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
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BANGKOK, Thailand—One of the leading private hospitals in Thailand, Phyathai Phaholyothin Hospital, has chosen Valentine’s Day to announce its transition to sourcing eggs from cage-free hens for its
BANGKOK—Humane World for Animals (formerly Humane Society International) applauds Phyathai 1 Hospital for adopting a policy to serve 100% cage-free eggs by 2026. The premier medical facility serves
BEIJING— Humane World for Animals joined with Chinese animal campaigners, legal scholars, academics and lawyers in Beijing to support their call for a national law to protect companion animals and end
Rescue underway
A dog meat slaughterhouse in Indonesia has killed an estimated 50,000 dogs over the last 15 years. We have a rare opportunity to close it down. Donate today to support the rescue, medical care and rehabilitation of the surviving dogs. Give them the chance to heal and support our work to put an end to cruelty like this.
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