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International Disaster Relief Fund

The International Disaster Relief Fund is a continuing, dedicated fund that enables Humane Society International to help animals impacted by natural disasters. The fund supports HSI's rescue and relief efforts for past, present and future natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods

HSI Responds After Typhoon Haiyan

Give now to support our vital disaster response efforts. November 12, 2013 Relief workers have arrived in Tacloban City with humanitarian aid and while there are long lines for supplies, a measure of order has returned to the strike zone. With this

Dog and cat welfare
A Street Dog Strategy for Mauritius

This summer, with support from the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security and assistance from partner organizations Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare and PAWS, HSI conducted an island-wide survey to estimate the number of street dogs present in Mauritius. This survey

Call for Bull Fiesta’s Tourism Status Award to be Revoked

Campaigners in Spain have called for a tourism award bestowed on the Toro de la Vega bull fiesta in 1980 to be removed. The event, which sees a bull chased, tormented and stabbed to death as part of an annual celebration, is

DEFRA Appeals Ruling to Release Uncensored Humaneness Information

by Mark Jones Eleven months on, and our attempt to access information on how “humaneness” is to be assessed during the badger culls has been thwarted again after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched a last-minute appeal against

Global
Rabbits: Blinded for beauty

The rabbit has become synonymous with cosmetics animal testing the world over and the image most often used on cruelty-free labelling. Rabbits are still widely used in eye and skin tests for consumer products and, alongside guinea pigs, rats and mice, endure

Wildlife protection
I'm a Little Rhino

Through a partnership with the Vietnamese government, HSI's "I'm a Little Rhino" book will be used in schools to help teach children about rhino poaching concerns and conservation efforts. Watch the "I'm a Little Rhino" video. You can click the lower-left icon

Animal testing and research
Be Cruelty-Free Friends

The following celebrities support Humane Society International's/The Humane Society of the United States' Be Cruelty-Free campaign, a global effort to end animal testing for cosmetics and personal care products. Join them at hsicanada.ca/becrueltyfree. Ke$ha “True beauty doesn’t come from cruelty. That’s why

Animal testing and research
As Home Office Statistics Show UK Animal Experiments At Shocking 4.11million, HSI Calls on Government to Increase Spend on Non-Animal Replacement Techniques

As today the Home Office publishes its annual UK statistics on scientific procedures using animals - revealing animal use has reached a shocking 4.11million procedures - Humane Society International/UK calls for a substantial increase in government funding for the development of non-animal

Working toward a Humane World

"A Humane World" is the official blog of Humane World for Animals—a first-hand account of our ongoing efforts to protect animals, as told by our president and CEO, Kitty Block. Subscribe for regular updates.

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