Our Impact
Across Asia, we’re improving the lives of street dogs, protecting wild animals from poaching, ending the intensive confinement of pregnant sows and egg-laying hens, shutting down the dog and cat meat trade, promoting humane solutions to wildlife conflicts, ending the use of animals in research and more.
dogs raised for slaughter in South Korea were rescued by Humane World for Animals before we helped ban the dog meat trade there
countries around the world have banned cosmetics animal testing—including South Korea and India
percent of Bhutan’s street dogs have been sterilized and vaccinated with our support
What we are working on
Across Asia, we're fighting the dog meat trade, working to end factory farming and animal testing, protecting wildlife and street animals, and helping animals in cruelty situations and in the aftermath of disasters.
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Highlights from our work
After more than a decade of advocating with our partners in the region, South Korea banned the dog meat trade—and we’re working to end it across Asia.
With our input, An Phu Farm became Viet Nam’s first farm-to-fork food store chain to switch to cage-free eggs and crate-free pork in its supply chain.
In collaboration with the Liana Trust, we recently introduced a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot for snakebite awareness in Karnataka.
As part of our Models for Change program, we helped the owner of a cat fattening and slaughter facility transition to growing tea, guava and pomelo instead.
Latest News
WAYANAD, KERALA—Animal protection organization Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International/India), in collaboration with Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Humane World for Animals celebrates Sa-Nguan Farm's decision not to invest in additional cage systems and its long-term plan to transition to 100% cage-free egg production as market demand increases.
SEOUL—As South Korea marks its final Bok Nal season before the historic Dog Meat Prohibition Act takes full effect in February 2027, animal protection organization Humane World for Animals Korea has
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