Canada’s Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act clears Senate
OTTAWA—Canada has reached the half-way mark in becoming a cruelty-free cosmetics market with a final endorsement of Bill S-214, the Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act, by the Senate. The proposed legislation, which would prohibit both domestic animal testing for cosmetics as well as
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
Over 50 dogs and puppies saved from a horrific South Korean dog meat farm are now safe and Montreal-bound
MEDIA DOWNLOADS MONTREAL—More than 50 dogs on a South Korean dog meat farm have escaped the cooking pot barely a month before the start of the Bok Nal summer season, during which more than one million dogs are eaten as ‘bosintang’ soup
VIDEO: Charity’s rescue mission saves 50 desperate dogs from being eaten in South Korea’s ‘Boknal’ summer season
MEDIA DOWNLOADS SEOUL—Fifty dogs on a South Korean dog meat farm have escaped the cooking pot barely a month before the start of the Boknal summer season, during which more than one million dogs are eaten as ‘bosintang’ soup. Animal charity Humane
Havanna becomes the first Argentinean company to join the global cage-free egg movement
BUENOS AIRES—In a meeting held between Havanna and officials at Humane Society International, one of the world's leading animal protection organizations, the company announced that it is joining the organization’s global cage-free egg initiative, committing to switch to a 100 percent cage-free
HSI/Canada and Chiots Nordiques head to remote community of La Romaine for second spay-neuter clinic of the season
MONTREAL—HSI/Canada and Chiots Nordiques (“Northern Puppies”) will travel to the remote Quebec First Nations community of Unamen Shipu (La Romaine) to conduct a sterilization clinic for stray and wandering dogs. Because of a lack of access to veterinary services (the area is
MPs call on UK Government to ban fur imports in passionate debate
London—In a landmark debate, MPs of all political parties at a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament passionately spoke out in favour of banning fur imports from the United Kingdom, with MPs calling the fur trade “vile”, “loathsome” and the “grimmest of human
HSI/Canada celebrates placement of all remaining dogs rescued in March from a South Korean dog meat farm
MONTREAL—A total of 89 dogs and puppies rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm in March have all left Humane Society International/Canada’s Montreal emergency shelter. Most of the dogs are now in forever homes while others have been placed with rescue
Amer court directs police to investigate cruelty on elephants at Amer Fort
Rajasthan—The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Amer has directed the police department to begin an investigation into cruelty carried out against the elephants used as a tourist attraction at Amer Fort. This court order came after a complaint filed by Smt. Gauri
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