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EU science body, EFSA, declares systemic animal suffering on Europe’s fur farms
BRUSSELS—Fur farming across the European Union fails to meet basic animal welfare needs for mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas, says the European Food Safety Authority in its official scientific opinion published today. In response, leading animal protection charity Humane World for Animals
Undercover investigation at six Las Vegas-area pet stores reveals consumer deception and sick, dying puppies
An undercover investigator for the Humane Society of the United States worked at six pet stores across Nevada—including Puppy Heaven in Las Vegas, Petland in Henderson, and four different Puppies for Less stores in Las Vegas—during late 2024 and found unsafe housing, managers failing to seek
Animal Models of Human Disease
Basic and applied biological research is responsible for the greatest proportion of animal use in laboratory experiments, accounting for approximately three-quarters of the estimated 115+ million annual total worldwide. Attempts to model human diseases in other animal species—whether to study the
Lawsuit challenges federal failure to protect hippos
WASHINGTON—Animal protection and conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for missing its deadline to decide whether the common hippopotamus should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. In 2022 Humane Society International, the Humane Society of the United
Humane Society International marks Fur-Free Friday this holiday season
EUROPE—Humane Society International/Europe is launching an online campaign in the week before Black Friday, 26 November, in Italy, Germany, Poland and Romania, reminding shoppers that fur clothing comes at the cost of extreme cruelty to animals. The organization is asking fashion lovers, designers
Humane Society International saves 90 dogs from slaughter in South Korea
WASHINGTON—Humane Society International’s rescue team is on the ground in South Korea to save 90 dogs and puppies from the horrors of the dog meat trade and to bring them to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Fifteen puppies will be arriving in the D.C. area on September 26 and 27
Donan más de 6.000 kilos de alimento para animales afectados por la pandemia
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (10 de setiembre 2020)—Más de 3.000 perros y gatos, que también han sido afectados por la pandemia del COVID-19, podrán contar con alimento por varias semanas, gracias a una donación realizada por la organización de bienestar animal, Humane Society International Latinoamérica
HSI celebra la formación de la primera asociación Chilena de productores libres de jaula
SANTIAGO, Chile—Los criadores de huevos que utilizan sistemas de alojamiento de gallinas libres jaulas en Chile han formado la primera asociación gremial del país para apoyar la producción sin jaulas. La formación de "Chile Libres" sucede después de muchos años de diálogo entre productores y las
Humane Society International welcomes German Ministry of the Environment announcement of intentions to restrict the import of hunting trophies
BERLIN—Humane Society International supports the announcement by Environment Minister Steffi Lemke to restrict the import of hunting trophies from protected animal species to Germany. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature Ethics Specialist Group recently called on the German