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Poland’s president signs fur farming ban into law
WARSAW― Poland has today become the 18th country in the European Union to ban fur farming, after President Karol Nawrocki officially signed a ban into law. This has been welcomed as ”an historic moment for animal protection in Poland” by Humane World
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Exploitative pet trade in Chilean rose tarantulas to become harder as species gets increased CITES protection
Collection of tarantulas in huge quantities for the pet trade is threatening the survival of the species.
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One year later: a lone pig from a large-scale animal rescue operation is thriving at a Texas sanctuary, learning how to be a pig
While she needed time to acclimate and discover what it is like to be a pig, Sabine now shares a large pasture with five other pigs and has everything a pig requires.
Kelly Donithan
CITES wildlife conference votes to keep international trade restrictions for giraffes
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan― Wildlife campaigners at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species expressed relief today as attempts by some African nations to remove protections for giraffes were thwarted. The dangerous proposal
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Endangered whale sharks and critically endangered gulper sharks given vital extra protections against international trade by CITES wildlife conference
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan―Endangered whale sharks and critically endangered gulper sharks have a better chance of escaping extinction thanks to global trade controls agreed today at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
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UNICEF and Humane World for Animals India host Telangana’s first-ever conference on animal-inclusive disaster risk reduction
HYDERABAD, Telangana—In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state, UNICEF and Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International India), in collaboration with the Telangana State Disaster Management Authority, jointly hosted a one-day conference on animal-inclusive disaster risk reduction in Telangana
Sean Rayford
Italian 2026 budget law: amendment proposes 2 million euros to combat animal fighting
ROME—Combating animal fighting is the objective of amendment 42.0.23 to the Italian 2026 budget law, introduced by Senator Anna Bilotti (M5S) and supported by the two animal protection organisations Humane World for Animals Italy (formerly called Humane Society International) and Fondazione Cave
Raluca Simion
Humane World for Animals supports reforms to recognize animals as sentient beings
ROMANIA – Humane World for Animals welcomes and supports today’s launch of a parliamentary debate aimed at improving the animal protection legal framework, including recognizing animals as sentient beings with rights and freedoms. Humane World for Animals, formerly known as Humane Society
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ETCA coalition calls on the Italian Government: ‘The cage-free fund is a first step toward building a cage-free Italy’
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