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Animal group urges South Korea’s new president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pledge to end dog meat misery
SEOUL—Animal groups in South Korea are urging the newly elected president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pre-election pledge to tackle the dog meat industry. Among them, Seoul-based animal protection group Humane Society International/Korea says Yoon’s election must herald “an historic
Criminal gangs, traders and traffickers are stealing and killing thousands of dogs from Indonesian villages to sell for meat at wet markets, where they may contribute to spreading the next pandemic
Indonesia President Joko Widodo and local leaders are facing pressure to shut down the country’s criminal dog meat trade after sickening new video released by the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition—of which Humane Society International is a member—revealed horrific animal cruelty and public health
Le organizzazioni animaliste esortano il nuovo presidente della Corea del Sud Yoon Seok-yeol ad agire rapidamente e rispettare l’impegno preso per porre fine al crudele commercio di cani da carne
SEOUL—Le organizzazioni animaliste in Corea del Sud stanno esortando il neoeletto presidente Yoon Seok-yeol ad agire rapidamente per dare seguito al suo impegno preelettorale di porre fine all'industria della carne di cane. Tra queste, l’organizzazione per la protezione degli animali Humane Society
HealthyFarm becomes the first retailer in Vietnam selling only cage-free eggs
Update: As of 2021, HealthyFarm has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. DANANG—HealthyFarm, a sustainable retailer in Vietnam, officially announced a policy to highlight animal welfare in its supply chain, committing to sell only cage-free eggs. The social enterprise worked with
Animalisti coreani e HSI insieme per salvare 50 cani abbandonati in un allevamento di carne di cane dismesso
SEOUL—Diversi gruppi di attivisti coreani per la protezione degli animali hanno unito le forze per salvare 50 cani dall'eutanasia, dopo che l’allevamento nella città di Yongin dal quale provenivano era stato chiuso dalle autorità. I cani trovati dai soccorritori erano rinchiusi in gabbie metalliche
Yoh Daikan of Yomiuri Giants urges Japanese public to join global effort to save elephants
TOKYO—Baseball player and animal lover Yoh Daikan and global animal protection group Humane Society International have come together to call on the Japanese public to protect elephants from the poaching and ivory trafficking epidemic. Yoh, an outfielder with the Yomiuri Giants, one of the
South Korea scraps long-term dog pesticide test requirement in response to international pressure
SEOUL—Humane Society International is celebrating a successful end to its campaign in South Korea to abolish the use of beagles in long-term testing of pesticides. This follows an announcement by the country’s pesticide authority that it will join the United States, European Union, India, Canada and
On World Egg Day, HSI welcomes global progress towards cage-free production
SINGAPORE—Friday, Oct. 12 is World Egg Day and while the majority of egg-laying hens in the world are confined to barren cages for nearly their entire lives, Humane Society International, a global animal protection organization, welcomes the progress made around the world towards higher animal
Southeast Asia's first workshop on cage-free egg production attracts dozens of farmers from the region
SURABAYA, Indonesia–Humane Society International, in conjunction with the Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association, recently hosted Southeast Asia’s first technical workshop on cage-free egg production in Surabaya, Indonesia, bringing together food industry leaders, technical specialists, egg
Deeksha Joshi launches Abhay Sankalp - an innovative community-driven campaign for street dog management
Vadodara— Gujarati film actress Deeksha Joshi of “Sharata Lagu” fame launched an initiative by Humane Society International/India called “Abhay Sankalp,” a programme working with residential housing colonies to ensure peaceful coexistence between street dogs and people. Representatives of 52
Word is Spreading in Vietnam: Rhino Horn Isn't Medicine
Demand for rhinoceros horn in Vietnam has decreased by 38 percent since the launch a year ago of a public education and awareness campaign jointly implemented by HSI and the Vietnam Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Management Authority
HSI/Vietnam calls on South African government to shut down rhino horn auction over trafficking risk
Humane Society International/Vietnam is calling on the South African government to honor its commitment to protect rhinos by refusing permits for an online auction of rhinoceros horns that appears to be targeting buyers from the world’s two largest destinations for trafficked rhino horn, China and
Multinational food companies meet with Vietnamese egg and pork producers to discuss animal welfare
In a pioneering effort by Vietnam’s food industry, representatives from some of the leading food service and hospitality companies around the world met today with Vietnamese egg and pork producers interested in supplying higher welfare cage-free eggs and crate-free pork. Humane Society International
World Egg Day highlights Singapore’s growing preference for cage-free eggs
This Friday, on World Egg Day, Humane Society International celebrates the growing number of Singaporeans buying cage-free eggs. The Singaporean cage-free market has grown over the past two years, with at least five brands of cage-free eggs now available at supermarkets in the city-state. A growing
Allevatore di cani da carne sudcoreano abbandona l’attività per coltivare ortaggi con l'aiuto e l'approccio pionieristico di Humane Society International
ROMA/SEOUL–Più di 70 cani sofferenti, trovati da Humane Society International in un allevamento di carne di cane della Corea del Sud, hanno avuto una seconda chance grazie alla decisione dell’allevatore di abbandonare l’attività. Dopo aver allevato cani per quasi 40 anni, Nakseon Kim ha colto al
50,000 rupee reward offered in case of pregnant elephant killed by a firecracker in Kerala, India
Malappuram, India—Animal charity Humane Society International/India is offering a reward of up to 50,000 IN rupees in Malappuram district of Kerala, for information leading to the positive identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of a pregnant elephant who ate a
New statistics reveal need for legal reform to tackle Korea’s lack of progress in reducing animal testing
SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea is calling on legislators to back a series of tough new legal measures to address the lack of progress by Korea’s relevant regulatory and research funding ministries toward reduction and replacement of animal testing. Statistics on laboratory animal use in
실험동물 실태 조사 결과 발표, 동물실험 대체 및 감소 속도 내기 위한 입법 필요성 나타내
지난 16일 농림축산식품부는 2019년 실험동물 실태 조사 결과를 발표했다. 이에 대해 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널 한국(Humane Society International/Korea, 이하 HSI)은 동물실험을 대체하고 줄일 수 있도록 나아가기 위해서는 동물실험과 관련 된 법률과 연구예산을 담당하는 관련 부처들이 함께 힘을 모아 입법 틀 마련에 힘써야 한다고 전했다. 조사 결과에 따르면 2019년 동물실험에 사용된 실험동물 수는 371만 2,380마리로 전년도 수치인 372만 7,163마리에 비해 0.4 % 소폭 감소했다. 하지만
South Korea considering new law to modernize safety testing and human health research and to promote alternatives to animal testing
SEOUL—Proposed new legislation that would require Korean regulatory and research funding ministries to promote the development and implementation of non-animal alternatives in safety and biomedical sciences will be examined at a National Assembly expert forum on June 30. Assembly member In-soon Nam
India’s Nagaland state announces an end to its brutal dog meat trade, sparing 30,000 dogs a year
NEW DELHI—In a landmark decision, India’s Government of the state of Nagaland has ended the brutal dog meat trade. The decision announced today by the cabinet will end the import, trade and sale of live dogs and dog meat. Humane Society International/India and People for Animals have campaigned for