Trophy hunting: Nine out of 10 Argentines are against this practice
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—The vast majority of Argentine society opposes trophy hunting in the country and the export and import of trophies. This was demonstrated by the results of a recent survey conducted in Argentina in May 2022 regarding this practice, which consists
Humane Society International trains authorities in Mexico City, Yucatan and Aguascalientes on animal protection issues
MEXICO CITY—In recent days, a team of disaster and animal cruelty response experts from Humane Society International presented and hosted workshops covering animal welfare issues for federal and local authorities and nonprofit organizations from Mexico City, Tlaxcala, Pachuca, Estado de México, Yucatan
Organizations around the world call for a ban on hunting trophy imports
BRUSSELS—In a joint position paper, conservation and animal protection organizations from all around the world, including 45 non-governmental organizations from African countries, speak out against trophy hunting and urge policymakers to ban imports. Mona Schweizer from Pro Wildlife says: “Trophy hunting stands
Shocking evidence pet dogs are being killed for China’s meat trade as police and activists rescue 126 dogs—many with collars—from an illegal slaughterhouse
As the infamous so-called dog meat “festival” ends in south China’s city of Yulin, some 1,000 miles away in Shanxi’s Fufeng County in north central China, 126 dogs have escaped a brutal death at the hands of dog meat traders thanks to
Twenty-three dogs are rescued from feces-filled, squalid neglect case in Aguascalientes, Mexico
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Twenty-three dogs have been rescued from a house in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in what rescuers describe as some of the most squalid and filthy conditions they have ever witnessed. The State Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROESPA), teamed up with Humane Society International/México
Severe pain endured by nearly half of monkeys and mice in Korean labs as animal use increases
SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea has issued an urgent call for the National Assembly to enact legislation to reverse the alarming and unconscionable increase in cruel animal testing. Statistics published this month by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency reveal that animal use has
Humane Society International’s Save Ralph animated film awarded Grand Prix for Good at Cannes Lions Festival
CANNES, France— Save Ralph, the star-studded stop-motion animated short film by Humane Society International, has been awarded the Grand Prix for Good, prestigious recognition as the top non-profit film entered into this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. Save Ralph, which HSI created to
On eve of China’s Yulin dog meat ‘festival’, Chinese police and activists intercept a truck of 386 dogs headed to the city for slaughter
YULIN, China—With dog meat eating set to rise from tomorrow in the south China city of Yulin as the so-called Lychee and Dog Meat “Festival” gets under way, police in the city of Shaanxi together with activists campaigning for an end to
Dog slaughterhouse owner in Indonesia sentenced to 12 months in jail and a fine of over $10,000 for trading in stolen dogs for human consumption
CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia—A dog slaughterhouse owner in Sukoharjo, Indonesia who bought and killed thousands of dogs every year for human consumption has been sentenced to 12 months in jail and a fine of 150 million Rupiah ($10,000 USD). More than 50 terrified
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