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Chickens hunt and scratch for food in an open pasture

Julie Busch Branaman/Humane World for Animals

Farm animal welfare Brazil
The FARMS Initiative launches its Protein Shift standards at COP30 to encourage plant-protein financing

A pioneering framework to help financial institutions align their financing and investment activities with sustainable food systems that prioritize plant-based foods has been launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil by a coalition called the FARMS Initiative.

Amigurumi Christmas 2025

Giada Bambini Filarete

Dog and cat welfare Helping captive wildlife Animal testing and research Europe
At Christmas, a gesture of kindness can mean a happier year’s end for animals

MILAN, Italy—This Christmas, each of us will have the chance to give a second chance—a new life—to an animal who might otherwise have seemed destined to know only suffering and death.

a group of people sitting at a table holding signs

Charles Sykes/AP Images for Humane World for Animals

Animal cruelty United States
Humane World for Animals To the Rescue! gala hosted by Amy Sedaris raises critical funds to protect animals around the world

Celebrities, influencers and animal lovers gathered in New York City at the annual To the Rescue! gala, benefiting Humane World for Animals, formally called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International.

Staff interact with dogs while wearing Humane World for Animals branded clothing, in Asheville, NC

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

Global
Humane World for Animals wins Red Dot Award for brand design and identity

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, has been recognized with the internationally esteemed

a dog on a chain outside

Kevin Wolf/AP Images for Humane World for Animals

Animal rescue and response Animal fighting United States
‘Hurt and alone’: 47 dogs and puppies rescued from alleged dogfighting in South Carolina

On each property, Humane World for Animals responders were greeted by a scene of scarred, injured and underweight dogs with wagging tails, most of whom were on heavy chains with plastic barrels or makeshift structures as their only source of meager shelter.

a person with a group of dogs

Grettel Delgadillo/Humane World for Animals

Animal rescue and response Global
Humane World for Animals helps Jamaica’s animals and communities following Hurricane Melissa

The charity’s disaster response team is on the island country, bringing crucial supplies including animal food and medicines, pet carriers and equipment to support local shelters and communities struggling to care for their animals.

Humane World for Animals, in Romania, in partnership with the Ilfov County Council's Animal Protection Department, held its second national roundtable, “An Efficient and Humane Approach to Companion Animal Management”, on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest.

Marius Staic

Dog and cat welfare Romania
Humane World for Animals hosts second national roundtable on humane dog population management in Romania

BUCHAREST – Humane World for Animals Romania (formerly called Humane Society International Europe), in partnership with the Ilfov County Council's  Animal Protection Department, held its secon

Study on opportunistic infections with Burkholderia cepacia complex using Zebra Fish embryos

BSIP

Animal testing and research Europe
Hundreds of thousands of fish poisoned in EU-mandated chemical tests

Brussels — Nearly 400,000 fish have  been used in chemical safety tests required by the EU’s REACH regulation—with a further 530,000 to 690,000 projected to suffer following recent regulatory

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A Humane World is the official blog of Humane World for Animals—a first-hand account of our ongoing efforts to protect animals, as told by our president and CEO, Kitty Block.

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals