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Vanessa Mignon

Wildlife protection India Asia
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”.

New branded clothing at Karla Dumas Yesahcan Farm Animal Sanctuary

Meredith Lee

Farmed animal welfare Dog and cat welfare Animal testing and research Wildlife protection Going fur-free Banning trophy hunting Germany Europe
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.

cage free hens in mexico

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Farmed animal welfare Asia
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.

White Oak Pastures

Julie Busch Branaman

Farmed animal welfare Europe
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.

A beagle looking out of a window

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A beagle dog named Cu, 2024
Dog and cat welfare United States
Heatwave alert: Protect pets amid soaring temperatures

WASHINGTON—With soaring temperatures and oppressive humidity forecast across the U.S.

Two pigs standing together

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Farmed animal welfare United Kingdom
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.

a group of birds in a cage

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

Animal cruelty United States
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.

Hens confined to a battery cage in Iowa

Humane World for Animals

Farmed animal welfare United States
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

A beagle stands in front of signs that read “LAPS NOT LABS".

Animal Protection Caucus

Pennsylvania Humane Lobby Day - 2026
Animal testing and research United States
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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