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Animal rescued during the flood in 2024.

Humane World for Animals

Animal rescue and response Poland Europe
A year after the devastating floods, Humane World for Animals' grants help five shelters in Poland increase capacity to help animals during disasters

WARSAW, Poland - The animal protection organization Humane World for Animals, formerly known as Humane Society International, recently made grants to assist five animal shelters in areas affected by the devastating flooding in 2024 in southwestern Poland. Thanks to the support, the

India's disaster response team is providing relief in some of the worst flood-affected regions of Punjab.

Shaili Shah/Humane World for Animals

Animal rescue and response India
Animal protection organizations launch emergency relief operations for animals impacted by Punjab floods

AMRITSAR, Punjab — Humane World for Animals India (formerly Humane Society International India), in collaboration with the Indian Red Cross Society (Punjab), Compassion for Animals Welfare Association and the Animal Husbandry Department, has launched urgent disaster response operations to assist animals affected

Humane World for Animals made its debut at New York Fashion Week with an exclusive collaboration at world-renowned designer Christian Siriano's fall show.

Courtesy of Christian Siriano

Going fur-free United States
Humane World for Animals makes New York Fashion Week debut with Christian Siriano in cruelty-free collaboration

Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, made its debut at New York Fashion Week with an exclusive collaboration at world-renowned designer Christian Siriano's fall show. Siriano unveiled three custom-designed pieces: a

Adult and baby fox in a cage on a fur farm in Finland

Kristo Muurimaa/Oikeutta eläimille

Going fur-free United States
Woolrich urged to drop cruel fur in global anti-fur campaign ahead of New York Fashion Week

Humane World for Animals and the Fur Free Alliance are urging Woolrich to join other major brands in going fur-free, citing animal cruelty, environmental damage and public health risks linked to the fur trade.

Images of live horse export in Canada.

Canadian Horse Defence Coalition

Protecting equines Canada
Advocates Urge Liberals to Keep Promise on Live Horse Export Ban

EDMONTON—Advocates will gather outside the Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton today to rally for horses and urge the governing Liberal Party to keep its 2021 promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter. The rally, organized by Animal Justice, Humane

Penny, the animatronic pig in a replica farrowing crate, outside the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh as part of Humane World for Animals UK's Crate Britain Tour, August 2025.

Marcus Emmerson

Farmed animal welfare United Kingdom
“It should be illegal”: Scottish public “shocked” by cruelty of caging mother pigs

EDINBURGH―Demonstrating local support for a ban on farrowing crates, public reactions filmed in Scotland by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International) found people “sad” and “shocked” to learn how mother pigs can be tightly confined

Free hens

Julie Busch Branaman

Farmed animal welfare Asia
First Thai Caterer Joins Global Cage-Free Egg Movement

BANGKOK — Foodhouse, Thailand’s leading catering service provider, has announced its commitment to transition to 100% cage-free eggs by 2028. This move marks a significant step towards more ethical sourcing and animal welfare, making Foodhouse the first catering service provider in Thailand

Forensic workshop MX AG 2025 BM

Barbara Morales

Dog and cat welfare Mexico
Interinstitutional training in Aguascalientes to strengthen the well-being of companion animals

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico – With the goal of ensuring better care and protection for companion animals in the state, the State Environmental Protection Office, known as PROESPA, in coordination with Humane World for Animals Mexico, formerly called Humane Society International Mexico, hosted a

Indonesia Dog Meat Rescue - Temp Shelter

Ekky Bogor

Ending the dog and cat meat trade Dog and cat welfare Indonesia
Campaigners, communities and government officials unite to tackle rabies in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province

KUPANG, NTT, Indonesia― Government officials, veterinarians, NGOs, academics and community representatives from Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) in southern Indonesia gathered in the provincial capital Kupang for the World Rabies Day and Workshop NTT 2025 event. Under the theme “Act Now: You, Me

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