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Press conference on dogfighting at the Italian Senate – June 26, 2025.

Comunicazione M5S Senato

Italy
Brutal training and fake “rescues” fuel the dogfighting business in Italy

ROME, Italy—Dogfighting remains widespread across Italy—not only in the South—in part due to fake “rescues,” which criminals exploit as a means to transport fighting dogs from one regi

Cage free hens on farm in Uruguay

Tigrane Boghossian/Tigrane Boghossian Photography

Asia
Por Mali Boat Noodle Goes Cage-Free

BANGKOK — Humane World for Animals applauds the decision of the influential Thai noodle restaurant chain, Por Mali Boat Noodle, to improve

a person holding a baby dog

Felipe Marquez/Humane World for Animals

Humane World for Animals helps more than 1,000 animals and their communities in Mexico impacted by Hurricane Erick

MEXICO CITY—Humane World for Animals (previously called Humane Society International) has deployed a disaster response team to help animals and their communities in Oaxaca, Mexico that were impacte

Lions in Cub Petting/Breeding Facility

Adam Peyman

Europe
Cecil the lion died 10 years ago. The killing didn't.

BRUSSELS—Ten years ago on July 1, 2015, an American hunter seeking a trophy shot an

Raccoon at the ARCAS rehabilitation centre in Guatemala before being released to the wild by ARCAS and Humane World for Animals Costa Rica in June 2025

N/A/ARCAS wildlife centre

Latin America
Imperilled monkeys, opossum and wild birds among 14 animals returned to Guatemalan jungle after rescue from negative human interaction

PETEN, Guatemala—Fourteen mammals and birds, including species classified as domestically endangered or vulnerable, have been released back into the wild of the Guatemalan rainforest after being re

Hawaiian spinner dolphin calf in the ocean

Stephen Frink Collection/Alamy Stock Photo

Mexico Latin America
Mexico bans use of captive marine mammals for entertainment

MEXICO CITY―Humane World for Animals Mexico, previously called Humane Society International Mexico, welcomes the unanimous approval by the Mexican Chamber of Deputies of an amendment to the General

Happy dog

Hayden Fowler

Mexico
Chiapas classifies animal cruelty as a crime: A historic step for animal protection in Mexico

CHIAPAS, Mexico—Chiapas is no longer the only state in the country without criminal penalties for animal cruelty.

dolphins performing unnaturally in captivity

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Mexico Latin America
Mexican Senate votes to end use of captive marine mammals for entertainment and moves one step closer to a ban

Humane World for Animals Mexico, previously called Humane Society International Mexico, welcomes the unanimous approval by the Mexican Senate of an amendment to the General Wildlife Law that would ban the use of marine mammals such as dolphins, sea lions and orcas in captive entertainment, such as fixed or traveling shows.

A small dog with light brown and white fur stares at the camera

Pakpoom Sungtong/Getty Images

Mexico Latin America
Local environmental agency and global animal protection group renew joint efforts to strengthen animal welfare in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY—Humane World for Animals Mexico, formerly called Humane Society International Mexico, and the Environmental and Territorial Planning Office (PAOT) of Mexico City have renewed their agre

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