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Dogs in the dog meat trade in Indonesia

Katherine Polak/Humane World for Animals

Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide Indonesia
JAAN and Humane World for Animals launch "United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare" program in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province

KUPANG, Indonesia—The JAAN Domestic Indonesia Foundation, in partnership with Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International), proudly announces the official launch of our “

Cows in India

Nayana Scaria

Dog and cat welfare India
Good news: India’s first-ever emergency animal evacuation shelter to be established in Wayanad

WAYANAD, Kerala—A pioneering emergency evacuation shelter designed to evacuate animals prior to disasters like floods and landslides, is set to be established in Kottathara panchayat in Wayanad dis

Fur farm

Humane World for Animals

Going fur-free United States
Chicago City Council to vote on crucial fur sales ordinance

CHICAGO (March 10, 2025) – On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council is expected to vote in favor of an ordinance to end the sale of new fur products, doing away with the city’s support for the cruel

A wolf sitting outside in the wild

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Wildlife protection Europe Germany Italy
Animal protection organisation warns that EU proposal to downgrade wolf protection may set the stage for wider attacks on EU nature laws

BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International/Europe) warns that a new proposal to downgrade the protected status of wolves could open the floodgates to mor

Lion

David Keith Jones

South Africa
BREAKING: South African Predator Association seeks to reinstate irresponsible lion bone export quota through High Court

CAPE TOWN—The South African Predator Association (SAPA) together, with 10 individual lion farmers and ‘canned’ hunting operators, filed a court application seeking to renew a controversial lion bon

REMA conference in Spain about ending animal testing

Lora Semova/Jastag

Animal testing and research Europe
Experts united to advance non-animal testing methods at major Spanish conference

MADRID—The Spanish Network for Alternative Methods, known as REMA, with Humane World for Animals—formerly known as Humane Society International—and Animal-Free Safety Assessment hosted the XI REMA

Chickens

Lukas Vincour / Zvirata Nejime /We Animals

Europe Poland Romania
Fast-food giants in Poland and Romania urged to step up chicken welfare efforts

BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International Europe) has released The Pecking Order 2024, a new report that evaluates the chicken welfare policies

Mink crammed into a cage.

Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media

We're working to ban fur farming worldwide.
Wildlife protection Italy
New SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a former Italian mink farm: parliamentary question presented with support from Humane World for Animals

MILAN, Italy—A new parliamentary question concerning the fate of mink still confined on Italian farm facilities and previously intended for fur production was presented during Milan Fashion Week an

Humane World for Animals assists Sandusky County, Ohio authorities with a large-scale multi-species alleged neglect case. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Clyde

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

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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.

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