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Brussels — Nearly 400,000 fish have been used in chemical safety tests required by the EU’s REACH regulation—with a further 530,000 to 690,000 projected to suffer following recent regulatory changes

BRUSSELS - Animal protection groups have renewed their call on the European Commission to bring forward an EU-wide ban on fur farming and trade as they launched a new economic report in Parliament

The European Union remains a main hub and destination for wildlife ‘stolen’ from the Americas, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and Oceania. A new report makes the case for stricter laws and the closure

WARSAW, Poland - The animal protection organization Humane World for Animals, formerly known as Humane Society International, recently made grants to assist five animal shelters in areas affected by

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland ― More than 630,000 American tourists who visit Iceland each year are being urged by Humane World for Animals and Icelandic charities not to eat whale meat on vacation in Iceland

BERLIN – With Europe being scorched by relentless heatwaves and hit with devastating flash floods, and wildfires raging across Spain, France, Italy, Bulgaria and Greece, communities across the

BRUSSELS—Habitat loss, competition for natural resources, human-wildlife conflict, the climate crisis, poaching, and trophy hunting all threaten the survival of elephants worldwide. All three existing

BRUSSELS—Fur farming across the European Union fails to meet basic animal welfare needs for mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas, says the European Food Safety Authority in its official

BRUSSELS—The European Union has officially added the American mink (Neogale vison) to the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern, in a move that could effectively ban mink fur farming across