South Korean animal groups unite in supporting the inclusion of animal protection in a revised constitution
Seoul—Animal protection groups in South Korea have come together to support an historic bill by President Moon Jae-in to revise the country’s constitution including recognition of animal protection for the first time. Eight animal groups, including Humane Society International/Korea, have formed the
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Lush Cosmetics wins award for “above and beyond” commitment to fighting animal testing
WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has awarded ethical beauty giant Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics its prestigious Henry Spira Corporate Progress Award for 2017 in recognition of the company’s outstanding commitment to cruelty-free. “Lush do not test on animals, do
Asian food industry leaders put animal welfare on their agenda
JAKARTA—Humane Society International recently hosted Indonesia’s first corporate animal welfare roundtable, bringing together leading food service, restaurant and hospitality companies to discuss the global movement towards higher animal welfare supply chains, specifically with respect to cage-free eggs. Public concern for egg-laying hen
Victory! India bans the import of seal fur and skins
New Delhi—In a landmark decision that will spare the lives of thousands of seals from slaughter by commercial sealing industries, India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has banned the import of skins of seals. The notification was issued in the wake
Japan ends year-long pesticide poisoning tests on beagle dogs after study finds them pointless
TOKYO—Humane Society International welcomes the March 30 decision of Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to abolish its requirement to conduct year-long poisoning tests on beagle dogs for pesticides such as weed killer. In these tests, as many as 32 dogs
South Korea revises chemical law to require prioritization of “vertebrate animal alternative testing”
SEOUL—South Korea’s National Assembly last week passed a bill revising the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (K-REACH) to require companies, the country’s Ministry of Environment and its subsidiaries to prioritize adopting alternative methods to animal testing. The initiative
First collaboration to promote Clean Meat in India takes off
Hyderabad—Humane Society International/India and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, one of the country’s premier institutions for scientific research, have joined together to develop and promote a laboratory grown meat in India. Called “clean meat,” it is touted to be the
HSI launches campaign to protect wild animals from trafficking trade in Mexico
Humane Society International, a leading international animal protection organization, officially launched “Don’t Buy Wild” (No compres fauna silvestre) campaign in Mexico. The campaign aims to reduce wildlife trafficking by urging people not to buy wild animals as pets or purchase wildlife products
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