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Dog in Lucknow, India

Abhishek Rastogi

India
84% of Lucknow’s street dogs are now sterilized and vaccinated through city-wide program that has reached over 89,000 dogs in six years

LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh—The vast majority of street dogs in Lucknow (84%) have been sterilized, a recent survey conducted by Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society Internatio

Pit bull-looking dog

Chad Sisneros/Humane World for Animals

United States
Washington, D.C. passes comprehensive law to expand housing access for residents with pets

WASHINGTON — With the passage of the Pets in Housing Act (B25-0827) Washington, D.C.

Race horses running on track

Stan Rohrer/Alamy Stock Photo

United States
New accountability report reveals thoroughbred racehorses are dying in training

WASHINGTON (March 19, 2025)—A new report released by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, a federally mandated regulatory group that monitors thoroughbred racehorse safety, confirms that

Bullfighting

Humane World for Animals

Mexico
Mexico City’s vote for “violence-free” bullfights cautiously welcomed by Humane World for Animals Mexico as step in the right direction

Editor’s note (6/26/25): Following Mexico City’s vote to ban “violent bullfights,” Mexico City’s Plaza de Toros Mexico bullring has announced that all bullfights are now suspended.

Dogs in the dog meat trade in Indonesia

Katherine Polak/Humane World for Animals

Indonesia
JAAN and Humane World for Animals launch "United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare" program in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province

KUPANG, Indonesia—The JAAN Domestic Indonesia Foundation, in partnership with Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International), proudly announces the official launch of our “

Cows in India

Nayana Scaria

India
Good news: India’s first-ever emergency animal evacuation shelter to be established in Wayanad

WAYANAD, Kerala—A pioneering emergency evacuation shelter designed to evacuate animals prior to disasters like floods and landslides, is set to be established in Kottathara panchayat in Wayanad dis

A wolf sitting outside in the wild

Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo

Europe Germany Italy
Animal protection organisation warns that EU proposal to downgrade wolf protection may set the stage for wider attacks on EU nature laws

BRUSSELS—Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane Society International/Europe) warns that a new proposal to downgrade the protected status of wolves could open the floodgates to mor

Lion

David Keith Jones

South Africa
BREAKING: South African Predator Association seeks to reinstate irresponsible lion bone export quota through High Court

CAPE TOWN—The South African Predator Association (SAPA) together, with 10 individual lion farmers and ‘canned’ hunting operators, filed a court application seeking to renew a controversial lion bon

REMA conference in Spain about ending animal testing

Lora Semova/Jastag

Europe
Experts united to advance non-animal testing methods at major Spanish conference

MADRID—The Spanish Network for Alternative Methods, known as REMA, with Humane World for Animals—formerly known as Humane Society International—and Animal-Free Safety Assessment hosted the XI REMA

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