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Viet Nam’s first certified cage-free egg brand launched by V.Food in consultation with HSI

HO CHI MINH CITY—One of the largest egg suppliers and processing companies in South Viet Nam, Vinh Thanh Dat (V.Food), has joined the global cage-free movement by launching their first certified cage-free egg brand in the country. The project is freeing thousands

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Wildlife protection Africa Liberia
HSI/Liberia helps empower law enforcers to combat wildlife crime

Humane Society International/Liberia, in collaboration with Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA), recently convened a two-day wildlife law enforcement training for members of the country’s security sector and judiciary. Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Bomi County Inspector Jumah E S Goll

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Europe
MEPs underline support for moving away from industrial animal farming, increase in plant-based protein and tax on climate-damaging foods

Brussels—MEPs have backed the revision of EU animal welfare legislation, an accelerated transition away from intensive animal agriculture, greater support for plant-based proteins and zero tax for climate-friendly foods with higher tax on climate-damaging foods like meat. The European Parliament’s Committees on

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Mexico
Mexico becomes first country in North America to outlaw animal testing for cosmetics

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s Senate today gave its final and unanimous support to a federal bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics, making it the first country in North America and the 41 st country globally to do so. The new law also bans

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South Korea
South Korea to host multi-stakeholder forum, discussing challenges and visions to promote alternatives to animal testing

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—The National Assembly and Humane Society International/Korea have organized a biomedical research multi-stakeholder forum called Alternatives to Animal Testing with Scientific Approaches. Co-hosting the event are the chair of National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee Minseok Kim, National Assembly members

HSI's Nara Kim rescued Jindo puppies during Jindo Island dog meat farm closure Aug 2021
Ending the dog and cat meat trades South Korea
Dog meat farm which killed Korea’s “national breed” Jindo dogs for the menu at a local restaurant, closes following cruelty charges

SEOUL—A dog meat farm on South Korea’s famous Jindo Island, which for more than 20 years bred and slaughtered Jindo dogs for human consumption despite them being the country’s national dog breed, has closed its doors for good after coming to an

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Latin America
HSI donates more than 16 tons of food to help dogs and cats during pandemic lockdown

SANTIAGO, Chile—Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared worldwide in 2020 more than 3,900 animals and counting have been fed and assisted thanks to donations made by Humane Society International. This effort was made possible by generous aid provided by Mars, Incorporated to

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Animal testing and research Europe
Dove and The Body Shop unite with the world’s leading animal protection groups and call on the EU to save cruelty-free cosmetics in Europe

Dove and The Body Shop have joined PETA, Cruelty Free Europe, Humane Society International/Europe, Eurogroup for Animals and the ECEAE (representing a total of 100 member organisations from 26 EU member states*) to urgently mobilise 1 million European citizens and save cruelty-free

Raccoon dogs and foxes intensively farmed for fur in Asia, filmed November-December 2020.
United Kingdom
More than 100 cross-party MPs and Peers call on UK Government to ban fur sales and imports in Britain

LONDON—A group of more than 100 cross-party MPs and Peers has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt Hon George Eustice MP calling on the UK Government to cut Britain’s ties with the cruel fur industry

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