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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Lawyers from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition have submitted three legislative proposals to the House of Representatives to transform companion animal protection in Indonesia, including a ban on the cruel dog and cat meat trades. If passed, these would be Indonesia’s first

OAXACA, Mexico—Today, the state of Oaxaca passed its first animal protection bill. The new law recognizes animals as sentient beings, sets provisions to prevent and ban animal cruelty and abuse in its various forms, establishes responsible pet ownership as an educational guideline in public schools

Update (11/26/24): 17 State Congresses have approved this historic amendment, which means the bill has passed, since it had already been approved by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International/Mexico celebrates a landmark victory for animal protection in Mexico as

DONG NAI, Viet Nam—A dog meat restaurant and slaughterhouse in the Trang Bom district of Viet Nam’s Dong Nai province has closed after 20 years as part of the Models for Change program by animal protection charity Humane Society International. Launched in Viet Nam in 2022, the program helps people

PATNA, India—  In a press conference held in Patna, spiritual teacher and author Acharya Prashant joined animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India and People For Animals, to urge devotees to refrain from sacrificing animals during the Gadhimai festival. The animal sacrifice

ROMA—Contrasto dei combattimenti tra animali, in particolare tra cani, e divieto di importazione di trofei di caccia di specie animali minacciate di estinzione: questi i punti principali dei tre emendamenti alla Legge di bilancio 2025 sostenuti da Humane Society International/Europe a prima firma

ROMA—“Sì alla trasparenza, no alle gabbie, sì al segno distintivo cage-free” è l’appello che alcune associazioni – Animal Equality Italia, Animal Law Italia, CIWF Italia, ENPA, Essere Animali, Humane Society International/Europe, LAV, Legambiente e LNDC Animal Protection – a nome della coalizione

ROMA—Humane Society International/Europe e Fondazione Cave Canem ETS accolgono favorevolmente la prima approvazione, da parte della Camera dei Deputati, della proposta di legge (pdl) AC 30. La proposta, approvata il 20 novembre 2024, ha come prima firmataria e relatrice l’On. Michela Vittoria

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—This month, Humane Society International/Latin America provided advanced training to Costa Rican government authorities and other animal welfare institutions to enhance their capacity to combat illegal dog fighting and cockfighting. The two-day educational session engaged more

București, Romania - Humane Society International/Europe, Poliția Română și Corpul Național al Polițiștilor au lansat un parteneriat pentru a îmbunătăți protecția animalelor în România. Acest parteneriat a debutat cu o serie de cursuri de formare în domeniul combaterii cruzimii față de animale

LONDON— Shocking new footage of animals suffering on fur farms in Finland—a country that supplies fur sold in the UK—reveals foxes with raw open wounds, weeping infected eyes and deformed splayed feet. The investigation, carried out in late October by leading animal protection organisation Humane

BRUSSELS—A new online Master Class course to train scientists in testing cosmetics and chemicals without using animals is being hailed as a game-changer for cruelty-free testing worldwide. Featuring real-world case studies to walk scientists through animal-free testing step by step, the curriculum

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Humane Society International/Mexico, in partnership with the Centro de Ciencias Agropecuarias at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA), recently completed a pioneering spay/neuter training program for 14 government veterinarians in Aguascalientes. This hands-on

BIHAR, India—Ahead of the Gadhimai festival in Nepal, which is the largest mass animal sacrifice event in the world, animal protection organizations Humane Society International/India and People For Animals are urging devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice. HSI/India and PFA have deployed teams

BRUSSELS—Today’s decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to downgrade the protection of the wolf represents a dangerous step backwards for biodiversity and sets a worrying precedent for wildlife conservation in Europe, according to several animal protection organisations. Meeting

LONDON —More than 50 cross-party MPs and Peers attended a Parliamentary event calling for an end to fur imports and sales in Great Britain this week, meaning almost 200 MPs now support the Fur Free Britain campaign . Leading animal protection organisations Humane Society International/UK and FOUR

ROMA—Ciascuno di noi ha il potere di “dare un taglio alla crudeltà” nei confronti degli animali: “Cut the Cruelty” è il tema della campagna di Natale 2024 di Humane Society International/Europe che, grazie alla collaborazione con l’azienda vietnamita Bobi Craft, offre a ognuno di noi la possibilità

BIHAR, India—Animal charities Humane Society International/India, People for Animals, Sneha’s Care and the Federation of Animal Welfare of Nepal have condemned the mass animal sacrifice at the Gadhimai festival in Nepal as “an appalling bloodbath” and urged the Nepali government to take action to

TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America recently provided free veterinary care to dozens of dogs and cats in Tortuguero, a small but much visited community in northeastern Costa Rica situated on the country’s Caribbean coast in proximity to an ecologically sensitive