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EU Parliament vote misses important opportunity to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from lethal fishing gear entanglement
BRUSSELS—MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries today failed to back proposals that would have significantly increased vital EU protections for European cetacean populations and helped prevent the horrific and needless deaths of porpoises, dolphins and whales accidentally entangled
To mark World Rabies Day, animal charity uses game-changer smartphone app to vaccinate dogs in the Philippines, with global potential
MEDIA DOWNLOADS MANILA, Philippines—Leading up to World Rabies Day on Sept. 28, Humane Society International’s Street Dog Defender veterinarians and Filipino actress Sharmaine Arnaiz went door to door in the Payatas for a mass dog vaccination drive to help the Philippines tackle deadly rabies. The
U.S. officials urged to reconsider approval of black rhino trophy import
WASHINGTON—Conservation and animal-welfare groups today urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider a federal decision to allow a Texas billionaire to import a critically endangered black rhino shot as a trophy hunt in Namibia. The Fish and Wildlife
Italy ranks 17th in the EU for percentage of caged farm animals; End the Cage Age Coalition urges Ministers Speranza and Bellanova to phase out cages.
ROME—The Italian coalition, End the Cage Age, published today a ranking of European countries, which shows the percentage of farm animals still kept in cages. Of the over 300 million animals who each year are caged in the EU, over 45 million are in Italy. The coalition is calling on citizens to
Kingdom of Bhutan is first country in the world to achieve 100% street dog sterilization and vaccination after 14-year project with Humane Society International
THIMPHU, Bhutan—The Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan has become the first country in the world to declare its entire street dog population fully sterilized and vaccinated following years of investment in a humane dog management program with global animal charity Humane Society International. At the formal
Cross-party support builds as Bill to End Trade of Shark Fins introduced to House of Commons
OTTAWA – Canada has passed the halfway mark in prohibiting the trade of shark fins with Member of Parliament Fin Donnelly tabling Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Trade Act, into the House of Commons today. The Bill, introduced by Senator Michael MacDonald in 2017, passed by an overwhelming margin
Humane Society International and FAI Brasil host country’s second cage-free egg technical workshop
SÃO PAULO—Last month, Humane Society International, together with FAI Brasil and with the support of the UK Embassy, hosted a second workshop on the corporate movement towards cage-free egg production in Brazil. This event, held in Jaboticabal, brought together egg producers, food retail leaders
Foie Gras in Canada
Paté de foie gras, translated from French, means "fatty liver." This so-called gourmet delicacy is undeniably the product of extreme animal cruelty. Force-fed cruelty Factory foie gras farms intensively raise ducks and geese in large, enclosed barns. For the last few weeks of their lives, the birds
Countries call for review of voting rules at International Whaling Commission to prevent pro-whaling nations from holding it ransom with ’undemocratic’ tactics
POROTOŽ, Slovenia—On the final day of the International Whaling Commission meeting in Slovenia, pro-conservation countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, India and Mexico united in calling for an urgent review of voting rules to prevent pro-whaling countries holding votes
Save Ralph nominated for best Public Service & Activism video in the 26th annual Webby Awards
WASHINGTON, DC—Humane Society International announced today that Save Ralph has been nominated for best Public Service & Activism video in the 26th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital
HSI/Canada demands cancellation of 2021 commercial seal hunt
MONTREAL—In the wake of the lowest sea ice formation in recorded history off of Canada’s East Coast, Humane Society International/Canada is urging the Canadian government to stop the commercial seal hunt. Canadian government scientists anticipate mass mortality of newborn seal pups as their sea ice
HealthyFarm becomes the first retailer in Vietnam selling only cage-free eggs
Update: As of 2021, HealthyFarm has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. DANANG—HealthyFarm, a sustainable retailer in Vietnam, officially announced a policy to highlight animal welfare in its supply chain, committing to sell only cage-free eggs. The social enterprise worked with
475 Chinese Dogs Rescued from Butchers’ Knives
by Peter Li April 20, 2012 was a significant day for the estimated 130 million dogs in China. A weibo (Chinese twitter) alert led to a massive dog rescue on a highway in Kunming, southwest Yunnan Province. Advocates intervene Stopped at a toll station was a truck loaded with misery and despair
Momentous decision by CITES to limit trade in wild caught African elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana for zoos to “exceptional circumstances” with independent oversight
GENEVA—Wildlife experts from animal protection charity Humane Society International are celebrating a momentous win for elephants at the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), where delegates have just affirmed in
International trade in the most intelligent fish on the planet just got banned at CITES wildlife conference
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan― Manta rays and devil rays, often considered the most intelligent fish in the world because they have the largest brains of any fish in the ocean, have been given the highest protections possible against exploitative trade, at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Dog vaccination camp conducted in Dopenatti village
DHARWAD—On the occasion of World Dog Day, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) at Dharwad, Dharwad division of the Karnataka Forest Department and Humane Society International/India (HSI/India), an animal protection organisation, joined hands to conduct a vaccination
The Plight of Chimpanzees in West Africa
Our closest relatives face many threats. © Veer At one time, Africa's chimpanzee population was believed to have been one million, but today, there are no more than 150,000 individuals left. Wild chimpanzees are already extinct in four of their former range countries on the continent, and their
Largest-ever study on welfare of chickens raised for meat confirms terrible suffering for billions of ‘rapid growth’ birds
LONDON—The largest study ever conducted on the welfare of chickens raised for meat confirms that fast-growing breeds, which make up the majority of chickens raised for commercial meat production, suffer immensely. Around the world, a staggering 60 billion chickens are bred for meat, 1.1 billion a
The Humane Society of the United States honors U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Mark Warner for their commitment to protecting horses
Today the Humane Society of the United States honored U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Mark Warner as the Humane Horsemen of the Year for 2023. This annual award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to protecting American equines. Senators Crapo and Warner have been
Final group of chimpanzees from New Mexico laboratory arrive at Chimp Haven
WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals, Humane World Action Fund and Animal Protection New Mexico are delighted to announce that the remaining chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico have been successfully relocated to Chimp Haven, a 200-acre forested sanctuary in Louisiana