Don Getty
Trump administration signals steps to remove grizzly bear Endangered Species Act protections
WASHINGTON—Trump administration leaders and some Western state governors appeared to announce a new policy shift aimed at removing Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears, another action in the war on wildlife that could jeopardize the recovery of the approximately 2,000 bears remain
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Dame Judi Dench and stars urge end to Iceland's whale slaughter
LONDON― Dame Judi Dench and a host of other high-profile British stars have written a letter urging Iceland to ban whale hunting, expressing their "deep sadness" that 18 fin whales have been slaughtered since this year’s hunt began last month.
Marco Salustro
Pop-up veterinary clinics bring urgent care to hundreds of pets in Venezuela’s displacement camps after earthquakes
Hundreds of animals in northern Venezuela, living with their families in temporary displacement camps, are receiving vital veterinary treatment and care in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes there.
Prannoy Dutta
Emergency relief operations begin for animals affected by Maharashtra floods
Animal protection organization Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India) has launched emergency relief operations for animals affected by the devastating floods in Maharashtra.
Surajit Sharma
Major win in Nagaland: three dog meat wholesalers permanently exit trade after 20 years
In a major breakthrough in efforts to end the dog meat trade in northeastern India, three long-time dog meat wholesalers have permanently left the trade after supplying dogs for slaughter and consumption for more than 20 years.
Chloe Emond-Lane
Generous gamers raise half a million for real-world animal rescue through Children of Morta: Paws and Claws
LONDON—Gamers across the world have raised £546,000 for animal protection charity Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International) since 2020 by turning in-game actions into real-world impact.
Matthew Schurch
Life-size elephant puppets recreate the horror of a potential cull in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A herd of giant, life-size elephant puppets lumber through Cape Point’s shrubland. Above two adult elephant puppets and their young calf.
Kay Roxby
New EU strategy must help farmers move toward a more humane food system
The European Commission published its EU Strategy on Livestock with the goal of helping the animal agriculture sector become more crisis-resilient, globally competitive and sustainable. Humane World for Animals cautiously welcomes this Strategy, with its express commitments to advancing farmed animal welfare, but emphasises that it is crucial that intensive animal production does not carry on with business as usual.
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WNBA basketball star Kayla McBride joins Humane World for Animals as an ambassador for More Than a Pet campaign
MINNESOTA—Minnesota Lynx star guard and devoted dog owner Kayla McBride has joined Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, as an ambassador for its More Than a Pet campaign. To kick off her role a
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