Animal protection groups welcome denouncement of captive-bred or “canned" lion hunts from one of the largest U.S. trophy hunting clubs
Johannesburg—Humane Society International and Blood Lions® welcome the announcement by U.S pro-trophy hunting group Safari Club International that it will no longer allow the promotion or auctioning of hunts involving African lions bred and shot in captivity. SCI says that canned hunting
More than 130,000 signatures to ban cruel horse evisceration fiesta in Yucatan
Mexico City—More than 130,000 people are joining with Humane Society International Mexico in calling for a ban of Torneo del Lazo, a horse evisceration spectacle in Yucatan, Mexico. Torneo del Lazo is a bloody and archaic spectacle that takes place throughout the
Three-Day Animal Law Training Program to be held in Coimbatore
Humane Society International/India in collaboration with Coimbatore-based animal welfare organization Humane Animal Society is conducting a three-day animal law training program to more than 30 animal welfare activists in the city. The program is tailor-made for practicing animal welfare activists, and will
Crepes & Waffles joins global cage-free egg movement
BOGOTA, Colombia—Crepes & Waffles, Colombia’s leading restaurant company, with approximately 165 locations, announced its commitment to source exclusively cage-free eggs (shell and processed) by 2025. This policy follows discussions with Humane Society International and other animal protection organizations. In Colombia, approximately 75
VIDEO: Sickening animal cruelty at Indonesia’s “extreme” markets where dogs and cats are bludgeoned and blow-torched alive
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5byE8jVOeGQ[/embed] LONDON—The Indonesian government is being urged to shut down the country’s brutally cruel live animal markets, where thousands of dogs and cats a week are bludgeoned in public, blow-torched whilst still alive, and butchered for eating. Local authorities and tour operators
Tesco, Boots, FatFace, Romwe are the latest retail giants found selling REAL FUR advertised as ‘FAUX’
London—Well-known brands Tesco, Boots, FatFace and Romwe are the latest in a string of retailers found mis-selling real fur as faux fur, an investigation by Humane Society International/UK and the Mail on Sunday has found. Shoppers who bought a £16 “faux fur”
Animal charities unite to call on government to get the best deal for animals in Brexit negotiations
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
Humane Society International and The HSUS applaud removal of obsolete vaccine animal test requirements
The European Pharmacopoeia Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture have recently revised their requirements for the safety assessment of vaccines to remove or waive two controversial and scientifically unnecessary animal tests, a move that could spare scores of animals going
Eat green in 2018! A Delicious and easy way to improve your health and the health of our environment
With plant-based protein predicted to be one of the biggest food trends in 2018 and sustainable food consumption on the rise, now is the ideal time to embrace positive change and join the green revolution. Green Monday SA is a food resolution
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