Press Releases

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Humane World for Animals Europe (previously called Humane Society International Europe) welcomes today’s announcement by the French Government that it will end imports of hunting trophies from threatened species into France, calling it a major step forward for wildlife protectio

BRUSSELS - The European Commission has decided to remove Russian sable fur pelts from the list of items banned from trade under the EU sanctions list, which was introduced to limit Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine.

The European Commission published its EU Strategy on Livestock with the goal of helping the animal agriculture sector become more crisis-resilient, globally competitive and sustainable. Humane World for Animals cautiously welcomes this Strategy, with its express commitments to advancing farmed animal welfare, but emphasises that it is crucial that intensive animal production does not carry on with business as usual.

BERLIN—Humane World for Animals Germany (formerly called Humane Society International) today launched the “mandate for animals” campaign and petition. Through this effort, the animal protection organization is calling on the CDU-led Bundesregierung (Germany’s federal government) to  take citizens’ will on animal welfare seriously and translate their preferences and demands into concrete political action.

BRUSSELS―Walk into a supermarket in much of Europe today and you can see what many people want for farmed animals: more eggs from cage-free hens, more plant-based options and more higher-welfare choices.

Campaigners at Humane World for Animals have today reacted in horror at the killing of the first two fin whales in Iceland’s 2026 hunt. Iceland’s whaling ships are allowed to kill up to 318 fin and minke whales in defiance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling.

GLOBAL—Major tournaments in global sport bring people together, but at the same time they can also increase noise levels, consumerism and pressure on animals.

Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), the exclusive owner of the “Milano Fashion Week®” trademark, announced today that it will no longer promote fur at any official Milan Fashion Week event, including on social media.

Germany is a nation of animal welfare. This is a central finding of the Humane World for Animals Animal Welfare Barometer, published for the first time today.