Press Releases

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Humane World for Animals Europe (previously called Humane Society International Europe) welcomes today’s announcement by the French Government that it will end imports of hunting trophies from threatened species into France, calling it a major step forward for wildlife protectio

ROME, Italy—There is good news for dogs rescued from dogfighting and for the organizations that care for them, in the form of a commitment to fund the costs of the animals’ care and custody.

The European Commission published its EU Strategy on Livestock with the goal of helping the animal agriculture sector become more crisis-resilient, globally competitive and sustainable. Humane World for Animals cautiously welcomes this Strategy, with its express commitments to advancing farmed animal welfare, but emphasises that it is crucial that intensive animal production does not carry on with business as usual.

BRUSSELS―Walk into a supermarket in much of Europe today and you can see what many people want for farmed animals: more eggs from cage-free hens, more plant-based options and more higher-welfare choices.

ROME, Italy—Francesca Pistollato, senior program director in biomedical science at Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International), has been honored with a LAV Animal Award in the “researchers and innovators” category for her commitment to promoting innovative and animal-f

Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), the exclusive owner of the “Milano Fashion Week®” trademark, announced today that it will no longer promote fur at any official Milan Fashion Week event, including on social media.

ROMA―Per dimostrare solidarietà globale contro la brutale industria della carne di cane e gatto in Indonesia, gli attivisti di 11 città—tra cui Roma—e cinque continenti hanno consegnato oggi alle ambasciate e ai consolati indonesiani una petizione firmata da 700.000 persone.

To demonstrate global solidarity to end Indonesia’s brutal dog and cat meat trade, animal campaigners in 11 cities and across five continents, submitted today a 700,000-signature petition to the Indonesian Embassy / Consulate.

14 studenti e studentesse dell’Istituto Comprensivo Paritario “Zaveria Cassia” di Roma hanno recentemente preso parte a una sessione di formazione sul tema dei combattimenti tra cani, organizzata da Humane World for Animals Italia (precedentemente nota come Humane Society International) e Fondazione Cave Canem, nell’ambito del progetto “Io non combatto”.