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Asia
Thai restaurants put animal welfare first by going cage-free on World Egg Day

Banning trophy hunting Europe
Humane Society International/Europe congratulates Britta Jaschinski on winning the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award 2024 for ‘Photojournalism of the Year’

BRUSSELS—Humane Society International/Europe congratulates photographer

In a victory for animal welfare, Missouri votes to shut down state’s remaining gas chamber

POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri—This week, the Poplar Bluff City Council voted in favor of shutting down and dismantling the local animal shelter’s gas chamber.

Banning trophy hunting
Amendment 2 poses a dangerous threat to Florida’s wildlife, ecosystems and private property rights
Animal rescue and response
The Humane Society of the United States deploys to Florida and Tennessee to help animals in the wake of devastating Hurricane Helene

Editor's note: This press release was updated on Sept.

Europe
EU decision to reduce wolf protections ignores calls for coexistence and will undermine conservation efforts

Japanese whaling
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Latin America
Relief at IWC as proposals to resume commercial whaling and to justify killing whales as a food security solution are withdrawn in the face of defeat

Latin America
Bitter disappointment as pro-whaling nations at IWC block South Atlantic whale sanctuary in 26 year battle to protect whales, but whale-friendly nations unite to reaffirm global commercial whaling ban

Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide South Korea
As South Korea government publishes Basic Plan to end dog meat, HSI/Korea says it’s an ‘important milestone’ but more action is needed to prevent unnecessary dog suffering

SEOUL—As South Korea’s government today published its much-anticipated Basic Plan for the phase out of the dog meat industry, animal campaigners at

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