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BERLIN—Humane World for Animals Germany (formerly called Humane Society International) today launched the “mandate for animals” campaign and petition. Through this effort, the animal protection

BRUSSELS―Walk into a supermarket in much of Europe today and you can see what many people want for farmed animals: more eggs from cage-free hens, more plant-based options and more higher-welfare

BUCHAREST, Romania—Humane World for Animals (formerly known as Humane Society International) in partnership with the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police and with the support of the

Campaigners at Humane World for Animals have today reacted in horror at the killing of the first two fin whales in Iceland’s 2026 hunt. Iceland’s whaling ships are allowed to kill up to 318 fin and

BRUSSELS/ROME—Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Animal Welfare, has responded to the 53 Members of the European Parliament who in February sent him a letter urging him to respect the will of

Iceland Fashion Week has introduced a fur-free policy for participating local and international designers.

BRUSSELS―Animal protection charity Humane World for Animals Europe is urging the EU Commission to ban fur farming and sales with a new thought-provoking campaign exposing the animal cruelty hidden

BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International Europe) has just released The Pecking Order 2025, the third consecutive annual report evaluating chicken welfare

MILAN, Italy—This Christmas, each of us will have the chance to give a second chance—a new life—to an animal who might otherwise have seemed destined to know only suffering and death. Thanks to Humane