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The Food Industry Scorecard
A year-long audit of roughly 100 major food companies designed to gauge their progress.
Investigations FAQ
Animal exploitation exists across the food, fashion, entertainment, commercial trade, pet and science industries, the truth of which is often disguised and/or presented as a necessary evil. Sometimes, the only way to obtain the truth is by going undercover. That’s where our Investigations Team comes in.
2023: A winning year for dogs, cats and other companion animals
Many people experience their first connections with animals through relationships with dogs, cats or horses. Just as these bonds are powerful and pervasive, so must our advocacy be since companion animals face myriad injustices and difficulties in the U.S. and around the world. We’ve already
Leading animal protection NGOs call for ban on hunting trophy imports
BRUSSELS — Humane Society International/Europe, Pro Wildlife, Born Free Foundation, Eurogroup for Animals and Pan African Sanctuary Alliance today presented a new report at an event at the European Parliament, which was hosted by German MEP Manuela Ripa ÖDP, Greens/EFA. The report highlights how the
Celebrities, MPs, NGOs and No 10’s Larry the cat unite urging Boris Johnson to come good on his animal welfare pledge
LONDON—Celebrities, MPs, animal protection organisations and Number 10’s Larry the Cat have joined forces to call on the Prime Minister to prioritise legislation that recognises animals as sentient beings and enacts a duty to protect them when formulating and implementing policy, before the UK
Five ways to be an animal defender this World Animal Day
LONDON–Around the world, billions of animals suffer for our food, fashion, beauty and entertainment. Many of them lead deprived, miserable lives confined in unnatural conditions or are subjected to deliberate cruelty. It doesn’t have to be that way. By changing our lifestyles to make more
As China’s Yulin dog meat festival approaches, UK charity’s rescue pups from Yulin’s past show happy endings are possible
LONDON — As the Yulin dog meat festival in China’s Guangxi Autonomous Region fast approaches later this month, UK charity Humane Society International/UK shares happy ending stories of some of the dogs its Chinese activist partners have previously rescued from Yulin slaughterhouses. Snorki, Rosie
The surprising role prairie dogs play in saving ecosystems
Prairie dogs are vital to North America’s grasslands—one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world—but they’re struggling to shed their bad reputation.
The role of animals in humanitarian crises
A discussion on the importance of the human-animal bond during humanitarian crises
Ending the use of gas chambers
Only 24 states have full bans on the cruel use of gas chambers to end the lives of pets. Let's work together to pass legislation to bar this form of torture in animal shelters.
Senators resurrect a dangerous pro-cruelty, special favors bill for Big Pork
Those who are determined to defend the cruelties of factory farming are never at a loss when it comes to sowing chaos and distortion on the subject, especially in the U.S. Congress. Now they’re at it again, offering their blustering support for a new Senate bill, the Food Security and Farm
Italian media’s undercover investigation at Europe’s biggest hunting fair exposes trophy hunting lobby’s deceptions, divide amongst hunters as countries consider trophy trade bans
ROME—Yesterday, the Italian media outlet Kodami released Europe’s largest hunting fair held in Dortmund, Germany from January 24-29, delivering another shocking look behind the scenes of an industry currently under intense political scrutiny in Europe as multiple Member States consider hunting
Belgium to ban hunting trophy imports to protect wildlife
BRUSSELS—Today, the Belgian Federal government’s Council of Ministers approved a legislative proposal for a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animal species, put forth by Zakia Khattabi, Minister of Climate, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal. The Minister’s
Limitations of Animal Tests
It doesn’t matter whether you live in a city, suburb, or on a farm, and it doesn’t matter whether you work in an office, a factory, or at home—or whether you don’t work at all. You’re going to come into contact with lots of synthetic chemicals every day, starting with your toothpaste (even your
Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn and more star in Humane Society International’s animated short film Save Ralph in aid of global campaign to ban cosmetic testing on animals
WASHINGTON—Hollywood filmmakers and movie stars have joined forces with Humane Society International to produce a powerful stop-motion animated short film, Save Ralph, calling for an end to cosmetic testing on animals around the world. Although banned in 40 countries, the practice is still perfectly
Campaigners―joined by Kim Basinger, Ricky Gervais and Peter Egan―celebrate as Jakarta, Indonesia, bans city’s dog meat trade that kills 340 dogs a day
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Hollywood actress Kim Basinger, comedian Ricky Gervais and British actor Peter Egan have joined campaigners from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition in celebrating news that Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta has banned the dog and cat meat trade. The stars sent a video message
Celebrities including Pierce Brosnan, Simon Cowell, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres call for end to horrific dog and cat meat trade in Indonesia
WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF THE KILLING OF DOGS LONDON—Some of the biggest names in acting, music and sports from around the world have come together to sign a letter urging President Joko Widodo of Indonesia to end the brutal slaughter of millions of dogs and cats for the meat trade
Wildlife trade
Wild animals are targets for poaching, captive hunting, the fur trade, the exotic pet trade and more. We're stopping the Wildlife Trade to keep animals safe in their natural habitat.
Facts about the fur trade
Learn how millions of wild animals suffer each year on fur farms and from trapping, and how bans and consumer shifts are driving fur’s rapid global decline.