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As South Korea contemplates a dog meat ban, charity closes its 18th dog meat farm and flies dogs to United States to seek adoption
SEOUL―Seventy-three year old Mr Yang in South Korea’s Chungcheong province has become the latest dog meat farmer in the country to join Humane Society International/Korea’s Models for Change program as part of the charity’s efforts to end the dog meat industry. Through working with HSI/Korea, Mr
Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis in the UK
Badgers are among the most iconic of the UK's wild mammals, but their future is under threat from official plans to slaughter them en masse in a misguided attempt to control tuberculosis in cattle. Measuring up to a meter long, weighing in at 7-14 kg, and with a distinctive black and white striped
Leading animal protection NGOs call for EU ban on hunting trophy imports
BRUSSELS—Marking the sixth anniversary of the killing of Cecil the lion by an American trophy hunter, animal and nature protection NGOs, members of the European Parliament, and conservation experts from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya are calling on the EU to ban the import of hunting trophies. In
Kentucky’s Churchill Downs horse racing track suspends racing upon recommendation of The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority after 12 horse deaths
In response to Kentucky’s Churchill Downs horse racing track announcement of a halt to racing upon the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement. Keith Dane, senior
Café Toscano is committed to purchasing only cage-free eggs
MEXICO CITY—Café Toscano, a cafeteria restaurant with four locations in Mexico (Roma, Condesa, Lomas and Polanco) has committed to exclusively obtaining eggs from cage-free hens throughout its supply chain during the year 2021. With this announcement, Café Toscano will make a positive impact on the
How we work to save animals (part 5): Building relationships
Note: This blog is part of our series highlighting how we fight—and win—for animals . This post focuses on how we’re creating a stronger animal protection movement through partnerships, trainings, support, collaboration and more. Previous posts have covered our advocacy efforts with governments and
In a huge win for horses, USDA announces final rule seeking to end horse soring
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a final rule to stop a strange, persistent and deeply disturbing cruelty that has survived more than a half century’s legislative attempts to suppress it. In a huge win, the new rule bans the use on Tennessee walking and racking horses of devices and
How one dog’s tragic plight led to the Animal Welfare Act
Pepper was a beloved dalmatian living on a family’s farm in Pennsylvania until June 1965, when she suddenly vanished. Her family spent days and days searching for her, thinking she may have been hit by a car, which would have already been a heartbreaking loss. Instead, her fate was shocking
Breaking: Our rescue team saves more than 200 dogs from two Oklahoma puppy mills
Early Monday morning, our Animal Rescue Team arrived at two properties in Milburn, Oklahoma, with officers from the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, who served search warrants as part of an alleged animal cruelty situation. Law enforcement requested our assistance with rescuing potentially hundreds
Emotional exhibit in South Korea shows ‘meat dogs’ in new light
So much of our work for animals depends on transforming the way people view animals, and so we are deeply proud to have brought a very special photography exhibit to Seoul, South Korea, in that spirit. Our Beyond Prejudice exhibition by award-winning photographer Sophie Gamand showed survivors of
Breaking: 18 dogs saved as Viet Nam slaughterhouse shuts down
Something extraordinary happened just outside a dog slaughterhouse and dog meat restaurant in Viet Nam where thousands of dogs and cats had been killed over the past five years: The owner of the facility approached the sign that advertised dog meat and started to tear it down. The work that led up
Three Ohio families file lawsuits alleging Petland sold sick puppies and engaged in deceptive sales tactics
The Humane Society of the United States is working with an Ohio-based law firm to provide legal assistance to three Ohio families in lawsuits alleging Petland, Inc. engaged in fraudulent and misleading sales practices and sold the families sick puppies. The Humane Society of the United States tracks
HSI welcomes inclusion of animal protection provisions in renewed EU-Mexico free trade agreement
Hopeful news for animals. Shaiith/istock Mexico City/Brussels—Humane Society International has cautiously welcomed the conclusion of negotiations for the modernisation of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mexico. A summary of the ‘agreement in principle’ has been released
Ten Lemurs, four macaques and other animals removed from poor conditions in two Puerto Rico facilities are now thriving at a Texas sanctuary
MURCHISON, Texas—Ten lemurs, four macaques, two llamas, two coatis, three emus and an ostrich have made remarkable recoveries and living their best lives at Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, after being removed from a now-shuttered zoo and a holding facility in Puerto Rico where they were
Overbreeding of UK lab mice makes mockery of government pledge to reduce animal use in scientific research
LONDON—Home Office statistics published today detailing the United Kingdom’s use of animals in scientific procedures in 2017 [1] have been sharply criticised by Humane Society International/UK as exposing the government’s complacency and continued, embarrassing failure to use its regulatory and
Conference celebrates first year of revised Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking
BRUSSELS—A year after the publication of the Revised Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking, representatives from Member States, the European Commission, the European Parliament and civil society gathered in Brussels to discuss the implementation of the Action Plan and solutions to end illegal
Calls for global ban on dangerous trade in wild animals for food
WASHINGTON —Wildlife campaigners across the globe from animal charity Humane Society International have called for an urgent worldwide ban on the wildlife trade after China’s announcement that it will prohibit the buying and selling of wild animals for food in light of the mounting threat associated
Wolves in Europe under threat as European Commission seeks to downgrade legal protections
BRUSSELS—Today the European Commission has announced that it will be taking steps to reduce legal protections for wolves in the EU. To achieve this, they will propose the downgrading of the wolf’s protection status under the Bern Convention. At present, wolves are listed under Appendix II, which
With South Korea’s first Bok Nal since the dog meat ban, dog farmers should capitalize on the plant-based boom and switch to crop growing instead, says HSI/Korea
SEOUL—More than 20 Korean animal protection groups and hundreds of citizens are expected to gather in Seoul on July 13 to mark the start of South Korea’s first Bok Nal since the National Assembly voted in January to ban the dog meat industry. Although appetite for dog meat soup (bosintang ) is at an
EU ban on breeding and keeping American mink could end cruel fur farming of 6 million mink in Europe
BRUSSELS—The European Union has officially added the American mink (Neogale vison) to the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern, in a move that could effectively ban mink fur farming across the EU. However, animal protection charity Humane World for Animals Europe (formerly called Humane