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YULIN—Ad un mese dal solstizio d’estate, il periodo in cui si consuma la carne di cane, alcuni attivisti cinesi sono intervenuti per salvare la vita dell’ultimo cane trovato vivo in un negozio di carne di cane a Yulin, nella provincia di Guangxi. Il cane, chiamato Lucky dai suoi soccorritori, è

Chinese animal activists intervened to save the life of the last dog found alive at a dog meat shop in Yulin, Guangxi province, a month before the city’s summer solstice dog meat eating gets underway. The dog, named Lucky by his rescuers, was found chained up outside the shop, with a dog meat for

As the South Korean government ponders a possible ban on the country’s dog meat industry, the remarkable resilience of some of the lucky canine survivors of that trade who now live in adoptive families in the United States, feature in a stunning new portrait series by award-winning photographer

CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia—A dog slaughterhouse owner in Sukoharjo, Indonesia who bought and killed thousands of dogs every year for human consumption has been sentenced to 12 months in jail and a fine of 150 million Rupiah ($10,000 USD). More than 50 terrified dogs were rescued during a police

LVIV—A truck loaded with 23 tonnes of emergency pet food and supplies for the dogs and cats caught up in the war in Ukraine, has arrived safely in Lviv where it will be distributed to families, shelters and veterinary surgeries struggling to care for their animals during the conflict. The aid has

YULIN, Cina—È iniziato ieri nella città di Yulin, nel sud della Cina, il cosiddetto “Festival del litchi e della carne di cane”. Nonostante questo evento dia il via ad un maggiore consumo di carne di cane nelle prossime settimane, alla sua viglia la polizia della città di Shaanxi, insieme agli

YULIN, China—With dog meat eating set to rise from tomorrow in the south China city of Yulin as the so-called Lychee and Dog Meat “Festival” gets under way, police in the city of Shaanxi together with activists campaigning for an end to the killing, have intercepted a dog truck headed for slaughter

CANNES, France— Save Ralph, the star-studded stop-motion animated short film by Humane Society International, has been awarded the Grand Prix for Good, prestigious recognition as the top non-profit film entered into this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. Save Ralph, which HSI created to build support to

AGUASCALIENTES, México—Veintitrés perros han sido rescatados de una casa en Aguascalientes, México. La Procuraduría Estatal de Protección al Ambiente de Aguascalientes (PROESPA), se coordinó con Humane Society International/México y Amigos Pro Animal para recibir a los animales tras una denuncia de

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Twenty-three dogs have been rescued from a house in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in what rescuers describe as some of the most squalid and filthy conditions they have ever witnessed. The State Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROESPA), teamed up with Humane Society

As the infamous so-called dog meat “festival” ends in south China’s city of Yulin, some 1,000 miles away in Shanxi’s Fufeng County in north central China, 126 dogs have escaped a brutal death at the hands of dog meat traders thanks to a remarkable rescue operation by Chinese activists and local

SEOUL—Twenty-one dogs left behind when authorities closed an illegal dog meat farm in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, have been saved by animal groups just days before the start of Bok Nal—the three hottest days of summer during which most dogs on farms are sold and killed for dog meat soup, known as

BEIJING—Members of a criminal gang in the city of Jinan, in east China’s Shandong province, have been arrested by local police for using live-caught sparrows to lure cats who they sold to the meat trade, according to the Chinese animal protection group Vshine. Thirty one sparrows–a protected species

WARSZAWA, Polska—Po raz drugi w ciągu siedmiu lat udało się zebrać ponad milion podpisów obywatelek i obywateli Unii Europejskiej w sprawie zakończenia testów laboratoryjnych na zwierzętach w ramach Europejskiej Inicjatywy Obywatelskiej. Inicjatywa pozwala na partycypację społeczeństwa w

BRUSSELS—For the second time in seven years, more than one million people across the European Union have called for an end to animal testing by signing a European Citizens’ Initiative.  Introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007 to facilitate participation by EU citizens in policy development, ECIs

BRUXELLES—Per la seconda volta in sette anni, più di un milione di persone in tutta l'Unione Europea ha chiesto la fine della sperimentazione animale firmando l'Iniziativa dei Cittadini Europei “Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics”. Introdotta dal Trattato di Lisbona nel 2007 per facilitare la

RISHIKESH, India—Four street dogs living in India’s tourist hotspot of Rishikesh, where the Beatles visited in 1968, have been named after the Fab Four as part of a mass spay/neuter and rabies vaccination drive. Lennon, McCartney, Starr and Harrison are among thousands of mainly female street dogs

MILANO—Nella serata di ieri, 20 settembre, data di inaugurazione della Settimana della Moda a Milano, le associazioni LAV, Humane Society International/Europe, ALI - Animal Law Italia ed Essere Animali hanno proiettato sull’edificio al civico 31 di Piazza Duomo dove ha sede la Camera Nazionale della

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Forty five dogs rescued from an illegal dog slaughterhouse have flown to North America to seek loving adoptive families. The dogs—including Sunshine, Oreo, Alice, Neo, Dave, Randy and Olive—were saved by police last November, with assistance from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI)

BUCUREȘTI, România—României i se solicită să devină cea de-a 20-a țară din Europa care interzice creșterea animalelor pentru blană, în urma unei investigații sub acoperire a organizației Humane Society International/Europe, care dezvăluie probleme serioase legate de bunăstarea animalelor. În urma