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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 undercover investigation at more than 60 locations in Pennsylvania. Ivory from elephants and other animals including hippos and whales was found for

Red fox on fur farm

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Going fur-free United Kingdom
Animal groups deliver 1.5 million petition signatures to 10 Downing Street for a UK fur sales ban ahead of legislative bill’s Second Reading

LONDON―Campaigners gathered today at No. 10 Downing Street to deliver a petition of more than 1.5 million signatures to the Prime Minister, calling for the UK to ban the import and sale of cruel fur. The #FurFreeBritain petitioners―comprising animal protection organisations Humane

Monsoon Preparedness Workshop

Aakash Dirar

Animal rescue and response India
Monsoon preparedness workshop raises awareness on helping animals and communities during disasters like floods and landslides

WAYANAD, Kerala—In an effort to boost grassroots-level disaster resilience in the rural district of Wayanad, Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India), in collaboration with the Kottathara Grama Panchayat, conducted a monsoon preparedness training program to raise awareness

happy puppy on leash

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Italy
Final approval given to Bill AS 1308 introducing harsher penalties for crimes against animals in Italy
The Italian Senate has definitively approved Bill AS 1308, which was approved in November by the Chamber under the name AC 30. The bill will introduce amendments to the criminal code, the criminal procedure code, and other provisions for the integration and
a person holding a chicken

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A Humane World responder holds a rooster steady as a field veterinarian performs a brief physical exam.
Animal fighting Animal rescue and response United States
Missing toes, unsanitary conditions: Humane World for Animals assists the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with alleged cockfighting bust

Humane World for Animals assisted the Clark County Sheriff’s Office with the seizure of more than 160 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation in Clark County, Wisconsin.

Black dog chained outside during alleged dogfighting rescue

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

Dog and cat welfare Italy
The social impact of dogfighting and the rehabilitation of dogfighters: the focus of a new article published in “Sicurezza e Giustizia”

ROME (May 19, 2025)—The second and final part of the analysis of dogfighting conducted by Carolina Salomoni and Angela Maria Panzini has recently been published by the journal “ Sicurezza e Giustizia”. The authors are recipients of one of the four research

Fox

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Wildlife protection United Kingdom
Strengthen laws to ensure better protection for Britain’s wildlife, urge cross-party MPs in open letter to the Government

LONDON—A cross-party group of 24 MPs and Peers have written to Environment Secretary Steve Reed urging the UK Government to strengthen protections for wildlife, as leading animal protection organisations Humane World for Animals UK (formerly Humane Society International UK) and the RSPCA

Daniel Henney at a dog meat farm in South Korea

Jean Chung

Ending the dog and cat meat trade South Korea
‘Wheel of Time’ actor Daniel Henney joins Humane World for Animals to rescue 67 dogs from a dog meat farm in South Korea

SEOUL—Ahead of South Korea’s dog meat ban coming into force in February 2027, Korean American actor Daniel Henney has helped charity Humane World for Animals rescue 67 dogs who were trapped on a dog meat farm in South Korea. As the country’s

Reward offered in Knox County, TN for information on dog

Humane World for Animals

United States
Reward offered in Knox County, TN for information on dog left in parking lot with grocery bag tied around her head

Humane World for Animals, formerly called 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 the abandonment of two dogs

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