Vanessa Mignon
New report demands urgent policy reform to curb India’s booming exotic pet trade
DELHI, India— Animal protection organization Humane World for Animals India, in collaboration with Kritika Balaji, a wildlife trade researcher, has published a new report titled “Safeguarding Biodiversity and Public Health: A Policy Analysis of Exotic Pet Trade in India”.
Meredith Lee
Humane World for Animals launches “mandate for animals” petition in Germany
BERLIN—Humane World for Animals Germany (formerly called Humane Society International) today launched the “mandate for animals” campaign and petition. Through this effort, the animal protection organization is calling on the CDU-led Bundesregierung (Germany’s federal government) to take citizens’ will on animal welfare seriously and translate their preferences and demands into concrete political action.
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Chatrium Hospitality Thailand sources 100% eggs from cage-free hens
BANGKOK—Chatrium Hospitality Thailand now uses 100% eggs from cage-free hens across over 10 properties in Thailand. Chatrium Hospitality has implemented cage-free egg sourcing across its Thailand properties, working closely with suppliers to align procurement practices and integrate the new standard across current and future operations.
Julie Busch Branaman
End the Cage Age: What happened to the European Commission’s promise?
BRUSSELS―Walk into a supermarket in much of Europe today and you can see what many people want for farmed animals: more eggs from cage-free hens, more plant-based options and more higher-welfare choices.
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Heatwave alert: Protect pets amid soaring temperatures
WASHINGTON—With soaring temperatures and oppressive humidity forecast across the U.S.
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Deadly for dogs. Deadly for pigs. Blind spot in government monitoring leaves farmed animals suffering in heatwave
As temperatures exceed 35°C, Humane World for Animals U.K. (formerly called Humane Society International U.K.) warns that pigs, chickens and other farmed animals are suffering out of sight, with no transparency or a clear national system to monitor heat-related deaths or welfare incidents.
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Animal protection groups sue federal government for failure to protect birds bred as companion animals and for exhibition
WASHINGTON—Animal protection groups today filed a lawsuit against the U.S.
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New poll: Shoppers at major grocery chain feel misled by egg labels and want cage-free promise kept
WASHINGTON—Today, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, released the results of a
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Overwhelming support for Beagle Bill: 80% of PA voters say ‘yes’
HARRISBURG, Pa.— A majority of Pennsylvania voters polled support the Beagle Bill (SB 381), according to a new poll from Remington Research Group that was commissioned by Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United Stat
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