European Union urged to make shifting diets from meat consumption to plant-based alternatives an urgent policy priority
The European Union must make encouraging a shift away from meat-heavy diets towards more plant-based foods an urgent policy priority, in order to tackle climate change, improve consumer health and protect animal welfare, say MEPs and experts from industry, research and innovation
Leading online luxury fashion retailer YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP announces fur-free policy with The HSUS, HSI and LAV
YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP, the world’s leading online luxury fashion retailer, has today announced a new fur free policy which will exclude all items and accessories made from animal fur from all of its multi-brand online stores NET-A-PORTER, MR PORTER, YOOX and THE
World Oceans Day event honours conservationist Rob Stewart’s memory, calls on federal government to ban products of shark finning
At an event held ahead of World Oceans Day (June 8), along with Lush Cosmetics and the family of the late Canadian filmmaker and conservationist, Rob Stewart, Humane Society International/Canada is calling on the federal government to ban the import of products
World Environment Day: How eating green can help save our planet
Billions of people are called to take a green step towards reducing their carbon footprint for World Environment Day, 5 June 2017. This year’s theme, "Connecting People to Nature," aims to encourage us to appreciate nature, consider how intimately we depend on
HSI y compañías mexicanas trabajan en conjunto para ayudar al medio ambiente y a la salud de los empleados
En el marco de la celebración del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, Humane Society International, efectuó una presentación donde doctores, especialistas en recursos humanos, nutriólogos, representantes de la industria alimentaria y otros expertos, discutieron estrategias para reducir el impacto ambiental y ahorro
Twelve dogs rescued from South Korean backyard dog meat facility
A group of 12 dogs arrived safely after having been rescued by Humane Society International from a backyard breeding operation for the dog meat trade in Seongnam, South Korea. The Idaho Humane Society, a Humane Society of the United States Emergency Placement
Costa Rican Congress approves legislation against animal cruelty
The Costa Rican Congress has approved the reform of a penal code that sanctions animal cruelty with jail time. Lawmakers passed the law unanimously in second debate following five years of deliberation and negotiations. Cynthia Dent, global field manager for Humane Society
Partnership launched between HSI/Latin America and the National System of Conservation Areas SINAC for wildlife conservation in Costa Rica
The National System of Conservation Areas, or SINAC, has established a working alliance with Humane Society International/Latin America through the signing cooperation agreement for wildlife management and conservation programs in Costa Rica. Andrea Borel, executive director for HSI/Latin America, said: “This partnership
Mass spay/neuter clinic completed in First Nations community of Wemotaci, Qc
MEDIA DOWNLOADS Humane Society International/Canada and Chiots Nordiques have just completed their 10th mass spay/neuter clinic together in the Atikamekw community of Wemotaci, Quebec. The groups set up a temporary clinic to sterilize 113 animals, with a total of 188 animals receiving