Unilever backs global effort to ban animal testing for cosmetics
MONTRÉAL—Today personal care giant Unilever has announced its support for the #BeCrueltyFree campaign aimed at banning animal testing for cosmetics across the globe within five years. Humane Society International, the Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund
Dog meat farmer in South Korea swaps pups for plants in UK animal charity’s pioneering program to phase out the brutal trade
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Southeast Asia's first workshop on cage-free egg production attracts dozens of farmers from the region
Humane Society International, in conjunction with the Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association, recently hosted Southeast Asia’s first technical workshop on cage-free egg production in Surabaya, Indonesia, bringing together food industry leaders, technical specialists, egg producers, academics and poultry equipment manufacturers to share their experiences and provide technical advice on successfully implementing cage-free egg production systems in Southeast Asia.
Humane Society International joins with veterinary groups to provide medical care to nearly 200 animals during health fair in Talamanca
LIMÓN, Costa Rica—During the month of September, Humane Society International/Latin America participated in an animal health fair that took place in the indigenous community of Suretka, Talamanca, in the province of Limón. The purpose of the fair was to provide local animals
Simon Cowell donates £25,000 to help charity rescue dogs from death row on South Korean dog meat farm
WASHINGTON–Music mogul Simon Cowell is supporting animal charity Humane Society International’s bid to close down a dog meat farm in South Korea and rescue the more than 200 dogs and puppies caged inside who would otherwise be killed and eaten. The dogs
Canadians have spoken: ban strychnine and other deadly poisons now before another animal dies in agony
MONTREAL—As federal consultations on the use of strychnine come to a close – and following the recent highly publicized tragic deaths of two family dogs, Rue and Ruby from strychnine poisoning – animal protection and conservation groups have aligned with scientists to
Humane Society International/India marks World Rabies Day through massive vaccination drives in six cities
HYDERABAD—In observance of World Rabies Day, Humane Society International/India is organizing rabies vaccination drives on the 27th and 28th of September in 14 locations across six cities: Malappuram in Kerala, Vadodara and Jamnagar (Gujarat), and Dehradun, Mussoorie and Nainital (Uttarakhand). Rabies vaccination
Simon Cowell donates £25,000 to help UK charity rescue dogs from death row on South Korean dog meat farm
LONDON–Music mogul Simon Cowell is supporting animal charity Humane Society International’s bid to close down a dog meat farm in South Korea and rescue the more than 200 dogs and puppies caged inside who would otherwise be killed and eaten. The dogs
To mark World Rabies Day, animal charity uses game-changer smartphone app to vaccinate dogs in the Philippines, with global potential
MEDIA DOWNLOADS MANILA, Philippines—Leading up to World Rabies Day on Sept. 28, Humane Society International’s Street Dog Defender veterinarians and Filipino actress Sharmaine Arnaiz went door to door in the Payatas for a mass dog vaccination drive to help the Philippines tackle
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