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an ashtray and stool crafted from elephant feet

Britta Jaschinski

Banning trophy hunting Wildlife protection Latin America
Elephant feet footstools and bear paw slippers: International photo exhibition exposing macabre wildlife trade arrives at Argentina’s National Congress

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Politicians, wildlife experts and the public gathered today at the National Congress Chamber of Deputies for the opening ceremony of the photography exhibition “Still Life.

Dos mujeres sosteniendo un perro

Sofía Herra/Humane World for Animals

Access to care for pets Dog and cat welfare Costa Rica
Nearly 100 pets receive free veterinary care in Tortuguero, Costa Rica

TORTUGUERO—Despite being diagnosed with heartworm disease, a cheerful dog named Pulgosin is showing steady improvement thanks to the treatment he received during free animal clinics organized in th

A newborn puppy, barely able to stand, is seen in a blue cage, looking towards with its mother who is curled up and resting.

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Dogs saved from Yulin 2021 receive care from HSI partner group
Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide Asia
Ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat ‘festival’, a new survey reveals most Yulin residents don’t eat dog or cat meat and say a ban would have no impact on their lives

BEIJING—Ahead of the Yulin dog meat ‘festival’ in south China beginning on 20 June to coincide with the summer solstice,  a new consumer survey in the city shows that a super majority of Yulin

a person holding a dog

Kirsten Peek/Humane World for Animals

Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide United States
Seven Tosa dogs who survived a devastating wildfire at a dog meat farm in South Korea, start a new life in the United States

SEOUL―Seven Tosa dogs―the sole survivors of a devastating wildfire that destroyed a dog meat farm in Andong, Gyeongbuk Province in South Korea where almost 700 dogs burned to death―have b

Red Deer CABBR

Maura Flaherty

Wildlife protection Italy
44 organizations from the animal welfare, environmental, scientific, and economic sectors write to Pichetto and Lollobrigida: “Ready to meet with Ministers to clarify leaked hunting bill”

ROME, Italy—44 organizations*, representing not only the Italian environmental and animal welfare movements but also the scientific community and those involved in sustainable nature-related touris

The image features a herd of donkeys standing on a sandy terrain under a clear blue sky.

Ruthanne Johnson/Humane World for Animals

Protecting equines United States
Trump budget puts wild horses and burros on the chopping block, paves way for mass slaughter

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, sharply criticized the Trump administratio

Replica farrowing crate and animatronic pig at Humane World for Animals UK event in the House of Commons, June 2025

Clive Tagg

Farm animal welfare United Kingdom
New polling reveals 69% of Brits reject the practice of caging mother pigs in farrowing crates for weeks at a time

LONDON—New polling commissioned by leading animal protection organisation Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) reveals that more than two thirds (69%) of the Briti

The image shows a person holding a string of ivory beads in their hands.

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Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting United States
Shocking undercover investigation reveals illicit sale of ivory across Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania—Today Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, released alarming results of an

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Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals