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Legs that might have carried an African elephant from one watering hole to another sit on a dolly in the National Wildlife Property Repository as step stool trophies. Roughly 100 years ago, an estimated 10 million elephants roamed Africa. Now it’s a little over 415,000.
Banning trophy hunting Exhibition urges Poland to ban hunting trophy imports from endangered species

WARSAW, Poland —Humane Society International and members of the Polish Parliament are urging Poland to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species. This call comes alongside the

Animal protection priorities for the tenth term of the European Parliament (2024-2029)

The protection of animals is an issue close to the hearts of millions of EU citizens. This is also reflected in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which explicitly recognises that

Banning trophy hunting Former president of Botswana Ian Khama urges German government to ban the import of hunting trophies

BERLIN—In an interview published yesterday evening , former Botswana President Ian Khama called on the German government to ban the import of hunting trophies, countering a recent political push to

Environmental Crime Directive given more teeth to protect wildlife

BRUSSELS— Today, the European Parliament approved the revised Environment Crime Directive, strengthening the EU's approach to addressing environmental crime. This decision, endorsing the compromise

Access to care for pets Almost 100,000 pets in Ukraine will have received lifesaving aid by end of 2024, thanks to Humane Society International and Ukrainian Red Cross war response

BRUSSELS―Animal protection charity Humane Society International and humanitarian agency the Ukrainian Red Cross will reach their goal of having helped 100,000 dogs, cats and other pets and 40,000 pet

Big cats' heads as trophies, stacked on shelves.
Banning trophy hunting Breaking: Belgium bans the import of hunting trophies

BRUSSELS—In a momentous triumph for wildlife conservation and animal welfare, Belgium’s Parliament sealed a landmark decision today by voting unanimously in favour of the Minister of Climate, the

New publication exposes Europe’s failure to uphold legal requirement of chemical testing on animals as a ‘last resort’

BRUSSELS—A new paper published this month in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology by Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Innospec and other members of the Animal-Free Safety Assessment Collaboration has

Wolves in Europe under threat as European Commission seeks to downgrade legal protections

BRUSSELS—Today the European Commission has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce legal protections for wolves in the EU. To achieve this, they will propose the downgrading of the wolf’s

European Commission fails to deliver death blow to fur farming despite huge public support for an EU-wide ban on fur farming

BRUSSELS—Animal protection group Humane Society International/Europe has called “inexcusable” the European Commission’s failure today to recommend an EU-wide fur farming ban in response to the 1.5

Working toward a Humane World

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