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LONDON—Sales staff representing global designers Yves Salomon, Moncler and Max Mara in the fur salon at London’s Harrods department store, provided misleading information about conditions for animals on fur farms to a secret shopper filming for animal protection charity Humane Society International

ROMA—Dalla sospensione dell’attività alla chiusura definitiva degli allevamenti di animali da pelliccia. E’ questo l’obiettivo dell’emendamento alla legge di bilancio annunciato oggi dall’on. Michela Vittoria Brambilla, presidente dell’Intergruppo parlamentare per i diritti degli animali e della

SEOUL—The South Korean government has announced that the cabinet will launch a formal discussion next week on how to proceed with actions to address the increasingly controversial dog meat industry, news welcomed by Humane Society International/Korea which has rescued almost 2,500 dogs from South

BRUSSELS— The Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals organised an extraordinary meeting on Accelerating the transition to animal-free innovation, in partnership with Eurogroup for Animals and Humane Society International/Europe. This special session featured a roundtable panel debate

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EUROPE—Humane Society International/Europe is launching an online campaign in the week before Black Friday, 26 November, in Italy, Germany, Poland and Romania, reminding shoppers that fur clothing comes at the cost of extreme cruelty to animals. The organization is asking fashion lovers, designers

CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia —A man suspected of being a dog meat trader on the Indonesian island of Java has been arrested, and a delivery truck packed with 53 dogs intercepted, as part of the country’s first ever large-scale police raid on an illegal dog meat slaughterhouse. Police in Sukoharjo

SEOUL—The South Korean government has announced its plan to set up a task force to consider a ban on the eating of dog meat. The joint announcement by government ministries comes after President Moon Jae-in suggested the time is right to consider a ban. The task force will include officials

ROMA—Chiusura definitiva, entro sei mesi, degli allevamenti di animali da pelliccia ancora formalmente attivi in Italia (10, di visoni); indennizzi e contributi alle imprese parametrati sul numero degli animali ancora presenti, sul fatturato dell'ultimo ciclo produttivo e sulle spese sostenute per

LONDON–Dr Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace, joined with many of the world’s leading animal protection and conservation organisations, to urge the 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in

87 procent Polek i Polaków sprzeciwia się polowaniom dla trofeów, a 73 procent nie chce, aby trofea łowieckie były importowane do Polski–wynika z badań opinii publicznej przeprowadzonych na zlecenie międzynarodowej organizacji prozwierzęcej Human Society International /Europe. Jak wynika z raportu

PARIS —ELLE magazine is proud to announce that it has committed to ending the promotion of animal fur in its pages and online. The commitment follows dialogue between ELLE brand owner, Lagardère Group, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International and Creatives4Change. The

ROMA—Un divieto di importazione, esportazione e ri-esportazione di trofei di caccia per e dal territorio italiano e lo stanziamento di fondi al fine di garantire la formazione e l’addestramento delle forze di polizia. Questi i due punti principali dell’emendamento alla Legge di Bilancio 2022

ROMA – Sei cani, legati quasi certamente al fenomeno criminoso dei combattimenti tra cani, sono stati salvati grazie a Humane Society International (HSI) e alla Fondazione CAVE CANEM. L’operazione di sequestro dei cani è stata condotta in provincia di Salerno dalla Procura della Repubblica di

BRUSSELS—Today, the European Commission has published its long-awaited revision of the EU rules on ivory trade with a goal to end most forms of this trade in the EU. Humane Society International/Europe has campaigned for many years for the EU to tighten its ivory trade regime and close the loopholes

SEOUL — Humane Society International/Korea is encouraged to see reports that Yang Min-gyu, a Seoul city municipal council member, has proposed a bill calling on Seoul's mayor to create a city-wide plan to ban the consumption of dog meat and promote a dog-friendly culture in Seoul.     Nara Kim, dog

MEXICO CITY - Humane Society International/Mexico applauds the Congress of Sinaloa for unanimously approving an initiative that bans bullfighting in the state, classifying it as animal cruelty. Sinaloa now becomes the fifth state in Mexico to ban bullfighting after Sonora, Guerrero, Coahuila and

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—In light of increasing sightings of African clawless otters around the Western Cape’s public shores and water masses, wildlife experts from animal protection organisations are seeking to remind residents that although these near-threatened animals are endearing, like all wild

ROMA – Sei incontri online con alcuni tra i maggiori esperti italiani e internazionali per inquadrare il fenomeno dei combattimenti clandestini tra animali, imparare a intercettarne i segnali sul territorio, intervenire e riabilitare gli animali maltrattati sia dal punto di vista fisico che

2021년 9월 환경부는 동물대체시험법 활성화 실행계획 토론회를 온라인으로 개최했다. 환경부는 지난해 초 한정애 장관 취임 이후로 ‘화학안전평가에 있어 동물대체시험법 활성화 논의를 위한 태스크포스(TF)’를 꾸린 데 이어, 이번 토론회에서 ‘2030 화학안전과 함께하는 동물복지 실현 비전’을 소개했다. 해외에서는 첨단기술을 이용해 비동물 연구 지원에 관한 정책 발표를 한 사례가 있지만 한국에서 중앙정부가 동물대체시험 활성화 비전을 발표한 것은 이번이 처음이다. 동물대체시험연구 활성화를 위한 정책·입법 활동을 하고 있는 ‘한국 휴메인