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Sodexo Singapore and Humane Society International announce collaboration to add more plant-based food options to menus across Singapore education sector

SINGAPORE—Sodexo Singapore and Humane Society International are pleased to announce a new collaboration to increase plant-based menu options for Sodexo's education sector accounts across Singapore. HSI’s Plant-Based Solutions program will train Sodexo chefs on plant-based cooking techniques and work with Sodexo to

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Canada
More than 40 NGOs call for ban on elephant ivory trade in Canada to help save African elephants

MONTREAL—As the Canadian government’s public consultation on elephant ivory trade comes to an end, Humane Society International/Canada, Elephanatics, and more than 40 Canadian and international NGOs, together representing tens of millions of supporters globally, have signed on to a letter calling on

Jean Chung/for HSI Nara Kim of HSI holds a puppy rescued at a dog meat farm in Hongseong, South Korea. May 6, 2020.
South Korea
Humane Society International/Korea’s anti-dog meat campaigners welcome President Moon’s hint of a dog meat ban

SEOUL—In response to South Korean President Moon’s reported suggestion that it could be time for South Korea to ban dog meat, Humane Society International/Korea’s dog meat campaigner Nara Kim issues this response from Seoul: “As a Korean who has visited many dog

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Global
Yves Saint Laurent and Brioni drop fur, to make global luxury leader Kering Group completely fur free

PARIS—Kering, one of the world’s largest luxury fashion companies and parent company to some of the biggest names in fashion–including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and Brioni– announced today that it is going completely fur-free. The announcement is

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Global
Humane Society International and the National Animal Health Service provide disaster aid to animals in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—Whether under a temporary tarp, in a shack or with a looming rainstorm, teams provided emergency veterinary care for 1,250 pets after flooding occurred in the Costa Rican Caribbean and northern areas. Humane Society International, in conjunction with the

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United Kingdom
Joaquin Phoenix, Billie Eilish, Moby, Lily Cole, Stephen Fry, Leona Lewis, Ricky Gervais among stars urging COP26 climate conference to put animal agriculture on the agenda

LONDON—Some of the world’s biggest celebrity advocates for plant-based diets, including Moby, Billie Eilish, Joaquin Phoenix, Alan Cumming, Alicia Silverstone, Leona Lewis, Lily Cole and Stephen Fry, have written to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, president of the COP26 climate change conference

Theodora Iona /PETA UK CEOs and Directors from five of the UK’s largest animal protection organisations,  Humane Society International/UK, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (UK), FOUR PAWS UK, Open Cages and the RSPCA, gathered with campaigners in geometric fox masks at the gates of No 10 Downing street to submit 1 million #FurFreeBritain petition signatures to the Prime Minister, calling for the UK to ban the sale of cruel animal fur.
United Kingdom
MPs unanimously call on British Government to ban UK fur imports and sales during Westminster Hall debate

LONDON—In Parliament’s first fur debate since leaving the European Union, MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the government to ban the sale and import of real animal fur in Britain. All 18 of the MPs who spoke did so

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Animal testing and research Europe
BREAKING: Win for lab animals! European Parliament votes in favour of plan to end animal experiments

BRUSSELS—The European Parliament has adopted a resolution vote calling on the European Commission to establish an EU-wide Action Plan for the active phase out of the use of animals in experiments by defining milestones and targets to incentivise progress in the replacement

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Europe
Images of bloodied dead rhinoceros shot, stuffed and delivered to the EU appear in hard-hitting campaign to ban hunting trophy imports

BRUSSELS—With the European Union the world’s second largest importer of hunting trophies after the United States, animal protection group Humane Society International/Europe is stepping up its fight with a new hard-hitting campaign. Its striking HSI/Europe research reveals that nearly 15,000 hunting trophies

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