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ROMA/WASHINGTON–I governi di tutto il mondo hanno ricevuto oggi un appello urgente e un white paper scientifico da parte di Humane Society International per chiedere un'azione immediata volta a vietare il commercio, il trasporto e il consumo di animali selvatici - in particolare i mammiferi e gli

ROMA/PECHINO—La città di Zhuhai, nella provincia del Guangdong, è diventata la seconda città della Cina continentale a vietare il consumo di carne di cani, gatti e fauna selvatica. Si tratta di un passo importante che gli attivisti della Humane Society International sperano darà inizio ad un vero e

ROMA/SEOUL–Più di 70 cani sofferenti, trovati da Humane Society International in un allevamento di carne di cane della Corea del Sud, hanno avuto una seconda chance grazie alla decisione dell’allevatore di abbandonare l’attività. Dopo aver allevato cani per quasi 40 anni, Nakseon Kim ha colto al

WASHINGTON—Just three weeks ahead of China’s infamous Yulin dog meat festival at which thousands of dogs are killed for consumption, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has made official its declaration that dogs are companions and not “livestock” for eating. The official announcement

ROMA/WASHINGTON—A solo tre settimane dall’inizio del festival di Yulin, il noto evento cinese durante il quale migliaia di cani vengono uccisi per il consumo umano, il Ministero dell'Agricoltura e degli Affari Rurali della Cina ha reso ufficiale la sua posizione che i cani sono compagni e non

LONDON—Disturbing video footage released by Humane Society International/UK reveals shocking suffering of thousands of foxes and raccoon dogs enduring miserable lives and painful, protracted deaths on fur farms in Asia. Foxes were filmed being repeatedly bludgeoned over the head, resulting in

Malappuram, India—Animal charity Humane Society International/India is offering a reward of up to 50,000 IN rupees in Malappuram district of Kerala, for information leading to the positive identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of a pregnant elephant who ate a

BEIJING—Chinese animal activists in Yulin have urged local authorities to embrace the national government’s recent declaration that dogs are companions not food, by halting the city’s dog meat festival due to take place from June 21. The activists rescued ten “friendly and innocent” puppies they

LONDON—British citizens overwhelmingly agree that the time has come for Britain to be fur-free. A new YouGov opinion poll, commissioned by animal charity Humane Society International/UK, reveals that 93% of the British population reject wearing real animal fur, and the majority (72%) support a

KARNATAKA—Radio telemetry to track snakes, the free distribution of solar lanterns and gum boots in rural Karnataka, along with local community awareness, are being used as part of a unique pilot project to tackle India’s huge snake bite problem. India is the snake bite capital of the world, with

WASHINGTON – Mehr als 100 Hunde, die vor dem brutalem Hundefleischhandel in Südkorea gerettet wurden, sind auf dem Weg in liebevolle Hände in den Vereinigten Staaten. Humane Society International (HSI) rettete die Hunde im Rahmen ihrer Kampagne zur Beendigung des Hundefleischhandels und flog sie in

WASHINGTON (July 16, 2020)—More than 100 dogs saved from South Korea’s brutal dog meat trade are headed for loving homes in the United States. Humane Society International rescued the dogs as part of its campaign to end the dog meat trade and flew them to the U.S., where the Humane Society of the

CAPE TOWN—This World Elephant Day, Humane Society International/Africa is celebrating the treatment of its 34th population of African elephants using the immunocontraception vaccine as a humane population growth control method. This brings the total number of females under treatment in South Africa

SAN JOSÉ—More than 3,000 dogs and cats who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic received food for several weeks, thanks to a donation made by the animal welfare organization Humane Society International/Latin America. This donation is part of Mars, Incorporated’s recent donation to HSI for

LONDON—Mike Moser, who resigned as CEO of the British Fur Trade Association in 2018 after a decade of defending the fur industry, has come out in support of a UK ban on fur sales because he no longer believes fur can be produced humanely. Moser is now publicly supporting the #FurFreeBritain campaign

WASHINGTON—Korean-American actor Daniel Henney just became the proud pup parent of Juliette, a young golden retriever rescued from a dog meat farm in Hongseong, South Korea by Humane Society International. The international film and television actor is best known in the U.S. for his role in the