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Wildlife protection Global
Michael Jackson movie raises concerns with its portrayal of wild animals as pets, says Humane World for Animals
Ahead of the global release of “Michael”, the biographical film on the life of Michael Jackson, Humane World for Animals (formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International) says the film’s benign portrayal of wild animals kept as pets — particularly a chimpanzee called Bubbles — could lead to a worrying increase in demand.
a small animal in a field of yellow flowers

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Wildlife protection Canada
Animal Protection and Environment Groups Denounce Emergency Use of Strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan
In a shocking decision made on March 30th, Health Canada reversed its previous ban on the notoriously cruel poison strychnine, granting Alberta and Saskatchewan emergency use permits to kill ground squirrels until November 2027. In response, a coalition of environmental and animal welfare groups across the country is denouncing the reckless decision and calling on Health Canada to uphold the science-based strychnine ban.
cage free hens

Humane World for Animals

Farm animal welfare Asia
International school teaches by example with new animal welfare policy

Humane World for Animals commends Bromsgrove International School Thailand, a leading British school in Bangkok, for adopting a sourcing policy using 100% eggs from cage-free hens for all its foodservice on campus by the end of 2026.

Hens at Farm Sanctuary

Matthew Prescott

Farm animal welfare Asia
Sa-Nguan Farm pioneers Thailand’s first cage-free aviary for hens used in egg production

Sa-Nguan Farm has launched Thailand’s first commercial-scale cage-free aviary for hens used in egg production, in collaboration with Humane World for Animals Thailand.

Response to Veracruz State after impacted by a severe flood

Felipe Marquez

Animal rescue and response Mexico
Experts gather to discuss the inclusion of animals in disaster management

Over the course of two days, national and international specialists from the animal protection organization Humane World for Animals participated in the second forum on animals in disasters, held in the cities of Mérida and Mexico City.

Several pigs standing closely together inside an enclosure

Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media

Farm animal welfare Canada
New Report from Major Animal Protection Groups Exposes Failures in Canada’s Farmed Animal Welfare System

OTTAWA—Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection, a comprehensive report outlining critical gaps

A group of law enforcement agency (LEA) representatives being trained in the use of animal handling tools.

Diego Choque Mahecha

Wildlife protection Helping captive wildlife Costa Rica
Costa Rican authorities trained on proper handling of confiscated wildlife

An estimated 1,000 wild animals are illegally removed from their natural habitats in Costa Rica each year, to be trafficked to international markets, sold as pets, or added to private collections. To address this issue, Humane World for Animals Costa Rica, in partnership with Costa Rica’s National Environmental Security Commission, conducted a series of training workshops for government authorities responsible for handling rescued or confiscated wildlife in illegal trafficking cases.

Claudia Edwards at Mexico City Congress

Estela Guadalupe González Hernández

Dog and cat welfare Mexico
Humane World for Animals participates in legislative working groups to strengthen animal shelter standards in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY — Humane World for Animals is an active participant in legislative working groups focusing on a comprehensive framework to regulate animal shelters and strengthen animal welfare standar

Humane Journeys staff visit Animal Brigade, a mock mobile clinic in Aguascalientes, and a partner shelter in Holbox to plan for the 2026 Humane Journeys donor trip.

Victoria Grupp

Animal cruelty Animal rescue and response Dog and cat welfare Mexico
New survey reveals: 9 out of 10 Mexicans support strong penalties against animal cruelty

Humane World for Animals Mexico is pressing legislators to urgently pass a strong General Animal Welfare Law— to ban animal cruelty and strengthen animal protection nationwide. Revisions to Mexico’s constitution in 2024 required the government to create a new animal protection law within 180 days, a deadline which has long since expired.

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