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As the infamous so-called dog meat “festival” ends in south China’s city of Yulin, some 1,000 miles away in Shanxi’s Fufeng County in north central China, 126 dogs have escaped a brutal death at the hands of dog meat traders thanks to a remarkable rescue operation by Chinese activists and local

MEXICO CITY—In recent days, a team of disaster and animal cruelty response experts from Humane Society International presented and hosted workshops covering animal welfare issues for federal and local authorities and nonprofit organizations from Mexico City, Tlaxcala, Pachuca, Estado de México

ROMA—Dal 1° gennaio di quest’anno, come stabilito dalla Legge di bilancio 2022 ( L. 234 del 30 dicembre 2021, art. 1, commi 980-984), in Italia è vietato allevare animali da pelliccia: è una vittoria storica per la quale le associazioni si battono da sempre. Resta il problema dei circa 5.700 visoni

London— In the month of the bicentenary of the UK’s first ever animal protection law—Martin’s Act of 22 nd July 1822—some of the UK’s leading animal charities are joined by Larry the Downing Street cat (@Number10Cat) and celebrities including Ricky Gervais, Dame Joanna Lumley and Paul O’Grady to

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Mexico’s first ever dog and cat survey will be conducted in the city of Aguascalientes, coordinated by animal protection organization Humane Society International/Mexico, A.C. Starting August 15, a team of volunteers from local associations, independent rescuers, university

AGUASCALIENTES-El primer sondeo de población canina y felina se llevará a cabo en Aguascalientes gracias a Humane Society International México, organización internacional que trabaja por el bienestar de los animales. A partir del 15 de agosto, un equipo de voluntarios conformados por asociaciones

RISHIKESH, India—Four street dogs living in India’s tourist hotspot of Rishikesh, where the Beatles visited in 1968, have been named after the Fab Four as part of a mass spay/neuter and rabies vaccination drive. Lennon, McCartney, Starr and Harrison are among thousands of mainly female street dogs

VADODARA, India—Humane Society International/India and Vadodara Municipal Corporation are celebrating the success of sterilizing 86% of the city’s street dog population, the highest sterilization rate ever achieved in any Indian city. The success comes as HSI/India officially hands over its street

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration has authorized a U.S. hunter to import a lion trophy from Tanzania — the first allowed from that country since lions were given protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in January 2016. A Florida man received permission to import the lion’s skin, skull

LUCKNOW—Humane Society International/India have entered into a memorandum of understanding with Lucknow Municipal Corporation for an animal birth control project. The goal is to sterilize and vaccinate at least 15,000 dogs in Lucknow within a year. The program was formally launched today by

Gandhinagar -- Representatives from more than 130 nations agreed to vital protections for migratory wild species at what’s being hailed as a landmark wildlife convention in Gandhinagar, India. Delegates agreed to increased or first-time conservation protection status for the endangered Mainland

MEXICO CITY—Friday, October 11, is World Egg Day, and Humane Society International, one of the world's largest animal protection organizations, wants to draw the attention of Mexicans to the reality of egg production – in Mexico and globally – and inform consumers how they can help improve the

TOKYO—Marking the 60 th anniversary of the ‘3Rs’ principle of replacement, reduction and refinement of animals in science, the Japanese Coalition for Animal Welfare and Humane Society International have launched a new report, “Reconsidering the Future of Animal Experimentation,” featuring articles

東京—科学上の目的のために利用される動物に関する3Rの理念、動物実験の「代替(replacement)、削減(reduction)、苦痛の軽減(refinement)」が提唱されてから60周年に当たる今年、動物との共生を考える連絡会とヒューメイン・ソサイエティー・インターナショナル(Humane Society International, HSI)が、動物実験代替法の研究者や実験動物の専門家のなど、動物実験の課題に関する様々な関係者が執筆した記事を収載した新たな資料集『資料集：動物実験のあり方を考える』を公表した。 動物との共生を考える連絡会とHSIは

SEOUL—Seoul’s last three dog meat shops have agreed to end dog slaughter on-site, following over a year of campaigning from Seoul’s Mayor Park Won-soon and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The initiative has been welcomed by leading animal charity Humane Society International/Korea which has been

LONDON—Pressure is increasing on the UK Government to ban the import and sale of cruel fur as a leading EU science body, the European Food Safety Authority, concluded in its official scientific opinion published today that fur farming across the European Union fails to meet basic animal welfare

SEOUL—Seven dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where 700 dogs burned to death―are being flown to safety in the United States thanks to Humane World for Animals South Korea, formerly known as Humane Society