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HSI/India Farm Animal Protection Leadership Programme

Farm animal protection is an unexplored sector, and is seldom seen as a long-term career option. The insufficient interest and support from premier public and private institutions has created a vast talent pool gap. What is often overlooked is that the maximum

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HSI welcomes tough new Chilean bill to outlaw cosmetic testing on animals

Chile is in the running to become the second South American country to prohibit animal testing for cosmetics following introduction of a federal bill in late December which, if passed, would prohibit new animal testing of both finished cosmetics and their ingredients

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Wildlife protection Europe
Campaigners call for closure of EU’s wildlife trafficking loopholes and criminalisation of wildlife smuggling, to end “stolen wildlife” crisis

BRUSSELS —Animal protection campaigners have called for the urgent closure of gaping loopholes in EU wildlife trade regulations that fail to prevent the trafficking of protected wild species. At Stolen Wildlife, an online conference, Humane Society International/Europe and Pro Wildlife launched a

United Kingdom
Stella McCartney says fur is immoral, cruel & barbaric as she joins HSI and the HSUS in inspirational anti-fur message to launch the McCartney A to Z Manifesto

A is for Accountable: The McCartney A to Z Manifesto: Spring 2021 Collection is a guiding alphabet of the values and vision of iconic British designer Stella McCartney. A is for accountable—personified by the Adrienne coat, made from repurposed #FurFreeFur, and an

Africa
Support for a sanctuary
United Kingdom
Join us online 19th Nov. to draw for animals
Europe
Fur labelling in the EU

[inline-slider align="alignleft"][/inline-slider] HSI/Europe believes that consumers must be able to make informed decisions about the products they buy. Labelling is an important part of this. In recent years, there has been a significant upsurge in cheap fur products entering the EU market

Raccoon dog in a cage
The HSUS Animals raised for fur - like this raccoon dog - live miserably in cages before they are killed for their pelts.
Europe
Fur Production in the European Union

Each year, around 37 million animals in the European Union are still raised and killed solely for their fur. In 2018 alone, 34.7m mink, 2.7m foxes, 166,000 raccoon dogs and 227,000 chinchillas were bred in the EU. Denmark, Finland, Poland and the

Working toward a Humane World

"A Humane World" is the official blog of Humane World for Animals—a first-hand account of our ongoing efforts to protect animals, as told by our president and CEO, Kitty Block. Subscribe for regular updates.

Jean Chung/HSI