Mexico City includes companion animals in earthquake drill
MEXICO CITY—To promote a culture of prevention among Mexico City residents, government and civic organizations joined forces to organize an earthquake drill with companion animals on Saturday near Los Venados park in the Benito Juárez district of Mexico City. The event was
Animal charity pledges long-term help for Kerala as hundreds of animals will be left displaced, diseased and starving after floodwaters subside
KERALA—Animal charity Humane Society International/India has pledged its commitment to Kerala’s flood-affected animals and their people, as the charity predicts hundreds of animals could go on to develop respiratory and infectious diseases, and the area could see outbreaks of canine distemper and
Whale-friendly nations urged to block Japan’s outrageous plan to bring back commercial whaling, ahead of International Whaling Commission meeting in Brazil
LONDON— Ahead of the 67th meeting of the International Whaling Commission which begins next month in Florianópolis, Brazil, Humane Society International is urging all whale-friendly nations to stand united against Japan’s outrageous attempt to bring back killing whales for profit. Humane Society
India hosts its first food-tech revolution summit in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD—Humane Society International/India, with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Good Food Institute & Atal Incubation Centre, organised a conclave to discuss the future of clean and plant-based meat in Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. This was the first event of
The Privé Group commits to sourcing exclusively cage-free eggs
SINGAPORE—Singaporean company The Privé Group announced its new sustainability and animal welfare initiative, committing to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain. Privé Group—which operates brands such as Privé, EMPRESS, Bayswater Kitchen, Privé Grill, The Green Door and Roadhouse —will work with
Undercover investigation exposes shocking, unregulated market for giraffe parts across the United States despite steep population declines
MEDIA DOWNLOADS WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation conducted by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International found giraffe parts and products sold online and in stores by at least 51 dealers across the United States. An investigator went undercover
New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation
CAPE TOWN—On the first of a two-day South African Parliamentary inquiry into the lion breeding industry, a new nationwide survey of South African citizens reveals overwhelming public concern about the industry, with a vast majority agreeing it is harmful to the country’s
HSI/India Urges Forest Department of Rajasthan to find Amer Fort’s missing elephants
Amer—Humane Society International/India wrote to the Chief Conservator of Forest, Rajasthan seeking information about the missing elephants of Amer Fort. The letter requests the CCF to inquire the whereabouts and health conditions of seven missing elephants named Gulbagwali, Chanchal, Rupkali, Lakhimala, Gulabi
Campaigners in Seoul take nearly 1 million petition signatures to South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in calling for an end to the dog meat trade
MEDIA DOWNLOADS SEOUL—Animal protection campaigners in Seoul handed in a petition signed by nearly 1 million people from South Korea and around the world, calling on President Moon Jae-in to end the dog meat industry. The submission coincides with the end of
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