Press Releases

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan—The 20th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species that concluded today in Uzbekistan has been hailed by campaigners as encouragingly positive as 114 wild animal species received protections against unsustainable international trade. This Conference

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan― The exploitation of sloths for the pet trade, tourist selfie industry and zoos will come under tighter restrictions in the future as protections against international commercial trade have been given to the Hoffmann’s two-toed and Linné’s two-toed sloth at the

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan―Two of Australia’s most vulnerable reptile species have been awarded strengthened protections from international commercial wildlife trade following a decision today at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, The

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan― International trade in critically endangered Galápagos land iguanas and vulnerable marine iguanas has been banned at the 20th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting, to the relief of wildlife campaigners. Populations of Galápagos land iguanas are declining fast

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan―Vultures, one of the most threatened bird species globally, have been given greater protections today against persecution for international trade, thanks to a crucial vote at the 20th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting. A proposal by several African

Guwahati, ASSAM - Animal protection organization, Humane World for Animals India (formerly called Humane Society International), in collaboration with Anaajoree and the Railway Protection Force, has launched a digital public awareness campaign at Guwahati Railway Station, to strengthen public vigilance against the

NEW YORK—The Council of Fashion Designers of America, which owns and organizes the Fashion Calendar for New York Fashion Week, announced today that it will no longer promote animal fur at any Official New York Fashion Week Schedule events, including on its Fashion Calendar, social media channel and website. As a continuation of past program collaboration, the announcement follows years of engagement with Humane World for Animals and Collective Fashion Justice.

WASHINGTON—Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund (formerly called the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund) are pleased to see new draft guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reduce testing on non-human

Humane World for Animals warns that proposal 14 will undermine decades of conservation progress and potentially incentivize lethal elephant population control or “culls”.