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Humane Society International saves 90 dogs from slaughter in South Korea, 64 headed to Canada for adoption

MONTREAL—Humane Society International’s rescue team is on the ground in South Korea during National Dog Week to save 90 dogs and puppies from the horrors of the dog meat trade. Sixty-four of them will

Friends of HSI, HSI/Canada & Chiots Nordiques complete 18th free veterinary clinic, successfully treating 115 animals in Chisasibi, Qc

MONTREAL – Humane Society International/Canada has just completed its 18 th free veterinary clinic in partnership with Friends of HSI and Chiots Nordiques (northern puppies). The veterinary response

Humane Society International/Canada hails landmark victory as Canada bans whale, dolphin and porpoise captivity

OTTAWA – Canada has passed legislation that bans keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity for entertainment, as well as the trade, possession, capture and breeding of cetaceans. Today, the

Over 200 wild exotic animals at a roadside zoo in Canada are rescued by Humane Society International following seizure in Montreal SPCA Criminal Code case of neglect and cruelty

ST-ÉDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGÉ, CANADA - Humane Society International/Canada, Friends of HSI, and HSI global -- with the generous support of the Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation -- are working alongside

Friends of HSI, HSI/Canada & Chiots Nordiques complete 17th free spay-neuter clinic, treating 162 stray and wandering animals in Matimekush, Qc

MONTREAL – Humane Society International/Canada recently completed its 17 th free veterinary clinic in partnership with Friends of HSI and Chiots Nordiques (northern puppies). The veterinary response

Animal testing and research Breaking: Senate bill to outlaw animal testing for cosmetics in Canada tabled in House of Commons

OTTAWA -- Canada is positioned to become the world’s 40 th country to prohibit cosmetic testing involving animals following today’s introduction of the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act (Bill S-214) into the

Banning trophy hunting Humane Society International/Canada calls on BC Government to halt sickening cruelty of wildlife ‘killing contests’

MONTREAL – HSI/Canada is calling on the BC provincial government to take immediate action in stopping all ‘wildlife killing contests’ across the province and enact the necessary legislation to make

Farm animal welfare Animal protection advocates slam new transportation laws

MONTREAL – Humane Society International/Canada is expressing its severe disappointment with the long-awaited amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations (Humane Transportation), published today in

Wildlife protection Cross-party support builds as Bill to End Trade of Shark Fins introduced to House of Commons

OTTAWA – Canada has passed the halfway mark in prohibiting the trade of shark fins with Member of Parliament Fin Donnelly tabling Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Trade Act, into the House of Commons