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Bill Lea

Humane World Blog

Wake-up call: Over 1 million American black bears killed by trophy hunters in 25 years

Right now, across the U.S. and Canada, black bears are preparing for hibernation by consuming 20,000 calories each day. This...

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Chimpanzees previously used in experiments at Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) who were moved to Chimp Haven sanctuary in February 2025.
Animal testing and research
Animal testing is out. Better science is in.
Earlier this year, a 51-year-old chimp named Montessa arrived at Chimp Haven, a lush 200-acre sanctuary in Louisiana. For...
Sangkyung Lee, Campaign Manager of Humane World for Animals Korea, interacts with a dog inside a cage at a dog meat farm.
Ending the dog and cat meat trade
How South Korea finally achieved a ban on the dog meat industry
A decade ago, when our team at Humane World for Animals Korea (known then as Humane Society International/Korea) began its...
Humane World for Animals India's Sally Varma rescued Tweety the chick from a trash pile at an egg farm in India.
Farmed animal welfare
Baby chick discarded as trash at egg farm makes beautiful transformation with a little love

When we say we want to change the world for animals, we mean it—and that’s why, so often, the stories I tell here are about...

Close up of a pig
Farmed animal welfare
Victory: Court affirms Massachusetts' groundbreaking farm animal protection law
One court after another has shot down the pork industry’s repeated challenges to the legality of our game-changing farm...
Fox in a cage
Going fur-free
Good news! Condé Nast, parent company of Vogue and Glamour, goes fur-free
The world just became a more humane place for animals, as Condé Nast, the parent company for Vogue, Glamour, GQ, Vanity Fair...
Primate
Animal testing and research
‘What I saw as a worker at a monkey breeding facility for animal testing and research’

For more than two decades, Kathleen Conlee, our vice president of Animal Research Issues in the U.S., has been working to end...

bullhook-wielding handlers force elephants to perform at a circus
Helping captive wildlife
Elephant who escaped circus last year forced to perform under threat of illegal bullhook in Indianapolis

Viola is on my mind once again, as our Indiana state director brought to my attention that bullhook-wielding handlers forced...

Jane Goodall standing in front of a floral arrangement
Helping captive wildlife Wildlife protection Animal testing and research
Remembering Jane Goodall, a hero for animals and animal advocates

On Oct. 1,  Jane Goodall DBE , founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, passed away. Goodall’s name...

three small, curly-haired dogs standing closely together behind a wire fence
Puppy mills Helping captive wildlife Animal testing and research Wildlife protection Farmed animal welfare
What the US government shutdown means for animals

A t midnight last night, the U.S. federal government shut down because Congress failed to pass funding legislation for the...