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Banning trophy hunting Humane Society International welcomes German Ministry of the Environment announcement of intentions to restrict the import of hunting trophies

BERLIN—Humane Society International supports the announcement by Environment Minister Steffi Lemke to restrict the import of hunting trophies from protected animal species to Germany. The

Free veterinary care for pets of Ukrainian refugees

Update: The deadline for this program has been extended to 31 December 2024. Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war with their pets can access free veterinary treatment in countries across Europe

Free veterinary care for pets of Ukrainian refugees launched across Europe

Update: This program has been extended to 31 December 2024. BRUSSELS—Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war with their pets in tow will now be able to access free veterinary treatment in 38 European

Banning trophy hunting Belgian Parliament resolved to ban imports of hunting trophies from internationally protected species

BRUSSELS—Today, the Belgium Parliament took a significant step against the import and trade of animal trophies, adopting with overwhelming support a resolution urging the government to immediately end

Pets and people fleeing Ukraine provided comfort amid the crisis by animal charity Humane Society International

BRUSSELS—Animal protection organisation Humane Society International, together with a generous donation from Mars, Incorporated, is helping Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict with their beloved

Leading NGOs urge greater cooperation between EU and Vietnam to tackle trafficking of African wildlife

BRUSSELS —Animal protection campaigners have urged the European Commission to increase its cooperation with the Vietnamese authorities to tackle the illegal trade in African wildlife species. At an

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Banning trophy hunting Italy: First bill to ban the import, export of hunting trophies of protected species presented to the Chamber of Deputies

ROME—Today, in honoring World Wildlife Day, the Honorables Vittorio Ferraresi and Francesca Flati (M5S) presented a bill at the Chamber of Deputies to ban the import and export of hunting trophies of

Ukrainian refugees with their pets should be allowed into EU Member States without paperwork delay, says EU Commission in ‘precedent setting’ compassionate decision

BRUSSELS—Animal charity Humane Society International/Europe applauds the European Commission for advising all EU Member States to relax veterinary paperwork requirements for the dogs, cats and other

Animal protection charity slams toothless animal welfare report adopted by European Parliament

Brussels – Yesterday , the European Parliament voted in favour of a retrograde report from its Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on the implementation of on-farm animal welfare

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