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Celebrities call on the European Union to protect giraffes from wildlife trade
BRUSSELS—Alesha Dixon, Martin Clunes OBE, Deborah Meaden, Anneka Rice, Susan George, Virginia McKenna OBE, Brian Blessed OBE, Fiona Shaw CBE, Steve Backshall and Lucy Watson have written to EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella urging him to support a proposal by African
Gadhimai devotees urged not to transport animals for mass sacrifice during Nepal’s Gadhimai Mela 2019
PATNA -- Humane Society International/India has joined with Bihar’s Department of Animal Husbandry, People for Animals and local organization Jag Jagran Sansthan to urge devotees of the Gadhimai festival in Nepal not to transport or sacrifice animals during the event this yea
Humane Society International/Canada calls on BC Government to halt sickening cruelty of wildlife ‘killing contests’
MONTREAL – HSI/Canada is calling on the BC provincial government to take immediate action in stopping all ‘wildlife killing contests’ across the province and enact the necessary legislation to make any and all future contests illegal.
572 animals received veterinary care in indigenous zones during the first quarter of 2019
SAN JOSÉ—During February and March, Humane Society International/Latin America, together with the National Animal Health Service, the College of Veterinary Doctors and the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University, participated in health fairs organized by the
Juan Valdez joins the global cage-free egg movement
BOGOTÁ—Juan Valdez, with approximately 300 locations in Colombia, announced a new policy to improve animal welfare in its supply chain, committing to sourcing only cage-fre
Lawsuit Prompts U.S. Officials to Consider Protecting Giraffes
WASHINGTON—After a prod from a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that giraffes may qualify for protection under America’s Endangered Species Act.
Yucatan celebrates four consecutive years of a cruelty-free fiesta
IZAMAL—For the fourth consecutive year, the cruelty-free Fiesta de San Bartolo replaced Kots Kaal Pato, the brutal Yucatan ritual of stringing up animals inside piñatas and beating them to death or cutting off their heads.
Cuatro años de fiesta sin crueldad en Yucatán
IZAMAL—Por cuarto año consecutivo se llevó a cabo un festival sin crueldad animal en lugar del Kots Kaal Pato, antiguo ritual en el que pequeños animales eran colocados en piñatas y se les golpeaba hasta matarlos o cortarles la cabeza.
