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SEOUL, South Korea—More than half of South Koreans in their 20s who have consumed dog meat in the past year, felt social pressure to do so from influential seniors such as their father or senior colleagues at work, a new survey finds. While the majority of respondents in this age group did not

HANOI, Viet Nam—The owner of a dog slaughterhouse and dog meat restaurant in Viet Nam, which killed thousands of dogs for human consumption over the past five years, has become the first in the country to take part in a new Models for Change program by animal protection group Humane Society

ROMA—Humane Society International/Europe ha consegnato più di 4.000 cartoline firmate da cittadini e cittadine italiani/e al Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza energetica, che esortano il Ministro Gilberto Pichetto Fratin a vietare l’importazione, esportazione e ri-esportazione, verso e dall

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt—Humane Society International is encouraged by the long overdue recognition among climate talk negotiators that food systems not only contribute to the ever-worsening climate crisis but can also serve as a key to mitigating it. For the first time ever, this year’s climate talks

LONDON—Animal protection organisation Humane Society International/UK has today announced that it has appointed Nick Jones as its new executive director. The move will help HSI to develop and deliver even greater change for animals, both in the UK and around the world. Jones has a wealth of

BRUSSELS—Following a concerted campaign by lobby interests seeking to decrease EU legal protections for large carnivores, the European Parliament has adopted a Resolution on the issue of the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe at its Plenary session in Strasbourg

KARNATAKA, India—In a move that will standardize and certify humane and responsible snake rescue in the state, the Karnataka Forest Department on Monday published an operational manual for certified snake rescuers. The guidelines titled “Effective Human-Snake Conflict Management and Mitigation: An

ROMA— “La transizione verso allevamenti senza gabbie per tutti gli animali è fattibile, oltre che doverosa” è ciò che hanno affermato Animal Equality, CIWF Italia Onlus, Essere Animali e H umane S ociety I nternational /Europe nell’evento organizzato per la coalizione italiana End the Cage Age, al

GALEATA, Italy—The World Organisation for Animal Health has announced Italy’s third outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 on a mink fur farm, located in the municipality of Galeata (FC). The farm has been closed since Italy’s national fur farming ban came into force on 1 January this year, with 1,523 minks

MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International/Mexico congratulated the LXIV Legislature of the Tlaxcala State Congress members for recognizing and punishing animal abuse as a crime unanimously. Dr. Claudia Edwards, programs director for HSI/Mexico, said: "We applaud the decision of legislators to combat

MEXICO CITY—Humane Society International México (HSI/ México), organización con liderazgo a nivel mundial en protección animal, felicita a los integrantes de la LXIV Legislatura del Congreso del Estado de Tlaxcala por aprobar de manera unánime tipificar el maltrato animal como un delito. La Dra

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Hotel Verde has committed to exclusively source pork from suppliers who do not confine soon-to-be mother pigs in crates. With this announcement, Hotel Verde joins the growing list of global companies that have pledged to procure only crate-free pork. This announcement follows

ROMA—Due emendamenti alla Legge di Bilancio 2023, sostenuti da Humane Society International/Europe, sono stati presentati dall’On. Michela Vittoria Brambilla (Gruppo Misto) a nome dell’Intergruppo parlamentare per i diritti degli animali. Solo il primo emendamento che riguarda i combattimenti tra

BRUSSELS—Animal protection charity Humane Society International/Europe strongly condemns Denmark’s plan to import 10,000 mink from Iceland, Norway, Spain, Poland and Finland to start a new breeding programme for fur farms once the country’s temporary mink breeding and farming ban is lifted from Jan

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Animal protection organization Humane Society International/Africa has launched its Healthy Pets, Healthier Community pilot program in Struisbraai and Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas, to improve the welfare of roaming and owned community cats and dogs. As part of the launch, HSI

BUCHAREST/BERLIN— Der rumänische Senat hat mit großer Mehrheit für einen Gesetzesentwurf gestimmt, der ein Verbot von Chinchillas und Nerzen in Pelzfarmen vorsieht. Vorausgegangen war eine Untersuchung von Humane Society International/Europe, die schockierendes Leid auf den Pelzfarmen des Landes

BUCHAREST, Romania—Il Senato rumeno ha votato a favore di una proposta di legge per vietare l’allevamento di cincillà e visoni, in seguito alla diffusione di un’indagine di Humane Society International/Europe che ha rivelato le scioccanti sofferenze negli allevamenti di animali da pelliccia del

BUKARESZT, Rumunia—Rumuński Senat zagłosował za projektem ustawy zakazującej hodowli szynszyli i norek na futra, po tym jak zostały ujawnione szokujące wyniki dochodzenia przeprowadzonego przez Humane Society International/Europe na rumuńskich fermach futrzarskich. Andreea Roseti, Dyrektorka HSI

SEOUL—Humane Society International/Korea has won an “Outstanding Contribution to Society” award, given by the Korean Society for Alternative to Animal Experiments. The award is sponsored by KSAAE every year to recognize individual academics and institutions and entities that contribute to the