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Simon Cowell donates £25,000 to help charity rescue dogs from death row on South Korean dog meat farm

Simon Cowell donates £25,000 to help UK charity rescue dogs from death row on South Korean dog meat farm

Wildlife protection
Canadians have spoken: ban strychnine and other deadly poisons now before another animal dies in agony

MONTREAL—As federal consultations on the use of strychnine come to a close – and following the recent highly publicized tragic deaths of two family dogs,

To mark World Rabies Day, animal charity uses game-changer smartphone app to vaccinate dogs in the Philippines, with global potential
Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide
Animal charities warn global goal to end rabies by 2030 is impossible without worldwide ban on brutal dog and cat meat trade

Le Pain Quotidien joins the list of companies in Mexico adopting a "no-cage" egg policy

Banning trophy hunting
U.S. officials urged to reconsider approval of black rhino trophy import

HSI/India teams up with ReaGene Biosciences to advance non-animal testing research in India

HYDERABAD—Humane Society International/India and life sciences start-up ReaGene Biosciences have joined hands to develop alternatives to animal testing, to promote their use, and to foster th

Animal testing and research South Korea
South Korea scraps long-term dog pesticide test requirement in response to international pressure

Humane Society International is celebrating a successful end to its campaign in South Korea to abolish the use of beagles in long-term testing of pesticides. This follows an announcement by the country’s pesticide authority that it will join the United States, European Union, India, Canada and Japan in removing the unnecessary 1-year dog test requirement.

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