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Dogs in the dog meat trade in Indonesia
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JAAN and Humane World for Animals launch "United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare" program in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province

KUPANG, Indonesia—The JAAN Domestic Indonesia Foundation, in partnership with Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International), proudly announces the official launch of our “United Against Rabies: Together for Animal Welfare” program in Nusa Tenggara Timur province. This is

Dog rescued from the dog meat trade in China.
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Chinese animal groups uncover warehouse in Beijing suburb holding dogs bound for the dog meat trade

MEDIA DOWNLOADS Last week, China Animal Protection Power, a coalition of Chinese animal protection groups based in Beijing, uncovered and closed an illegal dog collection depot in Changping, a suburban township of Beijing. The rescuers representing the Capital Animal Welfare Association, Vshine

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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

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Animal groups in Beijing submit letter signed by 235,000 people to end China’s Yulin dog meat festival

BEIJING—Chinese and international animal campaigners in Beijing have submitted a letter with 235,000 signatures to call for an end to the annual Yulin dog meat festival at which thousands of dogs and cats will be brutally killed and eaten. Humane Society International, Care2, VShine and Capital

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Armed thieves, rabies-infected dog meat highlight dangers of Indonesia’s dog and cat meat trade as campaigners fear tourists could be at risk

JAKARTA—Campaigners from the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition warn that millions of global tourists could be at risk of exposure to the deadly rabies virus spread by the county’s illegal dog and cat meat trade. The latest evidence concerning rabies risk comes in the form of a rabies-positive dog

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Animal protection groups commend bill to ban dog and cat meat in the United States

U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Dave Trott, R-Mich. and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., have introduced legislation to ban the dog and cat meat trade in the United States, earning applause from Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the United States and the

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Chinese animal activists rescue nearly 1,000 dogs and cats from truck headed to slaughter

MEDIA DOWNLOADS On the eve of China’s annual Yulin dog meat festival, Chinese activists have rescued up to 1,000 dogs and cats in Guangzhou from a truck headed to slaughterhouses in southern Guangdong. The rescue provides the world with a timely reminder that the cruel dog and cat meat trade is not

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Actor Daniel Henney calls for an end to South Korea’s dog meat trade in new Seoul subway ads for Humane Society International

Korean-American actor Daniel Henney has taken time out of his filming schedule to support a campaign in South Korea close to his heart – protecting dogs from the dog meat trade. The ‘Criminal Minds’ actor stars alongside Clint, a dog rescued from a dog meat farm, in a new advertising poster hitting

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153+8 Lives Saved

In Xi’an, China last week, members of an animal protection volunteer group called “Angels” spotted the latest in a series of trucks caught driving down the highway loaded with dogs headed for slaughter. When confronted, the truck driver and trader admitted that many of the dogs were stolen and that

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Bearing Witness to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival

HSI's Dr. Peter Li, along with The HSUS's Karen Lange and colleagues from local partner groups, bore witness to the horrors of this year's Yulin Dog Meat Festival in an effort to persuade officials to cancel it. Below are some of the scenes they encountered. Saving lives Activists surround a truck

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Dog meat traders to be prosecuted for the first time in Indonesian history after truck with 78 dogs intercepted by police

KULON PROGO, Indonesia—Indonesia’s first ever prosecution of dog meat traders under animal health laws is set to go ahead, officials have confirmed, in what the country’s animal campaigners hope will be a major turning point in the demise of the brutal trade. Kulon Progo District Police intercepted

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Animal group urges South Korea’s new president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pledge to end dog meat misery

SEOUL—Animal groups in South Korea are urging the newly elected president Yoon Seok-yeol to act swiftly on his pre-election pledge to tackle the dog meat industry. Among them, Seoul-based animal protection group Humane Society International/Korea says Yoon’s election must herald “an historic

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Actor Daniel Henney adopts Juliette, a dog saved from a South Korean dog meat farm by Humane Society International

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

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196 dogs saved from South Korea’s dog meat trade arrive in the US to find homes, as new poll shows 84% of South Koreans reject eating dog meat

CHANTILLY, Va.—Some 196 dogs saved from South Korea’s brutal dog meat trade touched down in the United States to start their search for loving homes, thanks to a rescue mission by Humane Society International. Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the rescue effort saw HSI’s U.S. team quarantine for

Salvati quasi 200 cani da un allevamento che “odora di morte” mentre nuovo sondaggio rivela che l'84% dei sudcoreani è contrario alla carne di cane

SEOUL—Un nuovo sondaggio svolto in Corea del Sud evidenzia il crescente sostegno per un divieto al consumo di carne di cane, con l'84% degli intervistati che afferma di non mangiarne e quasi il 60% a favore di misure legislative. Il sondaggio, condotto dalla Nielsen* e commissionato dalla divisione

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Campaigners in Seoul take nearly 1 million petition signatures to South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in calling for an end to the dog meat trade

MEDIA DOWNLOADS SEOUL—Animal protection campaigners in Seoul handed in a petition signed by nearly 1 million people from South Korea and around the world, calling on President Moon Jae-in to end the dog meat industry. The submission coincides with the end of Bok Nal, the hottest days of summer when

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Campaigners rejoice as Indonesian Government pledges to ban dog and cat meat trade

JAKARTA— Campaigners with the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition are celebrating a major breakthrough in their efforts to end the brutally cruel dog and cat meat trades, following a national government pledge to ban the trades. The DMFI comprising local and international groups Animal Friends Jogja

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Animal charities warn global goal to end rabies by 2030 is impossible without worldwide ban on brutal dog and cat meat trade

LONDON—Eighty-three animal charities from across the world, including Humane Society International, Change for Animals Foundation, the Jane Goodall Institute, FOUR PAWS, and Animals Asia, have called for stronger action by governments to tackle the significant threat of rabies posed by the brutal

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Dog meat farmer in South Korea swaps pups for plants in animal charity’s pioneering program to phase out the brutal trade

Puppies on Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI The HSI Animal Rescue Team rescues a dog from Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI Four puppies are shown locked in a cage on Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI Rescued dogs sit in crates on a truck at Farm 13. Jean Chung/For HSI An empty cage after a dog was rescued on Farm

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Dog trafficker in Indonesia sentenced to record 17-month jail term for trading in stolen dogs for human consumption

CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia—A dog trafficker in Indonesia involved in the supply and slaughter of dogs for human consumption has been found guilty of breaking the law and sentenced to a record 17 months in jail. Despite a national government declaration that dogs are not considered food in Indonesia