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Animal protection NGOs deplore decision to downgrade wolf protection

BRUSSELS—Today’s decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to downgrade the protection of the wolf represents a dangerous step backwards for biodiversity and sets a worrying precede

HSI veterinary team performing surgery in La Paz, Bolivia
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Mexico
HSI/Mexico and Aguascalientes Autonomous University offer groundbreaking spay/neuter training for veterinarians

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico, in partnership with the Centro de Ciencias Agropecuarias at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA), recently completed a pionee

Bare no more

MURCHISON, Texas—Five years after arriving at Black Beauty Ranch, the internationally known hairless “bare bear” named Eve now has a

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United Kingdom
Shocking suffering exposed on Finnish ‘high-welfare’ fur farms as calls to support UK Bill to ban fur imports intensify

LONDON—Shocking new footage of animals suffering on fur farms in Finland—a country that supplies fur sold in the UK—reveals foxes with raw open wounds, weeping infected e

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United Kingdom
Almost 200 MPs now support a Fur Free Britain amid pandemic risk concerns

LONDON—More than 50 cross-party MPs and Peers attended a Parliamentary event calling for an end to fur imports and sales in Great Britain this week, meaning

Asia
Top Thai pasta manufacturer goes cage-free

BANGKOK—Humane Society International in Thailand is celebrating the notable recent achievement of Scarle

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Latin America Costa Rica
Costa Rican authorities train for efforts to combat cruel, illegal animal fighting

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—This month, Humane Society International/Latin America provided advanced training to Costa Rican government authorities and other animal welfare institutions to enhance their c

Reward offered in Darlington County, South Carolina for information on dog set on fire, abandoned

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for setting a

Giraffes proposed for US Endangered Species Act protections

WASHINGTON—In response to a petition and lawsuit by conservation and animal protection groups, the U.S.

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