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Images taken by Humane World for Animals in South Africa during PSA filming by Earth Agency of elephant puppets created by the Ukwanda Puppets and Designs Art Collective. The puppeteers were enacting a scenario where a small family heard of elephants (mothers and calfs) are going about their lives when they are subjected to lethal culling by helicopter.
Wildlife protection Life-size elephant puppets recreate the horror of a potential cull in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A herd of giant, life-size elephant puppets lumber through Cape Point’s shrubland. Above two adult elephant puppets and their young calf. The scene is part of a moving new

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Farmed animal welfare Humane World for Animals urges South African government to ban live animal exports by sea for slaughter

CAPE TOWN – In advance of “Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day” on 14 June, Humane World for Animals is calling on the South African government to prohibit the export of live animals by sea

A chimpanzee holding several pieces of wood in a forested area.
Animal testing and research Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia celebrates 11-year anniversary of caring for former laboratory chimps

MONROVIA―Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia, based in Margibi County and with a set of estuarine sanctuary islands in the Farmington and Grand Bassa rivers, is celebrating 11 years of caring for

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Farmed animal welfare As South Africa releases draft regulations on live animal export by sea, animal organization calls for an end to its cruelty

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—The South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has published draft regulations on the live export of animals by sea, inviting public comment

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Animal testing and research World-renowned primate experts help charity relocate former laboratory chimps for ambitious Liberia sanctuary upgrade

MONROVIA, Liberia ― Some of the world’s most respected primate veterinarians gathered in Liberia to help animal charity Humane World for Animals temporarily relocate a group of former laboratory

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BREAKING: South African Predator Association seeks to reinstate irresponsible lion bone export quota through High Court

CAPE TOWN—The South African Predator Association (SAPA) together, with 10 individual lion farmers and ‘canned’ hunting operators, filed a court application seeking to renew a controversial lion bone

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Animal charity Humane Society International Liberia to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission

MONROVIA (14 Feb. 2025)―Animal charity Humane Society International Liberia today announced it will change its name to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting

Banning trophy hunting New documentary warns trophy hunting is driving Africa’s iconic super tusker elephants to the brink of extinction

CAPE TOWN—Humane Society International/Africa has released a new documentary today that highlights the threat to East Africa’s super tusker elephants. These gentle giants, known for having at least

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Human-wildlife conflict resolution: HSI/Africa and other NGOs continue working to find solutions for threatened Mawana elephants

On October 24, the provincial conservation and management authority Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife issued an urgent call for non-lethal solutions for elephant conflict mitigation of roaming elephants