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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed listing seven species of pangolins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, a move that would strengthen trade and import restrictions within the United States and underscore the species’ critical conservation status. Pangolins are

PETEN, Guatemala―Twenty-eight parrots, most of them rescued and rehabilitated from the illegal wildlife trade, have been released back into the wild in Guatemala thanks to a project dedicated to helping trafficked wildlife, run by Asociacion Rescate y Conservacion de Vida Silvestre (known as ARCAS)

WASHINGTON―Horseshoe crab populations are on the decline, partly attributed to the use of their blood in medical testing. For decades, an effective replacement to the horseshoe crab blood-derived test has been available, and Humane World for Animals is working with regulators and the pharmaceutical

LONDON—Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais is urging people to get behind Humane Society International’s campaign to shut down China’s cruel dog and cat meat trade, including the infamous Yulin dog meat festival that takes place this week, on June 22. Despite officials denying that the Yulin dog meat

MEXICO CITY—Humane World for Animals Mexico, formerly called Humane Society International Mexico, and the Environmental and Territorial Planning Office (PAOT) of Mexico City have renewed their agreement to continue expanding their long-standing joint efforts to promote animal welfare in the nation’s

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO—Humane World for Animals México, antes llamada Humane Society International México, y la Procuraduría Ambiental y del Ordenamiento Territorial de la Ciudad de México (PAOT) renovaron su acuerdo de colaboración con el objetivo de continuar y expandir sus esfuerzos conjuntos de larga

MEXICO CITY―Humane World for Animals Mexico, previously called Humane Society International Mexico, welcomes the unanimous approval by the Mexican Senate of an amendment to the General Wildlife Law that would ban the use of marine mammals such as dolphins, sea lions and orcas in captive

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO―Humane World for Animals México, anteriormente Humane Society International México, celebra la aprobación unánime por parte del Senado mexicano de una reforma a la Ley General de Vida Silvestre que prohibiría el uso de mamíferos marinos como delfines, leones marinos y orcas en

CHIAPAS, Mexico—Chiapas is no longer the only state in the country without criminal penalties for animal cruelty. With the recent reform of its Penal Code, the State Congress of Chiapas approved the incorporation of a new section that criminalizes acts of cruelty against companion animals. This

CHIAPAS, México - Chiapas ya no es el único estado del país sin sanciones penales por crueldad animal. Con la reciente reforma a su Código Penal, el Congreso del Estado de Chiapas aprobó la incorporación de una nueva sección que penaliza los actos de crueldad contra los animales de compañía. Este

MEXICO CITY―Humane World for Animals Mexico, previously called Humane Society International Mexico, welcomes the unanimous approval by the Mexican Chamber of Deputies of an amendment to the General Wildlife Law that bans the use of marine mammals such as dolphins, sea lions and orcas in captive