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Zimbabwe ships more than 30 baby elephants, torn from the wild, to Chinese zoos

More than thirty baby elephants, torn from their mothers in the wild in Zimbabwe almost a year ago, embarked on a new journey...

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BREAKING NEWS: NIH reneges on promise, will not send 44 research chimpanzees to sanctuary

In a stunning about-face on its own promise, the National Institutes of Health today announced it will not send 44...

Banning trophy hunting
ProTECT Act introduced in Congress to ban trophy hunting horror show

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson President Trump has called trophy hunting a “horror show,” but on his watch, the Department...

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. House passes the PACT Act, cracking down on extreme animal cruelty

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson The U.S. House has just voted overwhelmingly to crack down on some of the worst and most...

BREAKING NEWS: Macy’s and Bloomingdale's ditch fur

In a landmark announcement that brings us closer than ever to the demise of fur, Macy’s Inc. — the parent company of the...

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Illegal government advisory panel touts 'benefits' of trophy hunting

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson It may be hard to believe that a group of celebrity and professional trophy hunters, a...

Shocking HSI investigation reveals terror, suffering of foxes and mink on Finland's fur farms

Every day, we are making groundbreaking advances in our fight against fur. Major fashion houses and retailers, from Gucci to...

Snakes in India, dingoes in Australia, elephants in South Africa: HSI works globally to resolve human-wildlife conflicts

A 12-year-old student, on his way home from school in India, is bitten by a snake. He doesn’t realize what’s happened but...

Banning trophy hunting
Breaking news: European court upholds strong protections for wolves

Europe’s highest court has ruled that wolves in the European Union cannot be hunted, except in the rarest cases where member...