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PETÉN, Guatemala —Treinta y seis animales silvestres que fueron rescatados de situaciones adversas, incluyendo el comercio ilegal de mascotas, regresaron a su hábitat natural en la selva de Petén, Guatemala, gracias al trabajo conjunto de la Asociación Rescate y Conservación de Vida Silvestre (ARCAS

QUINTANA ROO, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico and IBANQROO (Institute for Animal Welfare of Quintana Roo) have collaborated to train 77 professionals—including veterinarians, biologists, authorities, and representatives of animal protection organizations—in disaster response and animal

QUINTANA ROO, México—Humane Society International/México (HSI/México) e IBANQROO (Instituto de Biodiversidad y Áreas Naturales Protegidas del Estado de Quintana Roo) colaboraron para capacitar a 77 profesionales, entre ellos veterinarios, biólogos, autoridades y representantes de organizaciones de

OAXACA, Mexico—Today, the state of Oaxaca passed its first animal protection bill. The new law recognizes animals as sentient beings, sets provisions to prevent and ban animal cruelty and abuse in its various forms, establishes responsible pet ownership as an educational guideline in public schools

OAXACA, México—El día de hoy, Oaxaca aprobó por vez primera la iniciativa de ley de protección animal del estado. La nueva ley reconoce a los animales como seres sintientes, crea disposiciones para evitar y prohibir el maltrato animal en sus diversas formas, establece la tutoría responsable de los

București, Romania - Humane Society International/Europe, Poliția Română și Corpul Național al Polițiștilor au lansat un parteneriat pentru a îmbunătăți protecția animalelor în România. Acest parteneriat a debutat cu o serie de cursuri de formare în domeniul combaterii cruzimii față de animale

MILANO—In concomitanza con la Milano Fashion Week e la COP 16.2 sulla biodiversità a Roma, è stata presentata una nuova interrogazione parlamentare sulla sorte dei visoni ancora confinati negli allevamenti italiani che, prima di essere messi al bando nel 2022, erano destinati alla produzione di

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

LONDON—Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a letter from eight of Britain’s top fur-free fashion designers and retailers, urging him to make the UK the first country in the world to ban fur sales. Designers Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Katharine Hamnett, ERDEM, Shrimps, Christopher

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

KUPANG, Indonesia—The JAAN Domestic Indonesia Foundation, in partnership with Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International), proudly announces the official launch of our “United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare” program in Nusa Tenggara Timur province. This is

WASHINGTON — With the passage of the Pets in Housing Act ( B25-0827) Washington, D.C. took a decisive step to support pet owners and address challenges associated with the nation’s housing crisis. Championed by D.C. Councilmember Robert White, Roscoe’s Law, named for his late rescue dog, will open

LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh—The vast majority of street dogs in Lucknow (84%) have been sterilized, a recent survey conducted by Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International/India) reveals. The charity has sterilized and rabies-vaccinated more than 89,000 dogs across the

LONDON—An emotive exhibition by award-winning wildlife photographer Britta Jaschinski, in support of a campaign to end UK imports of hunting trophies, has opened in London to public acclaim. The exhibition, titled “Still Life”, showcases 35 powerful photographs of hunting trophies, and invites

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—State residents are responding with outrage over the recent proposal from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to reopen a trophy hunting season on the state’s iconic and beloved black bears. The plan would allow trophy hunters to kill as many as 187 bears using

This release has been corrected. GENEVA—One hundred and thirty-five * wild animal species received protections against unsustainable international trade at the 18 th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that concluded today in Geneva. Most