India gets its first Centre for Animal Law at NALSAR University of Law
NALSAR University of Law, ranked amongst the top three national law universities in India, has established India’s first Centre for Animal Law. Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Hon’ble Union Minister for Women and Child Development, inaugurated the centre. Humane Society International/India will work
Pan Pa’ Ya! commits to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain
Pan Pa’ Ya!, one of the leading restaurant and coffee shop chains in Colombia, with 60 locations, has announced it is joining with Humane Society International to improve animal welfare in its supply chain, committing to sourcing exclusively cage-free eggs. Pan Pa
Tusk-bracing to save "problem" elephants' lives
South Africa’s elephant population of approximately 24,000 is protected within enclosed game reserves and national parks. At around 12-15 years old, male animals leave their herds in search of a new home range and unrelated females. As they disperse, they sometimes encounter
HSI and H/3 Foundation launch animal rescue and relief initiative for British Virgin Islands in aftermath of Hurricane Irma
MEDIA DOWNLOADS Update Sept. 20, 2017: HSI/Mexico stands ready and is assessing animal needs to respond to the devastation caused by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 200 people in Mexico City, Morelos and Puebla. The organization’s veterinarians are
Families of dogs threatened by Montreal’s unfair BSL bylaw granted temporary reprieve
The City of Montreal is granting an extension to families with dogs affected by its discriminatory dog bylaw. The decision follows a recent court challenge against the municipality over a notice sent to 520 city residents, ordering them to relinquish their dogs
Multinational food companies meet with Vietnamese egg and pork producers to discuss animal welfare
In a pioneering effort by Vietnam’s food industry, representatives from some of the leading food service and hospitality companies around the world met today with Vietnamese egg and pork producers interested in supplying higher welfare cage-free eggs and crate-free pork. Humane Society
European Parliament urges action on the transit of whale meat via EU ports
The European Parliament adopted a strongly worded Resolution on whale hunting in Norway, a move welcomed by animal protection organisation Humane Society International. MEPs raised concerns about the transiting of whale products to Japan via a number of EU ports during a
More than 50 cats rescued from neglect in Pune, India
Animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India, ResQ Charitable Trust, People for Animals and Action against Cruelty and Trauma coordinated a joint rescue operation to save 56 cats from an overcrowded apartment in Lulla Nagar, Pune. The owners of the property, who are
HSI and The HSUS applaud Hawaii Supreme Court ruling on aquarium fish collection
The following is a statement from Teresa Telecky, Ph.D., senior director of the Wildlife Department at Humane Society International, the international affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States, welcoming Wednesday’s decision by the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii
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