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HSI/UK calls on Defence Animal Centre to let retired military dogs live
Amidst growing public outcry that the Defence Animal Centre is planning to euthanize three retired military working dogs despite professional handlers offering to adopt them, Humane Society International/UK has urged the Centre to immediately reverse its decision. The following is a statement from
More than 170 dogs rescued from death row on South Korean dog meat farm just 2hrs drive from Pyeongchang Olympic stadium
MEDIA DOWNLOADS Animal rescuers from Humane Society International have saved more than 170 dogs languishing on a squalid dog meat farm in South Korea, a mere two hour drive from where the country will host the 2018 Winter Olympics in 10 weeks’ time. The charity is flying the dogs to shelters in the
TOWIE’S Pete Wicks helps charity rescue more than 170 dogs from death row on South Korean dog meat farm
Animal rescuers from Humane Society International have saved more than 170 dogs languishing on a squalid dog meat farm in South Korea, and The Only Way Is Essex’s Pete Wicks joined the rescue team on what he described as one of the most emotional experiences of his life. Thirteen of the dogs will
HSI/Vietnam calls on South African government to shut down rhino horn auction over trafficking risk
Humane Society International/Vietnam is calling on the South African government to honor its commitment to protect rhinos by refusing permits for an online auction of rhinoceros horns that appears to be targeting buyers from the world’s two largest destinations for trafficked rhino horn, China and
R5,000.00 reward offered for Western Cape dog bestiality case
Warning: This statement includes a graphic description of fatal injuries Humane Society International is offering a reward of up to R5,000.00 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in an act of alleged bestiality (sex with an animal) in
Pastifício Primo se compromete a usar apenas ovos livres de gaiolas
São Paulo—O Pastifício Primo, importante fabricante de massas no Brasil, anunciou uma parceria com a HSI para que, a partir de 2022, utilize apenas ovos livres de gaiolas em toda a sua cadeia de suprimentos. No Brasil, galinhas poedeiras são geralmente confinadas por toda a vida em gaiolas de arame
HSI/India launches tip line to report illegal threats to elephants in West Bengal
Humane Society International/India has launched a tip-line for people to report cases of illegal activities in the existing West Bengal elephant corridors as a pilot project in the districts of Bankura and Jhargram. The disturbing image of mobs hurling tar bombs at an Asian elephant and her calf was
HSI/India urges government to develop protocol for human wildlife conflict reporting
Vilifying wild animals in episodes of human-wildlife conflict in India can lead to widespread outrage against the entire species in form of retaliatory killings. Humane Society International/India has written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting asking them to develop a protocol for news
Lucy and Tiffany Watson star in new video showing shoppers how to recognise fake faux fur
Lucy and Tiffany Watson have teamed up with Humane Society International UK to help consumers avoid being conned into buying cruel animal fur mislabelled as faux fur. Filmed in support of the charity’s #FurFreeBritian campaign, the sisters -- and Lucy’s dog Digby -- share their top tips for telling
Hundreds of #BeCrueltyFree bunnies take to the streets of Santiago in support of cosmetic animal testing ban
SANTIAGO—Santiago residents on their way to work this week were greeted by several hundred stand-up paper bunnies urging them to support a proposed law to ban animal testing for cosmetics in Chile as well as the trade in cosmetics product and ingredients newly tested on animals. The action was
Rumänischer Senat stimmt für einen Gesetzesentwurf zum Verbot von Pelzfarmen
BUCHAREST/BERLIN— Der rumänische Senat hat mit großer Mehrheit für einen Gesetzesentwurf gestimmt, der ein Verbot von Chinchillas und Nerzen in Pelzfarmen vorsieht. Vorausgegangen war eine Untersuchung von Humane Society International/Europe, die schockierendes Leid auf den Pelzfarmen des Landes
Il Senato rumeno vota a favore di una proposta di legge per vietare gli allevamenti di cincillà e visoni da pelliccia
BUCHAREST, Romania—Il Senato rumeno ha votato a favore di una proposta di legge per vietare l’allevamento di cincillà e visoni, in seguito alla diffusione di un’indagine di Humane Society International/Europe che ha rivelato le scioccanti sofferenze negli allevamenti di animali da pelliccia del
Rumuński Senat poparł projekt ustawy zakazującej hodowli szynszyli i norek
BUKARESZT, Rumunia—Rumuński Senat zagłosował za projektem ustawy zakazującej hodowli szynszyli i norek na futra, po tym jak zostały ujawnione szokujące wyniki dochodzenia przeprowadzonego przez Humane Society International/Europe na rumuńskich fermach futrzarskich. Andreea Roseti, Dyrektorka HSI
114 Wildtierarten erhalten stärkeren Schutz vor ausbeuterischem Handel auf der globalen CITES-Artenschutzkonferenz
BERLIN/SAMARKAND, Usbekistan – 114 Wildtierhalten erhielten stärkeren Schutz vor Ausbeutung auf der 20. Vertragsstaatenkonferenz des Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommens, die heute in Usbekistan endete. Die Reaktion von Tierschützer*innen, auch bei Humane World for Animals (ehemals Humane Society
Oltre 114 specie di animali selvatici ottengono maggiori tutele contro lo sfruttamento commerciale alla conferenza CITES sulla fauna selvatica
SAMARCANDA, Uzbekistan—La ventesima Conferenza delle Parti della Convenzione sul Commercio Internazionale delle Specie Minacciate di Estinzione (CITES), conclusasi il 5 dicembre in Uzbekistan, è stata accolta dagli attivisti come un segnale incoraggiante, poiché 114 specie di animali selvatici hanno
Peste 114 specii de animale sălbatice beneficiază de protecție sporită împotriva comerțului în cadrul conferinței mondiale CITES
BUCUREȘTI / SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan - Cea de-a 20-a Conferință a Părților la Convenția privind comerțul internațional cu specii de fauna și floră sălbatică pe cale de dispariție, care a avut loc în Uzbekistan între 24 noiembrie și 5 decembrie, este văzută ca un succes important, deoarece 114 specii de
Hope for critically endangered Galapagos iguanas as CITES wildlife conference grants species highest protections against trade
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan― International trade in critically endangered Galápagos land iguanas and vulnerable marine iguanas has been banned at the 20th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting, to the relief of wildlife campaigners. Populations of Galápagos land iguanas are
Thirteen spider monkeys regain their freedom in Peten
PETEN, Guatemala—Thirteen spider monkeys ( Ateles geoffroyi), an iconic species in Latin America, were released in the Yaxha Nakum Naranjo National Park, in Peten, Guatemala, after they were rescued from illegal trafficking and went through a rigorous rehabilitation process. These mammals’ release