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MEXICO CITY—Mexico moved closer to establishing its first nationwide framework for animal welfare today as the Senate’s Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee, together with the First Legislative Studies Committee, approved the proposed General Law on Animal Welfare, Care and Protection. The bill recognizes animals as sentient beings and establishes national standards for their care and protection.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Every year on September 19, Mexico conducts a nationwide emergency drill to strengthen disaster preparedness and promote a culture of prevention. Thanks to a pioneering collaboration between animal protection organization Humane World for Animals and Mexico City’s Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection , this year’s drill included an animal-inclusive evacuation exercise at the Infonavit Iztacalco housing in the Iztacalco Borough.

MÉRIDA, Mexico — For the second consecutive year, authorities, academic institutions, and animal protection organizations including Humane World for Animals participated in a hurricane simulation exercise that included animal related concerns.

PUEBLA—Humane World for Animals Mexico and Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) conducted a joint deployment in Tlacotepec, Puebla, to raise awareness and help curb illegal wil

MEXICO CITY—Humane World for Animals, formerly called Humane Society International, commends Arcos Dorados for successfully transitioning its shell egg procurement to 100% cage-free sources across its operations in Mexico, fulfilling a 2025 commitment to advance animal welfare.

Mexico City—The National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) and the international animal protection organization Humane World for Animals, formerly known as Humane Society Inter

Last week, during the 93rd General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health, Humane World for Animals Mexico joined an international panel on animal welfare during transport.

As part of a collaboration agreement signed earlier this year, Humane World for Animals Mexico and the country’s Federal Environmental Attorney General hosted a national training workshop for approximately 100 law enforcement officials from across Mexico focused on preventing, investigating and prosecuting wildlife trafficking offenses.

Momentum is building to ban bullfighting in the state of Hidalgo, which could become the seventh state in Mexico to prohibit the practice. Yesterday, as part of its ongoing efforts to support legislative action against bullfighting, Humane World for Animals provided scientific and technical background at the first-ever bullfighting forum held at the Congress Tower of the State of Hidalgo.