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Update: As of October 2023, Rotruedee has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. BANGKOK, Thailand—Rotruedee, an authentic Thai restaurant, fully switched to cage-free eggs shortly after discussions with Humane Society International. Rotruedee’s swift shift to cage-free eggs is

THAI NGUYEN , Viet Nam—Twenty cats and kittens who were due to be drowned at a slaughterhouse in Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam, have been given a second chance at life after the owner asked animal charity Humane Society International’s local team for help to close his business for good. Thirty-seven-year

SEOUL—One month after the South Korean government announced a bill to ban the dog meat industry, 27 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do have flown to the United States in search of loving homes. At the time of rescue in March this year by animal charity Humane Society

THIMPHU, Bhutan—The Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan has become the first country in the world to declare its entire street dog population fully sterilized and vaccinated following years of investment in a humane dog management program with global animal charity Humane Society International. At the formal

SEOUL—South Korea’s National Assembly has today voted through a ban on the dog meat industry in what animal campaigners at Humane Society International/Korea have called “history in the making.” Up to 1 million dogs a year are factory farmed and killed for human consumption in the country. The ban

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Twenty four dogs rescued from a slaughterhouse at Indonesia’s Tomohon “Extreme” Market in North Sulawesi province have flown from Indonesia to the United States in search of loving families. Poppy, Romeo, Wendy, Mia, Rocky and friends were saved by animal charities Humane Society

JAKARTA―Indonesia’s animal-loving public rallied outside the House of Representatives in the capital Jakarta today to deliver a letter calling on the government to introduce a nationwide ban on the cruel dog and cat meat trades. More than a million companion animals are stolen, trafficked and

LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh— On World Spay Day, Humane Society International/India and Lucknow Municipal Corporation celebrate sterilizing and vaccinating 70% of the street dog population in Lucknow, achieving the goal set forth by the city’s first-ever Animal Birth Control program launched in 2019 by

HANOI—Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has been urged to take decisive action to end the country’s trafficking and slaughter of 6 million dogs and cats for meat every year, if his recent Directive to tackle deadly rabies is to be successful. Rabies is endemic in Viet Nam with government

DA NANG, Viet Nam—Humane Society International applauds An Phu Farm, a farm-to-fork food store chain in central Viet Nam, for its commitment to improve animal welfare. After dialogue with HSI, the company has pledged to phase out the purchase of eggs and pork products from farms that use intensive

THAI NGUYEN , Viet Nam—More than 50 puppies have been rescued from two dog meat fattening farms in Thai Nguyen as part of a joint effort between the local government and animal charity Humane Society International to crack down on the dog meat trade in one of Viet Nam’s dog meat hotspots. The owners

SEOUL—As Boknal - the three hottest days of the year according to the lunar calendar—begins in South Korea, Humane Society International/Korea and vegan chef Ahn Baek-Rin have joined forces to encourage consumers to swap dog meat soup, or “bosintang”, for delicious plant-based recipes instead. The

국제 동물보호단체 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(Humane Society International, 이하 HSI)이 늘어나는 동물실험 조사 결과에 대해 대안 마련을 위한 공공과 민감의 동참 필요성을 제기했다. 농림축산검역본부가 발표한 2020년 실험동물 사용 실태에 따르면 2020년 실험된 동물의 수는 414만 1,433마리로 전년 대비 11.5% 증가했다. 5년전 287만 여 마리가 실험 된 2016년 수치와 비교했을 때에 비하면 43.8%가 늘어난 수치다. 한편 지난 19일 법무부는 ‘동물은 물건이 아니다’라는 동물의 법적 지위

국제동물보호단체 ‘휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(이하 HSI)’은 ‘동물대체시험법 개발 및 보급, 이용 촉진에 관한 법률’ 제정안(이하, 동물대체시험법 촉진법안) 통과를 촉구하는 서명 캠페인을 8월 5일 목요일부터 전개한다. 본 캠페인은 프레쉬 핸드메이드 코스메틱 브랜드 러쉬코리아(Lush Korea), 동물권연구변호사단체 피엔알과 함께한다. 농림축산검역본부 실험동물 실태 조사에 따르면 실험동물 수는 2016년 약 287만 마리에서 2020년 약 414만 마리로 약 44% 증가했다. 미국이나 유럽에 제약회사는 사람의 신체 기능을

SEOUL—Animal protection organization Humane Society International/Korea (HSI/Korea), cosmetics brand Lush Korea and civic group People for Non-human Rights (PNR) have teamed up for laboratory animals by launching a petition to support the Act on the Promotion of Development, Dissemination and Use of

KULON PROGO, Indonesia—Indonesia’s first ever prosecution of dog meat traders under animal health laws is set to go ahead, officials have confirmed, in what the country’s animal campaigners hope will be a major turning point in the demise of the brutal trade. Kulon Progo District Police intercepted