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PETEN, Guatemala—When the rescue crate door was opened, the margay cat ( Leopardus wiedii) took a glimpse of Yaxha Nakum Naranjo National Park, before jumping out and immediately climbing up a tree towards freedom. The small nocturnal wild cat had spent several weeks rehabilitating after being

ROMA—Turisti e romani sono rimasti sorpresi di vedere sagome di rinoceronti ed elefanti, a grandezza quasi naturale, sfilare ieri nelle vie e piazze più note della capitale. Si è trattato di una street action di Humane Society International—Europe per sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica e fare

LONDON—An undercover investigation by Humane Society International/UK and Finnish animal campaigners Oikeutta Eläimille reveals deplorable conditions and distressing animal suffering on fur farms in Finland, a country that has exported more than £11million of fur to the UK since 2000 despite the

LONDON—Sales staff representing global designers Yves Salomon, Moncler and Max Mara in the fur salon at London’s Harrods department store, provided misleading information about conditions for animals on fur farms to a secret shopper filming for animal protection charity Humane Society International

ROMA—Dalla sospensione dell’attività alla chiusura definitiva degli allevamenti di animali da pelliccia. E’ questo l’obiettivo dell’emendamento alla legge di bilancio annunciato oggi dall’on. Michela Vittoria Brambilla, presidente dell’Intergruppo parlamentare per i diritti degli animali e della

SEOUL—The South Korean government has announced that the cabinet will launch a formal discussion next week on how to proceed with actions to address the increasingly controversial dog meat industry, news welcomed by Humane Society International/Korea which has rescued almost 2,500 dogs from South

EUROPE—Humane Society International/Europe is launching an online campaign in the week before Black Friday, 26 November, in Italy, Germany, Poland and Romania, reminding shoppers that fur clothing comes at the cost of extreme cruelty to animals. The organization is asking fashion lovers, designers

JAVA, Indonesia— Ha avuto luogo il primo raid su larga scala della polizia indonesiana in un macello illegale di cani da carne: un uomo sospettato di essere un commerciante di carne di cane sull'isola di Java è stato arrestato e il carico del suo camion con 53 cani intercettato. La polizia di

CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia —A man suspected of being a dog meat trader on the Indonesian island of Java has been arrested, and a delivery truck packed with 53 dogs intercepted, as part of the country’s first ever large-scale police raid on an illegal dog meat slaughterhouse. Police in Sukoharjo

SEOUL—The South Korean government has announced its plan to set up a task force to consider a ban on the eating of dog meat. The joint announcement by government ministries comes after President Moon Jae-in suggested the time is right to consider a ban. The task force will include officials

ROMA – Sei cani, legati quasi certamente al fenomeno criminoso dei combattimenti tra cani, sono stati salvati grazie a Humane Society International (HSI) e alla Fondazione CAVE CANEM. L’operazione di sequestro dei cani è stata condotta in provincia di Salerno dalla Procura della Repubblica di

ROMA—È stato approvato oggi dalla Commissione Bilancio del Senato una versione riscritta dell’ annunciato il 16 novembre scorso dall’On. Michela Vittoria Brambilla, Presidente dell’Intergruppo e della Lega italiana per la Difesa degli Animali e dell’Ambiente (LEIDAA), durante la presentazione

ROME—The Budget Committee of the Italian Senate today voted to approve a modified version of an  amendment  to the budget law which will see the country’s 10 remaining mink fur farms closed within six months and a permanent ban on fur farming throughout Italy.  The vote follows discussions with

TORONTO — Alors que le gouvernement sud-coréen envisage d’interdire le commerce de la viande canine, plus de 100 chiens ayant eu la chance d’être sauvés l’année dernière des élevages du pays arriveront au Canada pour poursuivre leur quête d’un foyer stable. De nombreux chiens ont été sauvés d’une

TORONTO – As the government in South Korea considers a ban on the dog meat industry, more than 100 lucky dogs who were rescued from the country’s dog meat farms last year will arrive in Canada to continue their journey to find forever homes. Many of the dogs were saved from a dog farm on Jindo

SEOUL — Humane Society International/Korea is encouraged to see reports that Yang Min-gyu, a Seoul city municipal council member, has proposed a bill calling on Seoul's mayor to create a city-wide plan to ban the consumption of dog meat and promote a dog-friendly culture in Seoul.     Nara Kim, dog