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MURCHISON, Texas—Two tigers once kept as pets—Loki in Houston and Elsa in San Antonio—arrived at their new home, Black Beauty Ranch, in February 2019 and 2021, respectively. The animal sanctuary is home to nearly 600 animals saved from cruelty and neglect and is part of Humane World for Animals

Hà Nội (Ngày 18 tháng 2 năm 2025) - Tổ chức Humane Society International tại Việt Nam chính thức công bố đổi tên và nhận diện thương hiệu mới thành Humane World for Animals (Thế giới Nhân đạo cho Động vật) nhằm thể hiện rõ ràng sứ mệnh của mình là tạo ra sự thay đổi lâu dài cho động vật ở Việt Nam

BRUSSELS—Yesterday, the European Commission presented its long-awaited Vision for Agriculture and Food: Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations. This communication sets out a roadmap for the direction of agricultural and food policy in the EU for the next

CLYDE, Ohio (Feb. 25, 2025)—Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, is assisting Sandusky County humane agents with the rescue of over 100 animals from an alleged neglect case at a licensed veterinarian’s residence. The Sandusky County Sheriff’s Office

DENTON, Texas (Feb. 25, 2025) –The University of North Texas has officially signed the Forward Food Pledge, setting an unprecedented goal to make 60% of its campus dining options plant-based by 2027. This is the most ambitious plant-based goal ever adopted by a higher education institution in

MILAN, Italy—A new parliamentary question concerning the fate of mink still confined on Italian farm facilities and previously intended for fur production was presented during Milan Fashion Week and the COP 16.2 on biodiversity in Rome. Humane World for Animals, formerly known as Humane Society

BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International Europe) has released The Pecking Order 2024, a new report that evaluates the chicken welfare policies and progress of major fast-food brands in Poland and Romania. The report highlights an urgent need for Poland's

MADRID—The Spanish Network for Alternative Methods, known as REMA, with Humane World for Animals—formerly known as Humane Society International—and Animal-Free Safety Assessment hosted the XI REMA Conference on Feb. 20, 2025, at the Ministry of Health in Madrid. The conference, honouring the late

BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International/Europe) warns that a new proposal to downgrade the protected status of wolves could open the floodgates to more serious attacks on EU nature laws. In the wake of the December 2024 decision of the Bern Convention

CAPE TOWN—The South African Predator Association (SAPA) together, with 10 individual lion farmers and ‘canned’ hunting operators, filed a court application seeking to renew a controversial lion bone export quota deemed “unlawful and constitutionally invalid” by High Court Judge Kollapen in 2019. At

WAYANAD, Kerala—A pioneering emergency evacuation shelter designed to evacuate animals prior to disasters like floods and landslides, is set to be established in Kottathara panchayat in Wayanad district, Kerala. Situated in a region prone to multiple hazards including annual floods, cyclones and

MILAN, Italy—Martina Pluda, director of Humane World for Animals Italy (formerly called Humane Society International Italy), has been named one of Forbes Italy’s 100 Women Leaders of 2025. The magazine is known for its focus on leading figures of change. For the eighth consecutive year, the

MYSORE, Karnataka, India—The District Surveillance Unit, District Health and Family Welfare office, Mysure district, along with Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India) and The Liana Trust, have successfully trained 100% of the district’s Community Health

VICENZA, Italy —Martina Pluda, director for Italy at Humane Society International/Europe, states the following regarding the announcement by IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA to discontinue HIT Show, the hunting fair: “I welcome the decision by IEG Italian Exhibition Group SpA to no longer organize

NEW DELHI—On World Animal Day, Humane Society International/India and People for Animals have jointly launched a multi-state billboard campaign as they continue to demand an amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Started in 2016, the #NoMore50 campaign seeks an amendment of

BRUSSELS— Just one year following the adoption of a groundbreaking resolution by the European Parliament to reduce the use of animals in scientific experiments asking the European Commission “to set reduction goals […]through a more proactive implementation of the current regulations on the safety

BEIJING—Chinese animal activists have released shocking footage of dead and dying dogs and cats on a truck crammed with 1,408 animals being trafficked for the meat trade in China. Three hundred and seventy dogs and cats perished on board, or shortly after removal from, what activists are calling the

BERLIN—Im Zuge eines Parlamentarischen Abends in Berlin haben gestern sieben Tier- und Artenschutzorganisationen ein neues Rechtsgutachten vorgestellt. Dieses zeigt auf, dass eine Positivliste für Heimtiere dringend notwendig ist und in Deutschland rechtskonform umgesetzt werden könnte. Die Tier-

ROMA—Mercoledì 12 ottobre, la Conferenza Stato-Regioni è stata convocata per esprimere il proprio Parere allo schema di Decreto del Ministro delle Politiche Agricole, di concerto con i Ministri della Salute e della Transizione Ecologica recante “Criteri e modalità di corresponsione dell’indennizzo a

BRUXELLES—La Coalizione italiana End the Cage Age accoglie con favore la decisione della Commissione Europea di anticipare la revisione delle norme europee per il benessere animale dal quarto al terzo trimestre del 2023, così come emerge dal programma di lavoro adottato il 18 ottobre. Un