Press Releases

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.

BRUSSELS/ROME—Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Animal Welfare, has responded to the 53 Members of the European Parliament who in February sent him a letter urging him to respect the will of more than 1.5 million supporters of the European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur Free Europe.”

SALERNO, Italy—Humane World for Animals Italy (formerly called Humane Society International) and Fondazione Cave Canem hosted an event in Salerno today, focused on giving a second chance to animals victimized by dogfighting. The event, called “Dogfighting: Fund for behavioral rehabilitation. From the amendment to the implementing decree: Concrete resources and protections for animals seized from dogfighting”, provided an opportunity for discussion of an anticipated implementing decree by the Italian Ministry of Labour, which will regulate the allocation of funds provided under the 2026 Italian Budget Law (Law no. 199 of 30 December 2025, Article 1, paragraphs 847 and 848*) to cover the custody costs arising from the seizure and confiscation of animals used in fighting.