Press Releases

Humane World for Animals assisted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in the rescue of 23 dogs and puppies from an alleged dogfighting operation involving two properties in Richland County, South Carolina.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Politicians, wildlife experts and the public gathered today at the National Congress Chamber of Deputies for the opening ceremony of the photography exhibition “Still Life. Hunting Trophies.” to support a ban on the import into Argentina of hunting trophies from

MONTREAL, Québec—Today, Humane World for Animals Canada (formerly called Humane Society International/Canada) and Humane World Foundation Canada are welcoming 20 dogs rescued by the charity’s global and Korean team from a dog meat farm in Cheongju, South Korea. The dogs will receive

TORTUGUERO—Despite being diagnosed with heartworm disease, a cheerful dog named Pulgosin is showing steady improvement thanks to the treatment he received during free animal clinics organized in the Limón Province by Humane World for Animals Costa Rica, formerly called Humane Society International

BEIJING—Ahead of the Yulin dog meat ‘festival’ in south China beginning on 20 June to coincide with the summer solstice, a new consumer survey in the city shows that a super majority of Yulin residents (87.5%) never or rarely eat dog or

SEOUL―Seven Tosa dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where almost 700 dogs burned to death―have been flown to safety in the United States thanks to Humane World for

ROME, Italy—44 organizations*, representing not only the Italian environmental and animal welfare movements but also the scientific community and those involved in sustainable nature-related tourism and related activities, have requested a meeting with the Ministers for the Environment, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, and

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal that would gut longstanding protections for wild horses and burros

LONDON—New polling commissioned by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) reveals that more than two thirds (69%) of the British public reject the use of farrowing crates—cages used on farms to confine mother pigs