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PARIS—Iconic British fashion houses Alexander McQueen and luxury Spanish designer Balenciaga are the latest Kering-owned brands to announce fur-free policies. Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States have been working with Kering, and its brands, for more than a

WASHINGTON—After five years, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled last night that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can no longer withhold valuable wildlife trade data—such as tracking the imports of at-risk species killed by trophy hunters—into the U.S. The ruling to make that

SÃO PAULO—Casa Santa Luzia, a traditional high-end supermarket in the city of São Paulo, announced it will sell exclusively cage-free eggs by 2023. This commitment comes after many years of working with Humane Society International and other animal protection organizations. HSI will continue to work

WASHINGTON—Hollywood filmmakers and movie stars have joined forces with Humane Society International to produce a powerful stop-motion animated short film, Save Ralph, calling for an end to cosmetic testing on animals around the world. Although banned in 40 countries, the practice is still perfectly

It used to be possible to categorize companies as either do test or don’t test; however, the reality today is more complex. That’s because, depending on the country and laws involved, it doesn’t always come down to a company’s choice. Here’s some fine print you should know: In most countries, there

MONTREAL—The World Health Organization has published its report, WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2, and identified fur farming as an area of interest in the search for the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The joint WHO-China study suggests that wild animals intensively bred

ROMA—L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) ha pubblicato il suo report “WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2”, a seguito della missione congiunta in Cina, e ha identificato l’allevamento di animali da pelliccia, assieme al commercio di animali selvatici, come settori di

What happens when an all-star director, puppeteer, cast and crew join forces with a global leader in the animal protection movement? Meet Ralph, a stop-motion animated rabbit who is the new spokesbunny for Humane Society International’s fight to end animal testing for cosmetics. Written and directed

WASHINGTION—Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a guidance urging governments around the world to take immediate action to reduce the risk of zoonotic disease spread in traditional

ROMA—Oggi, il Parlamento Europeo ha tenuto un'audizione pubblica di tre ore sull'Iniziativa dei Cittadini Europei (ICE) "End the Cage Age", che è stata accolta calorosamente dai tre commissari europei presenti durante il dibattito. Molti europarlamentari sono intervenuti e, nel complesso, l'ICE ha

SEOUL—Diversi gruppi di attivisti coreani per la protezione degli animali hanno unito le forze per salvare 50 cani dall'eutanasia, dopo che l’allevamento nella città di Yongin dal quale provenivano era stato chiuso dalle autorità. I cani trovati dai soccorritori erano rinchiusi in gabbie metalliche

London—CEOs and Directors from five of the UK’s largest animal protection organisations gathered today with campaigners in geometric fox masks at the gates of No 10 Downing street to submit 1 million petition signatures to the Prime Minister, calling for the UK to ban the sale of cruel animal fur

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO—Con el objetivo de solicitar a la Comisión de Salud de la Cámara de Diputados que prohíba las pruebas cosméticas en animales, Humane Society International México (HSI/México), organización con liderazgo global en bienestar animal, entregó más de un millón de firmas de personas que

SEOUL—Korean animal protection groups have joined forces with Humane Society International/Korea to save 50 dogs from being euthanized on a dog meat farm in Yongin city after the facility was closed down by the authorities. The dogs were found by the rescuers locked up in barren metal cages without

MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International has welcomed a move by Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies to outlaw animal testing for cosmetics, as well as the import or sale of beauty products developed with reliance on new animal testing carried out anywhere in the world after the law comes into force. The

CAPE TOWN—The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has released the recommendations of the Ministerial High Level Advisory Panel (the Panel) appointed in November 2019 to review existing policies, legislation and practices relating to the handling, breeding, hunting and trade of

CITTÀ DEL CAPO/ROMA—Il Ministero sudafricano per l’ambiente ha rilasciato ieri le raccomandazioni del comitato consultivo ministeriale (Ministerial High Level Advisory Panel) nominato nel novembre 2019 per rivedere le politiche, la legislazione e le pratiche relative alla gestione, all'allevamento

TRIESTE, Italia—È partito questa mattina da Trieste il camion carico di aiuti, forniti dall’organizzazione internazionale per la protezione degli animali Humane Society International (HSI), in favore degli animali da compagnia in Ucraina: 23 tonnellate di alimenti, trasportini, accessori

DORTMUND—Jedes Jahr werden auf der Dortmunder Jagdmesse Reisen zum Abschuss bedrohter und geschützter Tiere angeboten. Dabei versucht die Jagdlobby der Trophäenjagd ein ökologisch und ökonomisch nachhaltiges Image zu verleihen. Ein von 15 Tier- und Artenschutzorganisationen veröffentlichtes