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Our team helps save 22 dogs and puppies from suspected dogfighting operation

The heat index reached nearly 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Indiana last week, and yet most of the dogs our Animal Rescue Team...

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Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
In major win for animals, Indonesia’s capital city bans dog and cat meat trades

Earlier this month, authorities from the Special Area of the City of (DKI) Jakarta—the most populous metropolitan area in...

Wildlife protection Wildlife killing contests
Undercover at wildlife killing ‘contest’ where 405 coyotes were slaughtered in 45 hours

At the end of a macabre “contest” in Mendon, Illinois, a young boy carries the lifeless bodies of coyotes streaked with blood...

Cub with mother black bear in wild
Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting
Victory! Cruel hunting methods in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge were just defeated

In a massive victory for wildlife in Alaska, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it was withdrawing...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Nearly 200 dogs saved from slaughter as HSI shuts down 18th dog meat farm

Not long ago, our Humane Society International team in South Korea discovered yet another heartbreaking scene on a dog meat...

Animal testing and research
A decade’s worth of wins against cosmetics animal testing

Tomorrow, March 11, 2023, marks the 10-year anniversary of a historic paradigm shift away from cosmetics animal testing. When...

Puppy mills
Major win: 450 local communities have banned the sale of puppies in pet stores

This week, Indianapolis became the 450th locality in the nation to prohibit the sale of puppy mill puppies in pet stores. The...

Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting
What we found undercover at infamous trophy hunting convention

Update: The full Trophy Hunting by the Numbers report has been released, providing a global look at the scope and impact of...

Wildlife protection
For the first time, birds receive protection under the Animal Welfare Act

In a monumental step forward for birds who are often exploited in the pet trade, exhibitions and breeding, the U.S...

Humane Society International team members assess a dog they met as the team worked to rescue pets stranded in earthquake-damaged homes in Antakya.
Animal rescue and response
Rescuing and reuniting animals after Türkiye’s devastating earthquakes

The devastation wrought by earthquakes in Türkiye earlier this year is almost unfathomable. Our rescue team is still on the...