Spanish Balearic Islands votes to eliminate bullfighting
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands has voted in favour of legislative measures to make it impossible to hold bullfights or bull fiestas in this autonomous community. This legislation comes in lieu of an explicit ban because the Spanish Constitutional Court has
HSI condemns killing of Xanda, Cecil the lion’s son
Humane Society International has expressed sadness and indignation to reports of the killing of Xanda, the 6-year-old son of Cecil the lion whose own killing at the hands of an American trophy hunter caused international outcry two years ago. According to news
HSI saves 149 dogs and puppies from being killed and eaten for South Korea’s ‘Boknal’ summer season
MEDIA DOWNLOADS As South Korea’s Boknal summer season, during which more than one million dogs are killed and eaten as a spicy soup, gets underway, Humane Society International has changed the grim fate of 149 dogs and new born puppies saved from
INR 50,000 reward offered for nabbing dog killer in Noida, India
Update: The person has been identified and has been summoned to the police station. Humane Society International/India is offering a reward of 50,000 INR for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a person seen in a video strangling a
Learning to handle animal cruelty cases
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
Home Office blasted for failing to curb “out of control” breeding of genetically modified animals which accounts for nearly 50 per cent of all procedures
Home Office statistics published today on the UK’s use of animals in scientific procedures in 2016 [1] have been blasted by Humane Society International/UK as exposing the government’s failure to use its regulatory and research funding powers to curb uncontrolled breeding activities
On the eve of South Korea’s ‘Boknal’ dog meat eating season, celebs including TOWIE’s Pete Wicks, Gogglebox's Sandi Bogle & Downton Abbey's Peter Egan attend Parliament event to end the cruelty
On the eve of the Boknal days – South Korea’s hottest days of summer during which more than one million dogs will be killed and eaten - animal protection charity Humane Society International and MP for Crawley Henry Smith hosted a VIP
A collaborative approach to improving welfare
Earlier this month, HSI organized a visit for Ovobrand, one of Argentina’s largest egg producers, to Hickman’s Family Farms, a leader in the United States’ cage-free movement. This allowed the producers from South America to learn about cage-free egg production first-hand from
South Korea: Groups urge new administration to prioritise investment in replacement of animals in testing and medical research
International animal protection organisation Humane Society International and the Korean Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments are encouraging the country’s new administration to prioritise investment in more predictive, human-specific approaches to testing and medical research instead of cruel and often poorly predictive
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