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En el Día Mundial de la Salud, se insta a los gobiernos de todo el mundo a prestar atención al “punto de inflexión” del coronavirus y prohibir el comercio de vida silvestre para reducir el riesgo de futuras pandemias
WASHINGTON—Los gobiernos de todo el mundo recibieron hoy una petición urgente y un reporte científico de la organización Humane Society International, que pide una acción inmediata para prohibir el comercio, el transporte y el consumo de vida silvestre --particularmente mamíferos y aves que se sabe
Calls for global ban on dangerous trade in wild animals for food
WASHINGTON —Wildlife campaigners across the globe from animal charity Humane Society International have called for an urgent worldwide ban on the wildlife trade after China’s announcement that it will prohibit the buying and selling of wild animals for food in light of the mounting threat associated
BREAKING: Canada Goose will no longer use new fur in products from 2022
WASHINGTON—Canada Goose has announced in a new report that from 2022 it will no longer buy fur from trappers and instead will use reclaimed fur in its products. Animal protection organisation Humane Society International welcomes the announcement as ‘another nail in the coffin for the fur trade’ but
¡Su Majestad la Reina prescinde de las pieles!
LONDRES– Su Majestad la Reina Isabel II del Reino Unido ya abandonó las pieles, una noticia que fue muy bien recibida por parte de los activistas de #FurFreeBritain en la importante organización protectora de animales Humane Society International/RU. El anuncio de la medida para descartar las pieles
If it fails to support an end to wildlife markets, the World Health Organization would fail to protect human health
WASHINGTON (May 8, 2020)—The Associated Press is reporting that a scientist from the World Health Organization does not support closing live animal markets, such as the one in Wuhan, China, linked to COVID-19. The remarks were reportedly made by WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben
VIDEO: Campaigners unite to urge governments across Asia to shut down dog & cat meat trades as ‘perfect breeding ground’ for next public health disaster
WASHINGTON—Animal protection groups from around the world have joined forces to urge governments across Asia to act urgently to permanently shut down unsanitary and brutal dog and cat meat markets and trades, amid growing global concern about zoonotic diseases and public health danger zones. Member
Statement on racial injustice
We have watched the events of the past week with great sadness and anguish. We must grapple with the poisonous legacy of racism that continues to cause the disempowerment and deaths of our family, friends and loved ones. While our mission is changing the systems and industries that harm nonhuman
La storia a lieto fine dell’orsa senza pelo, salvata la vigilia di Natale del 2017
MURCHISON, Texas, Stati Uniti—Cinque anni dopo il suo arrivo al Black Beauty Ranch, in Texas, l’orsa Eve, una volta completamente priva di pelo, ha ora una folta pelliccia e vive felicemente in un ampio habitat naturale all’interno del santuario, che vanta una superficie di quasi seicento ettari
Iceland will allow commercial whaling to resume in ’devastatingly disappointing’ renewal of one-year permit
REYKJAVÍK, Iceland—As news breaks that Iceland’s Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir will renew a one-year commercial whaling licence to whaling company Hvalur hf., despite clear evidence of immense animal suffering, global animal protection charity Humane Society
VIDEO: Remarkable rescue of Indian street puppies stuck in tar for more than eight hours
KERALA, India – Eight puppies who were found covered in thick tar on the streets of Tirur, India had a lucky escape when the local community rallied for hours in a desperate bid to save them. A barrel of tar had collapsed on the puppies in the early hours of the morning, and when local residents
India’s first government centre on alternatives to animal use in biomedical research to be established by Indian Council of Medical Research
NEW DELHI -- In a historic move to advance both human medical progress and move away from reliance on monkeys, dogs and other animals as models of human disease, the Indian Council of Medical Research, under the aegis of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, has announced its plans to establish a new
Gestation Crates
Pigs are intelligent, highly social animals, yet many sows (female pigs) around the world are treated as piglet-producing units at factory farms that use intensive confinement systems. These sows suffer through rapid cycles of impregnation, giving birth, and nursing. During their four-month
Adopting and transporting pets internationally
In response to requests for information on transporting a companion animal between countries, we provide the following information: Please be aware that costs for transport of a dog or cat can range from USD $150 to $2000 or more, based on accommodation and airline. In addition, some countries have
Rabbits: Blinded for beauty
The rabbit has become synonymous with cosmetics animal testing the world over and the image most often used on cruelty-free labelling. Rabbits are still widely used in eye and skin tests for consumer products and, alongside guinea pigs, rats and mice, endure untold suffering for the beauty industry
Celebrities and NGOs worldwide call for G20 ‘international whaling intervention’ as summit host Japan launches new whale killing programme
LONDON -- Celebrities and animal conservation and welfare NGOs from across the globe are calling for an ‘international whaling intervention’ to be staged at the G20 summit in Osaka as summit hosts Japan prepare to launch a renewed commercial whaling programme.[1] The programme will see Japan openly
A new initiative in Sobral adds plant-based ingredients to more than 2.3 million meals a year
SOBRAL, Brazil—An agreement signed by the Municipality of Sobral, in collaboration with Humane Society International and Mercy for Animals’ Alimentação Consciente Brasil program, will bring healthier and more climate-friendly food to almost 35,000 students attending the city’s public schools while
Representatives from 184 countries will meet in Panama next month to determine the fate of 600 species
WASHINGTON—The 19 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora—known as CITES—will meet November 14-25 in Panama City, Panama, where delegates from the 184 member countries will consider 52 proposals to increase or