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Ianosic Alexandru Mihai

Trainings on animal cruelty and dog fighting for law enforcement offices (customs police) in Romania.
Animal cruelty Romania Europe
Specialized training in Romania strengthens law enforcement efforts to halt animal cruelty and related crime

BUCHAREST, Romania– Humane World for Animals (formerly known as Humane Society International) in partnership with the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police and with the support of the National Police Corps, has organized a new series of training sessions concerning animal cruelty and

A whale being butchered at a whaling station in Iceland

Last Whaling Station

Europe
Campaigners react in horror as the first fin whales are killed in Iceland’s whale hunt this year despite global ban

Campaigners at Humane World for Animals have today reacted in horror at the killing of the first two fin whales in Iceland’s 2026 hunt. Iceland’s whaling ships are allowed to kill up to 318 fin and minke whales in defiance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling.

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Sanjay

Education leaders discussed sustainable food systems and sampled plant-based food school menu options in Pune
India
Pune hosts first-ever plant-based roundtable for educational institutions

Pune, MAHARASHTRA\—Animal protection organization Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International/India), in collaboration with EduGrown, hosted Pune’s first-ever roundtable on plant-based meals in schools and colleges.

Kevin Bacon, outdoors, in a suit made of beans

Coty Tarr

Kevin Bacon becomes Kevin Bean for Beansday 2026
Farmed animal welfare United States
Kevin Bacon becomes Kevin ‘Bean’ to kick-off Humane World for Animals’ Beansday initiative

WASHINGTON–Today, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, is launching Beansday, a simple and 

Hurricane drill in Yucatan Mexico

Felipe Marquez

Animal rescue and response Mexico
Yucatán prepares for hurricanes with animal-inclusive drill

MÉRIDA, Mexico — For the second consecutive year, authorities, academic institutions, and animal protection organizations including Humane World for Animals participated in a hurricane simulation exercise that included animal related concerns.

Rows of wire cages are stacked, each filled with multiple cats

Phuong Pham/Humane World for Animals Viet Nam

Hundreds of cats seized by police in Ho Chi Minh City in Viet Nam cat meat trade bust, June 2026.
Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide Viet Nam
Concern for hundreds of cats seized by Ho Chi Minh City police in one of the largest cat meat bust in Viet Nam history

HO CHI MINH CITY—More than 400 cats have been seized by police in Ho Chi Minh City in what appears to be one of Viet Nam's largest ever cat m

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Humane World for Animals

Lab Hounds Investigation
Animal testing and research United States
NIH establishes a new office to advance human-relevant research and reduce animal testing

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statement on the 

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Animal testing and research Europe
Humane World for Animals welcomes EU roadmap to phase out animal tests for chemicals and medicines

Humane World for Animals welcomes the release of the EU Commission’s ”Roadmap towards phasing out animal testing”

Fiesta del pajaro

Claudia Edwards/Humane World for Animals Mexico

Wildlife protection Mexico
Animal advocates, federal officials unite to crack down on illegal bird trade during “Fiesta del Pájaro”

PUEBLA - Humane World for Animals Mexico and Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) conducted a joint deployment in Tlacotepec, Puebla, to raise awareness a

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