Press Releases

A new case study prepared by the Center for Biological Diversity shows that the Trump administration permitted the import of more than 300 elephant trophies in 2025.

This month marks 10 years since Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus last used elephants in their shows. Yet, a decade later, 14 elderly elephants are still forced on the road to tour with other circuses.

On April 24, the community of Citilcum, in the municipality of Izamal, marked the 10th consecutive year of celebrating its patron saint festival in honor of San Bartolomé Apóstol without animal cruelty. This change transformed what was once a violent, exclusionary tradition into a humane celebration the entire community has embraced and can now enjoy together— one that is rooted in local traditions.

On Tuesday, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, assisted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with the rescue 34 dogs from a suspected dogfighting operation in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  

WASHINGTON—In a vote largely on partisan lines, the U.S. House of Representatives overlooked serious flaws in the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and voted 224 to 200 to pass legislation full of harmful provisions impacting animals, communities, families and the environment.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Today, Gov. Wes Moore signed S.B.

Representatives from the Mars Impact Fund, the philanthropic entity of Mars, Incorporated, a global pet care, snacking, and food company visited Humane World for Animals India’s Animal Birth Control centre in Lucknow to observe the city's integrated humane street dog management and community engagement program.

Puppy mills included in this year’s report were found to have dogs kept in dangerous, dirty or cramped conditions; dogs dying from untreated wounds and hypothermia; and a breeder cited for a botched DIY-tail docking.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Tuesday the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee rejected SB 1212 (Jones-R). This bill would have removed kangaroos from California’s longstanding wildlife trade protections, opening the state to the exploitative commercial