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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 to view in full-screen mode, or here to

On 10 October, Humane Society International and MEP Mario Pirillo of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats hosted a workshop on “Advancing Safety Science and Health Research with Innovative, Non-Animal Tools.” Horizon 2020 is the European Union's new funding programme for

Moran Market is South Korea’s largest dog meat market. It supplies one third of all the dog meat consumed in the country, selling an estimated 80,000 dogs—dead or alive—each year. Now, we welcome an incredible announcement: It’s shutting down. According to The Korea Herald, all 22 dog meat vendors

Motivated by growing public concern for animal welfare throughout Asia and recent commitments by multinational food companies and governments around the world to eliminate extreme confinement systems—including battery cages for egg-laying hens and gestation crates for mother pigs—from their supply

BRASILIA—Humane Society International applauds the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Minas Gerais (ALMG) for overturning Governor Fernando Pimentel’s veto on bill 2844/2015 banning cosmetics animal testing, making the state of Minas Gerais the latest in Brazil to join the global

SINGAPORE—Singaporean company The Privé Group announced its new sustainability and animal welfare initiative, committing to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain. Privé Group—which operates brands such as Privé, EMPRESS, Bayswater Kitchen, Privé Grill, The Green Door and Roadhouse —will work with

South Africa’s elephant population of approximately 24,000 is protected within enclosed game reserves and national parks. At around 12-15 years old, male animals leave their herds in search of a new home range and unrelated females. As they disperse, they sometimes encounter fences, resulting in

In light of historic animal protection measures passed recently by the governments of El Salvador and Costa Rica, Humane Society International/Latin America orchestrated a set of workshops on how to deal with cases involving animals in the two countries, with the goal of improving implementation of

Humane Society International UK has worked closely with Wildlife and Countryside Link and the UK Centre for Animal Law to lead the drafting of a manifesto for animals, now supported by over 40 of the UK’s biggest and most respected animal charities. In the report we urge government to ensure animal

In the 1980s and 90s, wearing fur became seriously uncool. Stars went naked instead of wearing it, catwalks were boycotted because of it, and the British public, animal welfare experts and politicians got behind a campaign which led the Labour government to ban fur farming in 2000. So why did the UK

India’s sprawling, government-owned university, college and research campuses are scattered across the nation. As odd as it may sound, these, along with leading space research centres, engineering hubs and global management institutes, make safe havens for the country’s stray dogs. Acres of tall

by Iris Ho Humane Society International has been working with Buddhist communities in both the U.S. and Asia since 2009 to address our concerns about the Buddhist practice of “ mercy release.” The release ritual, based on the Buddhist belief that freeing a captured animal creates good karma and

by Peter Li In April, we reported that more than 400 frightened, apparently abused dogs in China had been rescued from a slaughterhouse-bound truck that was part of the culinary sub-culture of dog eating in the country. The animals were freed after more than 300 animal advocates, including

The annual event, organized by the city's government, was originally intended for people emerging from the region's brutal winter to enjoy as a public gathering of "walking for health," but Chinese activists have taken advantage of the opportunity to publicize their causes. This year drew more than

In September 2011, HSI/Canada assisted the Quebec government in the rescue of 527 dogs and puppies from inhumane conditions at Canada’s largest commercial breeding facility. One year later, Canada celebrates this historic rescue with the Valley Mastiff Rescue, which helped find loving forever homes

Humane Society International’s Latin America office has been working with the Costa Rica government to crack down on illegal dogfighting industry in that country. On October 10, 2012, HSI staff worked with local police and officials to rescue 28 dogs from a breeding facility. The following is a

In China to raise awareness about the Yulin Dog Meat Festival on June 21, HSI China Specialist Dr. Peter Li rescued two puppies from the butchers’ knives. An HSI partner group saved two more. What were the circumstances of the rescue? On June 13, I went to two slaughterhouses and one live dog

Members of the European Parliament have voted in favour of ending EU subsidies to farmers who specifically breed bulls for bullfights. Joanna Swabe, Ph.D., Humane Society International/Europe’s executive director, issued the following statement: “Bullfighting is a cruel practice that inflicts a

New Delhi—In a move that will spare the lives of millions of animals over coming years, animal sacrifice has been cancelled indefinitely at Nepal's Gadhimai festival, the world's biggest animal sacrifice event held every five years for around 265 years. The decision announced by the Gadhimai Temple