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Victory! EPA renews plans to eliminate animal testing by 2035
Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund welcome a renewed commitment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate mammal tests by 2035.
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Keith Dane honored with EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award in recognition of a career that transformed horse protection
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Humane World for Animals is proud to announce that Keith Dane, who formerly led the organization’s equine welfare programs, has received the 2026 EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award at the Pegasus Awards Dinner during the US Equestrian annual meeting.&nbsp
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Flight of freedom to Canada for 16 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm, as new poll shows 90% of South Koreans don’t or won’t eat dog meat
SEOUL—Sixteen dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in Cheongju, South Korea, last year have flown to Canada seeking adoptive homes.
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Fast-food giants in Romania and Poland profiting from chicken cruelty, fail to progress animal welfare improvements
BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International Europe) has just released The Pecking Order 2025, the third consecutive annual report evaluating chicken welfare policies and progress am
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Humane World for Animals Australia deploys to help animals severely impacted by bushfires and heat stress
MELBOURNE—Humane World for Animals Australia (formerly called Humane Society International Australia) has deployed a team to the state of Victoria to assist local wildlife carers inundated with animals following heatwaves and bushfires in recent weeks.
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PROFEPA and Humane World for Animals sign collaboration agreement to strengthen wildlife protection and welfare efforts
MEXICO CITY— Humane World for Animals Mexico, formerly known as Humane Society International Mexico, and Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA), the agency responsible for the nation’s environmental laws and regulations, have signed a collaboration agreement to enhance a
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Humane World for Animals supports Beijing Animal Law Forum’s call for a Chinese law to protect companion animals, end the dog and cat meat trade
BEIJING— Humane World for Animals joined with Chinese animal campaigners, legal scholars, academics and lawyers in Beijing to support their call for a national law to protect companion animals and end the dog and cat meat trade.
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Top international school earns strong marks with new animal welfare policy in Thailand
BANGKOK—Denla British School (DBS), a leading international school in Thailand, has announced its commitment to only use eggs from cage-free hens across its campus by 2026.
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