Press Releases

OTTAWA—Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection, a comprehensive report outlining critical gaps in Canada’s current approach to farmed animal welfare and proposing a clear pathway towards legisla

An estimated 1,000 wild animals are illegally removed from their natural habitats in Costa Rica each year, to be trafficked to international markets, sold as pets, or added to private collections. To address this issue, Humane World for Animals Costa Rica, in partnership with Costa Rica’s National Environmental Security Commission, conducted a series of training workshops for government authorities responsible for handling rescued or confiscated wildlife in illegal trafficking cases.

MEXICO CITY — Humane World for Animals is an active participant in legislative working groups focusing on a comprehensive framework to regulate animal shelters and strengthen animal welfare standards across the country.

Humane World for Animals Mexico is pressing legislators to urgently pass a strong General Animal Welfare Law— to ban animal cruelty and strengthen animal protection nationwide. Revisions to Mexico’s constitution in 2024 required the government to create a new animal protection law within 180 days, a deadline which has long since expired.

Humane World for Animals UK (formerly known as Humane Society International UK) will take its campaign against farrowing crates across Scotland from 11-14 April, bringing a life-size animatronic pig named Penny to towns and cities to highlight the harsh reality faced by tens of thousands of mother pigs on farms.

BRUSSELS/ROME—Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Animal Welfare, has responded to the 53 Members of the European Parliament who in February sent him a letter urging him to respect the will of more than 1.5 million supporters of the European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur Free Europe.”

SALERNO, Italy—Humane World for Animals Italy (formerly called Humane Society International) and Fondazione Cave Canem hosted an event in Salerno today, focused on giving a second chance to animals victimized by dogfighting. The event, called “Dogfighting: Fund for behavioral rehabilitation. From the amendment to the implementing decree: Concrete resources and protections for animals seized from dogfighting”, provided an opportunity for discussion of an anticipated implementing decree by the Italian Ministry of Labour, which will regulate the allocation of funds provided under the 2026 Italian Budget Law (Law no. 199 of 30 December 2025, Article 1, paragraphs 847 and 848*) to cover the custody costs arising from the seizure and confiscation of animals used in fighting.

In advance of World Stray Animal Day on April 4, 2026, Humane World for Animals South Africa is calling for collective action to address the country’s escalating stray animal crisis.

Rochester Institute of Technology is the first university in New York state to reach a major dining milestone, achieving a campuswide menu that is now 50% plant-based. This achievement was made possible through a three-year collaboration between RIT Dining and Humane World for Animals.