated short film Save Ralph and to raise awareness amongst lawmakers about innovative science without animal suffering. The exhibit also urges lawmakers to pass a new

CAPE TOWN—The High Court of the Western Cape has handed down judgment in the application for an interim interdict against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) 2022 hunting and export quotas for leopard, black rhino and elephant. The application for relief was brought by

LONDON—The public’s use of glue traps to catch mice and rats will be banned across England after a government-backed Private Members Bill received unanimous support during its third and final reading today in the House of Lords. The ban has been welcomed by animal charity Humane Society

BERLIN—Die Weltnaturschutzunion (IUCN) Ethics Specialist Group hat die Bundesregierung in einem Brief aufgefordert, aus ethischen, ökologischen und rechtlichen Gründen die Praxis der Trophäenjagdimporte zu beenden. Unterstützung erhält sie dabei nicht nur von 14 Tier- und Artenschutzverbänden, die

WASHINGTON, DC—Save Ralph, the star-studded anti-animal testing film by Humane Society International that became a viral sensation last year, has been named best Public Service & Activism (Branded) video in the 26th Annual Webby Awards in both juried and people’s voice categories. The stop-motion

BERLIN—Die weltweit aktive Tierschutzorganisation Humane Society International (HSI) unterstützt die Ankündigung von Umweltministerin Steffi Lemke, den Import von Jagdtrophäen geschützter Tierarten nach Deutschland einzuschränken. Die Weltnaturschutzunion (IUCN) Ethics Specialist Group hatte

SEOUL—The South Korean government taskforce deliberating a ban on the country’s dog meat industry has announced a delay of two months in publishing its recommendations. Humane Society International/Korea, which has rescued more than 2,500 dogs from South Korea’s dog meat industry, says opinion polls

KRAKÓW—Dwa największe słonie Botswany zostały zabite przez myśliwych dla trofeum. Były dwoma z czterdziestu słoni, które miały wyjątkowo wielkie ciosy. Takie osobniki są krytyczne dla zachowania populacji słoni, a jednocześnie przyciągają turystów. Międzynarodowa organizacja broniąca praw zwierząt

BERLIN—Humane Society International supports the announcement by Environment Minister Steffi Lemke to restrict the import of hunting trophies from protected animal species to Germany. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature Ethics Specialist Group recently called on the German

SAN JOSÉ EL RODEO, Guatemala—Los habitantes de la aldea San José El Rodeo y sus animales, tanto de compañía como de granja, fueron los protagonistas del primer simulacro de evacuación enfocado en el tema de protección animal que se realiza en Guatemala, ante una eventual erupción del volcán Pacaya

BRUSSELS—Travel companies are urged by Humane Society International/Europe to provide safe, pet-friendly passage for Ukrainian refugees travelling with their animals, to avoid cats, dogs and others being abandoned at bus or airplane terminals due to being refused travel. The animal protection

LONDON—New U.K. national polling from the #DontBetrayAnimals campaign, backed by a group of 14 of the country’s leading animal protection charities including Humane Society International/UK, shows British voters want to see the government deliver on its promise to protect animals. Polling comes

WASHINGTON—Trophy hunters have killed two of Botswana’s biggest elephants. They belonged to the few remaining “hundred-pounder” elephants—elephants with at least one tusk weighing 100 pounds—of which there are said to be fewer than 40 left in the whole of Africa. They were critically important for

With the European Union the world’s second largest importer of hunting trophies after the United States, HSI/Europe is calling on EU citizens and politicians to take action to stop the EU’s involvement in this grotesque and unsustainable killing. Fortunately, the fight is gaining momentum

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

CAPE TOWN—South Africa represents the biggest percentage of hunting outfitter exhibitors at the Dallas Safari Club (DSC) annual convention. The DSC, a Texas-based trophy hunting industry organisation, hosts the USA’s biggest industry hunting event, which is being held online this year. Based on