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European Commission will start supporting plant-based diets in new Farm to Fork Strategy, but “chickened out” of removing EU funding for meat promotion

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Wildlife protection
China’s wildlife farmers offered buy-out to grow plants instead of porcupines in COVID-19 crackdown

Hoang Xuan Thuy Live dogs being sold by a dog trader in Vietnam May 2020
Global
VIDEO: Campaigners unite to urge governments across Asia to shut down dog & cat meat trades as ‘perfect breeding ground’ for next public health disaster

South Africa
UK tabloid story gets it wrong about South Africa and COVID-19

South Africa—Following publication of an online story in the UK’s Daily Express

Masked man in Hong Kong market
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Animal rescue and response Global
If it fails to support an end to wildlife markets, the World Health Organization would fail to protect human health

Jean Chung/for HSI Dogs are shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong, South Korea, on Saturday, February 8, 2020.
Global
South Korean dog meat farmer quits the trade to grow vegetables with help from Humane Society International’s pioneering approach

SEOUL—More than 70 dogs found languishing on a South Korean dog meat farm by animal charity Humane Society International have been given a second chance by the farmer’s decision to quit the dog mea

Jean Chung/for HSI Dogs are shown locked in a cage at a dog meat farm in Hongseong, South Korea, on Saturday, February 8, 2020.
Canada
Over 70 dogs saved from slaughter as Humane Society International shuts down 16th South Korean dog meat farm

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Animal rescue and response Canada
HSI/Canada and Friends of HSI roll out ‘COVID-19 Animal Response Program’ in Montreal with support from PetSmart Charities® of Canada

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Global
HSI's engagement with policies and treaties

Humane Society International engages with international agreements that either directly or indirectly affect animals on a large, global scale.

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