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Royal Heritage restaurant ditches caged eggs from its menu

Update: As of June 2023, Kalpapruek has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. BANGKOK, Thailand — Kalpapruek, a Thai restaurant founded by Prince Bhisatej Rajani and Lady Datchari Rajani in 1975, announced its new animal welfare commitment to serve and buy eggs only from cage-free

Restaurant Group ramps up its hen welfare pledge in Thailand

Update: As of September 2023, Bann Ying Family has published that it no longer buys eggs from caged hens. BANGKOK, Thailand—Restaurant group Baan Ying Family adopted a new animal welfare policy to use 100% free-range organic eggs. The group runs six restaurant brands including Baan Ying, Baan Ying

Reward of 50,000 INR offered for nabbing monitor lizard abusers in Tamil Nadu

Humane Society International/India is offering a reward of 50,000 INR for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the persons shown committing a violent act against a monitor lizard. A video shared with HSI/India, showed two persons forcing a monitor lizard off a palm

Rescued Gorillas Find Hope

The endangered Grauer’s gorilla is now found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa and continues to be threatened by clear cutting of forests, disease transmission, and poaching. Encroaching human activity leaves the animals' habitat fragmented and their populations even more

Saving Olive Ridley Turtles

by Keren Nazareth Orissa, India is one of the most important breeding grounds for Olive Ridley turtles in the Indian Ocean. In the past few years, due to bad weather, increased trawlers, construction of ports, and predators such as feral dogs and pigs, many nests have not reached maturation and

Secret filming shows rooms stacked full of caged chinchillas in Romania’s filthy fur factory farms, sparking calls for a ban

BUCHAREST, Romania—Romania is being urged to become the 20 th country in Europe to ban fur farming following revelations from an undercover investigation by Humane Society International/Europe which uncovers serious animal welfare concerns. Following discussion with HSI/Europe, deputies from the

Shark Conservation: A Timeline

Humane Society International has been working to increase global awareness about the threats these vulnerable predators face, as well as the crucial role they play in maintaining healthy oceans. Much progress has been made, but the situation for most sharks remains dire. View a map of current shark

Seal Slaughter in Namibia

The seal slaughter in Namibia is one of the world’s largest remaining commercial seal hunts. In recent years, the annual hunting quota has been set at 85,000 pups and 7,000 adult bulls. However, the Namibian authorities are notoriously secretive about the hunt and have consistently discouraged

Mink on a fur farm
EU ban on breeding and keeping American mink could end cruel fur farming of 6 million mink in Europe

BRUSSELS—The European Union has officially added the American mink (Neogale vison) to the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern, in a move that could effectively ban mink fur farming across the EU. However, animal protection charity Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane

Chickens in chicken house
New global cage- and crate-free guide helps companies meet 2025 animal welfare deadlines

WASHINGTON—Animal protection charity Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States) has launched a step-by-step guide to help food and hospitality companies around the world implement a shift away from farming systems that confine

Zwycięstwo! Rząd Kanady przyjmuje przepisy mające na celu stopniowe wycofywanie zwierząt z badań chemikaliów pod kątem ich toksyczności.

OTTAWA—Humane Society International/Canada świętuje uchwalenie poprawek do kanadyjskiej ustawy o ochronie środowiska, mających na celu stopniowe wycofywanie zwierząt z testów chemikaliów pod kątem ich toksyczności w Kanadzie. Poprawki te zostały uwzględnione w ustawie S-5, mającej na celu zmianę

Victory! Canadian Government passes provisions to phase out the use of animals in chemical toxicity testing

OTTAWA—Humane Society International/Canada is celebrating the passage of amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, aimed at phasing out the use of animals for chemical toxicity testing in Canada. The measures were included in Bill S-5, to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection