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Il gigante dell'abbigliamento sportivo adidas aderisce al programma Fur Free Retailer rinunciando permanentemente alle pellicce
ROMA—Oggi, il gigante dell’abbigliamento sportivo adidas ha annunciato il proprio impegno verso un futuro senza pellicce, nonché l’adesione al programma globale Fur Free Retailer. Sebbene al momento adidas non venda prodotti con pelliccia animale, il suo dichiarato impegno viene accolto
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What happens when an all-star director, puppeteer, cast and crew join forces with a global leader in the animal protection movement? Meet Ralph, a stop-motion animated rabbit who is the new spokesbunny for Humane Society International’s fight to end animal testing for cosmetics. Written and directed
Truck with 23 tonnes of emergency pet food and veterinary aid for desperate animals in Ukraine, arrives in Lviv
LVIV—A truck loaded with 23 tonnes of emergency pet food and supplies for the dogs and cats caught up in the war in Ukraine, has arrived safely in Lviv where it will be distributed to families, shelters and veterinary surgeries struggling to care for their animals during the conflict. The aid has
On eve of China’s Yulin dog meat ‘festival’, Chinese police and activists intercept a truck of 386 dogs headed to the city for slaughter
YULIN, China—With dog meat eating set to rise from tomorrow in the south China city of Yulin as the so-called Lychee and Dog Meat “Festival” gets under way, police in the city of Shaanxi together with activists campaigning for an end to the killing, have intercepted a dog truck headed for slaughter
Humane Society International’s Save Ralph animated film awarded Grand Prix for Good at Cannes Lions Festival
CANNES, France— Save Ralph, the star-studded stop-motion animated short film by Humane Society International, has been awarded the Grand Prix for Good, prestigious recognition as the top non-profit film entered into this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. Save Ralph, which HSI created to build support to
Setor de Higiene Pessoal, Perfumaria e Cosméticos Brasileiro e Humane Society International anunciam consenso a favor da aprovação de lei federal que proíbe testes de cosméticos em animais no Brasil
BRASÍLIA—O setor de HPPC, representado pela Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Higiene Pessoal, Perfumaria e Cosméticos (ABIHPEC), em parceria com a organização não governamental Humane Society International (HSI), defensora dos direitos dos animais e liderando uma campanha em prol do banimento
Severe pain endured by nearly half of monkeys and mice in Korean labs as animal use increases
SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea has issued an urgent call for the National Assembly to enact legislation to reverse the alarming and unconscionable increase in cruel animal testing. Statistics published this month by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency reveal that animal use has
Shocking evidence pet dogs are being killed for China’s meat trade as police and activists rescue 126 dogs—many with collars—from an illegal slaughterhouse
As the infamous so-called dog meat “festival” ends in south China’s city of Yulin, some 1,000 miles away in Shanxi’s Fufeng County in north central China, 126 dogs have escaped a brutal death at the hands of dog meat traders thanks to a remarkable rescue operation by Chinese activists and local
Food industry convenes to improve farm animal welfare in Viet Nam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam—Yesterday, Humane Society International and the National Agriculture Extension Center of Vietnam hosted “Animal welfare in food supply chains: from commitment to implementation.” The corporate roundtable highlighted the need for improving farm animal welfare policy and
Natale di valori, il regalo quest’anno fa bene agli animali Humane Society International lancia la campagna #salviAmotuttiglianimali
Roma – Sarà un Natale fuori dal comune, segnato da limitazioni dovute alla pandemia in corso, ma anche dalla riscoperta di valori immateriali e da una maggior consapevolezza rispetto al rapporto tra uomo e natura e tra società e animali: è quanto auspica Humane Society International (HSI), l’unica
Humane Society International names Jeffrey Flocken as president
WASHINGTON—The Board of Directors of Humane Society International announced today that it has selected Jeffrey Flocken as its new president. Flocken, who has been the organization’s senior vice president for programs and policy since February 2018, succeeds Kitty Block, who became president and CEO
La supervivencia de las especies amenazadas de tiburón estará en juego durante la conferencia de vida silvestre de la CITES
LONDRES - La supervivencia de 18 especies de tiburones y rayas amenazadas por el comercio internacional se debatirá este mes en Ginebra, Suiza, donde 183 países estarán reunidos para la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES CoP18). Se
Global wildlife conference votes to end cruel export of live wild-caught African elephants to captive facilities
This release has been corrected. GENEVA—The first vote at the 18 th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties has delivered a historic win for African elephants to end the cruel practice of removing live elephants from the wild for export to captive facilities. CITES is the UN Convention on
CITES continues to apply pressure on remaining legal ivory markets, reiterating commitment to closure of domestic ivory markets
GENEVA—The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) today confirmed its commitment to closure of domestic ivory markets agreeing by consensus to focus scrutiny on remaining legal markets like Japan and the EU. The discussions focused
CITES makes clear its resounding opposition to resumption of ivory trade
GENEVA—Elephant advocates are celebrating in Geneva as the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has today roundly rejected proposals to open up international commercial trade in elephant ivory. Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe had proposed
Mako sharks win CITES App. II listing trade controls to clamp down on shark fin trade
GENEVA—Fast swimming mako sharks have a better chance of escaping extinction thanks to global trade controls agreed today at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting. The short and longfin mako shark proposal, led by Mexico and also backed by multiple countries
CITES agrees to trade controls for critically endangered rays, Guitarfish and Wedgefish, listed in Appendix II
GENEVA—Critically endangered giant guitarfish and wedgefish rays have a better chance against extinction thanks to international trade controls agreed today at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting. Governments reached agreement in a decisive vote on Appendix
Global wildlife conference votes to ban international trade in Asian small-clawed otter
GENEVA—A ban on international commercial trade in the Asian small-clawed otter has been agreed by an overwhelming majority by world leaders attending the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Extinct woolly mammoth proposal withdrawn but global wildlife conference agrees to study mammoth ivory trade to determine its impact on elephant ivory trade
GENEVA—A proposal to list the extinct woolly mammoth on Appendix II was withdrawn at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Geneva. Instead, the Parties agreed that the CITES Secretariat will
Glass frogs left to fend for themselves in unregulated pet trade as European Union votes against protections at global CITES wildlife conference
GENEVA—Tropical rainforests in Central America will continue to be plundered for tiny translucent glass frogs to supply the pet trade in Europe and elsewhere, after a proposal for international trade controls failed at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in