Charity’s rescue mission exposes South Korea’s hellish puppy mill and dog meat trade where pups are bred as both friend and food
Washington D.C. – The latest rescue mission by animal charity Humane Society International is shining a horrifying spotlight on the long-suspected connection between South Korea’s puppy pet trade and the dog meat industry. In a country where dog meat traders go to
Tiger found caged in an abandoned Houston home yesterday has a better life ahead at Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch
MURCHISON, Texas— Yesterday officials from BARC (the City of Houston’s Animal Shelter and Adoptions Center) found an abandoned tiger in a small cage inside of an abandoned house in Houston. He was transported this morning to the world renowned 1,400-acre Cleveland Amory
Heroes to Hoedspruit’s street pets Humane Society International/Africa and Hoedspruit Animal Outreach join forces to serve community pets and protect wildlife
HOEDSPRUIT—Humane Society International/Africa has joined forces with local organization Hoedspruit Animal Outreach (HALO) to improve the lives and welfare of community cats and dogs in the villages around Hoedspruit. HSI/Africa is providing HALO with grants in 2019 totaling approximately ZAR150,000 to increase
Coalition of global animal welfare groups urges international companies to help end bloody “pig chopping” ritual in Vietnam
NEM THUONG, BAC NINH, Vietnam — Animal welfare campaigners are urging global companies such as Samsung and Canon to take a strong stand against a gruesome Lunar New Year festival in Vietnam in which live pigs are tied up and paraded around
VIDEO: Remarkable rescue of Indian street puppies stuck in tar for more than eight hours
KERALA, India – Eight puppies who were found covered in thick tar on the streets of Tirur, India had a lucky escape when the local community rallied for hours in a desperate bid to save them. A barrel of tar had collapsed
Humane Society International praises European vaccine authority for scrapping obsolete animal test for whooping cough prevention
BRUSSELS—Last week the European Pharmacopoeia Commission announced its decision to modernize Europe’s accepted process for safety assessment of vaccines for pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, by adopting a modern cell-based method in place of an inhumane and unreliable test in mice
Humane Society International/Canada commends new science-backed Canada Food Guide
MONTREAL – Humane Society International/Canada commends Health Canada for staying true to its promise of letting evidence, not industry, inform the latest food guide. The newly-released guide includes a key recommendation to shift diets toward a higher proportion of vegetables, fruits, grains
India’s first government centre on alternatives to animal use in biomedical research to be established by Indian Council of Medical Research
NEW DELHI -- In a historic move to advance both human medical progress and move away from reliance on monkeys, dogs and other animals as models of human disease, the Indian Council of Medical Research, under the aegis of Ministry of Health
Undercover investigation exposes illegal wildlife items at Safari Club International’s 2019 convention
WASHINGTON – An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International revealed dozens of items made from imperiled wildlife for sale last week at the Safari Club International convention in Reno, Nevada. These items included elephant
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