Oikeutta Elaimille
Iceland Fashion Week goes fur-free following shocking exposé of animal suffering on Icelandic mink farms
Iceland Fashion Week has introduced a fur-free policy for participating local and international designers.
Diana Rodriguez
Where are the best and worst countries to be a street dog this World Stray Animal Day?
WASHINGTON―In advance of World Stray Animal Day on 4 April, Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International) selects the five best and worst countries to be a dog living on the streets.
Juho Kerola
Calls for Icelandic fur farm ban as first ever exposé reveals shocking suffering
The Icelandic government is under pressure to ban fur farming after the first ever fur farm undercover investigation in the country reveals shocking levels of animal suffering including animals with large wounds or infections, dead animals left in cages, mink covered in blood and confined in smal
80,000 EU citizens sign letter to Commissioner Várhelyi calling for an EU-wide fur farming ban
BRUSSELS – A letter signed by more than 80,000 EU citizens was submitted today in Brussels by Humane World for Animals Europe to Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, calling for an EU-wide ban on fur farming and the sale of fur products across the European Union.
Chloe Emond-Lane
Amazing survival of Phoenix the dog who escaped death during a fire at a South Korean dog meat farm and found a family in Canada
QUEBEC, Canada―Phoenix the dog quite literally rose from the ashes when she survived a devastating fire at a dog meat farm in South Korea, narrowly escaped being sold back into the meat trade and was luckily saved and flown overseas by Humane World for Animals where she found safety and love with
Forddhanto Bimantoro
Livelihood transition program on Indonesia’s Timor Island helps local drive to end the dog meat trade that kills 1 million dogs nationwide
KUPANG, Indonesia (March 6, 2026)― A dog slaughterhouse owner and a dog meat restaurant owner in Nusa Tenggara Timur province, who between them have been slaughtering or serving up dogs for more than 45 years, have closed their businesses for good as part of a local drive to end the dog meat trad
Fro Rojas
New campaign reveals the animal cruelty of the fur trade, urging the EU Commission to ban fur farming
BRUSSELS―Animal protection charity Humane World for Animals Europe is urging the EU Commission to ban fur farming and sales with a new thought-provoking campaign exposing the animal cruelty hidden behind the glossy PR of the fur trade.
Fabio Di Marcantonio
Italian MEPs appeal to the European commissioner for animal welfare: end fur farming
ROME—“It is time to put an end to fur farming and to the trade in fur products in Europe,” urged animal protection organization Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International) at today’s event “The economic unsustainability of the European fur industry,” held in Rome.
Meredith Lee/Humane World For Animals
Animal welfare leaders welcome multi-agency government strategy to combat animal cruelty
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund, are encouraged to see the
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