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동물대체시험법 제정안 통과를 촉구하기 위한 민·관 협동 토론회가 지난 8일 국회에서 열렸다. 이번 토론회는 동물복지국회포럼(공동대표: 박홍근, 이헌승, 한정애)이 주최하고, 더불어민주당 남인순 국회의원, 국민의힘 이주환 국회의원과 동물보호단체인 한국 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(이하 한국HSI, 대표:채정아)가 공동 주관했다. 토론회를 공동 주관한 남인순 의원은 “이제 국회가 일해야 하는 시간”이라며, 국회 공청회를 추진해 동물대체시험법 제정안이 통과될 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠다”고 말했다. 토론회는 한국HSI 서보라미 정책국장의

BRUSSELS—Yesterday, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its Scientific Opinions on the welfare of laying hens and ‘broiler’ chickens raised for meat production. These publications provide additional scientific underpinning to the European Commission’s existing plans to revise the EU

LONDON—Military chef instructors from across the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and Civil Service have taken part in a masterclass on plant-based cuisine as part of a culinary training workshop held by Humane Society International/UK, Veganuary and Plant Futures. Chef instructors from the

LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh—Humane Society International/India celebrates World Spay Day with the successful completion of its 50,000th spay/neuter surgery in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, reaching a crucial milestone in its Animal Birth Control program. In 2019, HSI/India implemented the city’s first-ever

Brasilia, BRAZIL—A partial ban on animal testing for cosmetics in Brazil was introduced by the National Council for the Control of Animal Experimentation via regulatory restriction No. 58, of Feb. 24, 2023, published today in the Union Official Journal. The restriction prohibits animal testing for

ROMA—In occasione del World Wildlife Day, l'Intergruppo Parlamentare per i Diritti degli Animali, ha presentato due interrogazioni parlamentari gemelle (una alla Camera dei Deputati e l’altra al Senato della Repubblica) rivolte al Ministero dell’ambiente e della sicurezza energetica in merito alla

CHILE—Humane Society International is providing critical supplies to aid animals affected by the wildfires plaguing Chile. Oxygen concentrators, food and veterinary medical supplies were provided by the HSI team to animal rehabilitation centers and veterinary hospitals to support hundreds of wild

CHILE—Humane Society International está proporcionando suministros críticos para ayudar a los animales afectados por los incendios forestales que afectan a Chile. El equipo de HSI entregó concentradores de oxígeno, alimentos y suministros médicos veterinarios a centros de rehabilitación animal y

EUROPE—This Saturday marks the 10 th anniversary of the European Union’s ban on cosmetic animal testing and trade, and the climax of a decade-long campaign by Humane Society International, its affiliates and partners to extend the cruelty-free cosmetics model across the globe. Humane Society

CAPE TOWN—Considering that South Africa is one of the highest per capita meat-consuming countries in Africa, one might be surprised to discover that there are 14 fully vegan restaurants in Cape Town alone. Humane Society International/Africa and ProVeg South Africa have partnered to create a My

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—From how to improvise a muzzle to the correct way to treat a poisoned cat or dog—these were some of the topics addressed at Humane Society International/Latin America’s first aid training. The workshop was given to 20 judicial police agents from the new specialized section

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—Desde cómo improvisar un bozal, hasta la forma correcta de ayudar a un perro o un gato envenenado, fueron algunos de los temas que se abordaron durante el “Taller de primeros auxilios para perros y gatos en la escena del crimen”, impartido por la organización de bienestar animal

LONDON—New polling data shows that less than one in five people in Britain (19.8%) support the use of pig farrowing crates. Yet, every year on UK farms, over 200,000 mother pigs are confined for up to five weeks at a time in small cages in which they can’t even turn around. Today, The Crate Escape

India—Humane Society International/India, a leading animal protection organization, has launched and now invites nominations for the Swarnali Roy Award for Vegan Advocacy to acknowledge the valuable work of vegan advocates in the country. The award recognizes individuals whose plant-based advocacy

*Editor’s note: This page was updated to reflect actual attendees of the event. MALAYSIA—Over the weekend, international and local business leaders, egg producers, advocates, students and professors, veterinarians, government representatives and many others gathered at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Kuala

MEXICO CITY—Global animal protection leader Humane Society International and ONG Te Protejo have welcomed a move by Mexico’s Senate to outlaw the practice of animal testing for cosmetics, as well as the manufacture, import or marketing of cosmetics tested on animals anywhere in the world after the

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO–La organización con liderazgo global en protección animal, Humane Society International (HSI), y la ONG Te Protejo dieron la bienvenida a la decisión unánime del Senado de la República de prohibir las pruebas cosméticas en animales, así como la fabricación, importación o