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Science without animal suffering: Celebrating leaders working toward more humane research and testing
Last week at the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Brazil, our Humane World for Animals team gathered with hundreds of scientists and policymakers to exchange insights on the latest global developments in phasing out animal experiments in favor of non-animal me
Americans love grizzly bears—so why do elected officials keep failing to protect them?
Most Americans value grizzly bears and want them federally protected, a 2025 survey shows.
Huge pork price-fixing scandal—not Proposition 12—is the industry’s real problem
A scandal in the pork industry is suggesting the true motives behind the attack on voter-supported farmed animal welfare laws: In a settlement of a federal class-action lawsuit, disclosed in late September, Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million to address allegations of price-fixing in the pork market, the largest-ever settlement of its kind.
Sending help to animals in disaster zones across Mexico, Alaska and the Caribbean
As Gaia Bonini, a member of our Animal Rescue Team and director of international disaster response, was finishing up her deployment to remote western Alaska, where typhoon-related flooding devastated whole
Bird flu cases soar as longest US government shutdown drags on
It’s been over 35 days since the U.S. federal government shut down; many federal workers are still furloughed, and some employees continue to work without pay.
In insult to animals and prevailing science, US government claims wolves no longer need protections
Rather than producing a comprehensive and science-backed approach to wolf conservation, the Trump administration appears to be redoubling its efforts to delist wolves across the U.S.
In suspected dogfighting busts, our team saves 47 dogs and puppies
They found dogs straining against heavy chains around their necks or curled up dejectedly in plastic barrels or other kinds of makeshift shelters.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, our team brings aid to communities in Jamaica
As Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Caribbean in late October, we were watching closely, even as our teams were already deployed in Alaska and Mexico to help communities pick up the pieces from record flooding.
It’s time to kill off lethal dose animal tests. You can help.
In lethal dose tests, animals are forced to swallow, inhale or absorb through their skin a massive dose of a chemical or product until most are dying or dead. Those who survive are killed. It is hard to imagine or quantify their suffering.
As US federal shutdown ends, here’s what the funding package means for animals
The longest federal shutdown in American history has ended. The funding package that was passed by the U.S. House and Senate earlier this week has now been signed into law.
Elephant who escaped circus last year forced to perform under threat of illegal bullhook in Indianapolis
Viola is on my mind once again, as our Indiana state director brought to my attention that bullhook-wielding handlers forced Viola and another elephant named Kelly to perform at the Murat Shrine Circus in Indianapolis.
Good news! Condé Nast, parent company of Vogue and Glamour, goes fur-free
Baby chick discarded as trash at egg farm makes beautiful transformation with a little love
When we say we want to change the world for animals, we mean it—and that’s why, so often, the stories I tell here are about fights to end animal cruelty on a massive scale.
How South Korea finally achieved a ban on the dog meat industry
A decade ago, when our team at Humane World for Animals Korea (known then as Humane Society International/Korea) began its breakthrough efforts to close dog meat farms in South Korea, we were told that achieving a ban on the dog meat industry in the country would be impossible.
Wake-up call: Over 1 million American black bears killed by trophy hunters in 25 years
Right now, across the U.S. and Canada, black bears are preparing for hibernation by consuming 20,000 calories each day.
Everyone deserves the joy and companionship of having a pet
Pets for Life takes a comprehensive, community-based approach, providing veterinary care, pet supplies and services at no cost to pet families.
Celebrating animals during New York Fashion week
Fashion built on suffering has no place in a humane world.
How we're helping communities in India and Pakistan after worst floods in decades
In recent weeks, devastating monsoon floods have swept across large areas of India and Pakistan, destroying homes, displacing communities and leaving countless animals in urgent need of care.
Captive tiger kills owner of roadside zoo
Over the weekend, a roadside zoo in Hugo, Oklahoma, announced on Facebook that its owner and operator, Ryan Easley, had been killed by a tiger.