Animal advocates urge Mexican Senators to pass strong penalties for dogfighters
Animal advocates called on the Justice Committee of the Senate to urgently pass a bill to penalize dogfighting. The bill would reform the Federal Criminal Code to penalize individuals for organizing fights, owning or trading a fighting dog, possessing a property used
Mexico’s Senate Justice Committee approves dogfighting penalties, moves bill to full Senate
Mexican lawmakers moved one step closer to enacting tough penalties for dogfighting with a vote today in the Senate Justice committee. Activities to be penalized include organizing fights, owning or trading a fighting dog, possessing a property used to hold fights, or
Aramark, a leading global food service provider, commits to sourcing only cage-free eggs in global supply chain
MEDIA DOWNLOADS Aramark, one of the world’s leading food service providers, has announced it will transition to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain globally. Aramark, which has operations in 19 countries and purchases more than 300 million eggs annually, will conclude
European Parliament adopts ambitious report on horse welfare
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a report on the responsible ownership and care of equine animals, initiated by the Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development. Animal protection group Humane Society International/Europe welcomes the adoption of this report, which
HSI calls on zoos to step-up security for vulnerable species following rhino poaching in Paris
Following the brutal killing of a four-year-old male southern white rhinoceros named Vince in a zoo near Paris, Humane Society International is calling on the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria to urgently review and improve security protection for vulnerable animals in
Switzerland bans trade in commercial seal products
Just a month ahead of the 2017 Canadian seal hunt, Switzerland has concluded a multi-year process of prohibiting its trade in products of commercial seal hunts with a decision adopted by the Swiss Federal Council on March 3, 2017. As of April
Animal protection groups commend bill to ban dog and cat meat in the United States
U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Dave Trott, R-Mich. and Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., have introduced legislation to ban the dog and cat meat trade in the United States, earning applause from Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the
HSI hosts first Asia Animal Welfare Roundtable for food companies
Motivated by growing public concern for animal welfare throughout Asia and recent commitments by multinational food companies and governments around the world to eliminate extreme confinement systems—including battery cages for egg-laying hens and gestation crates for mother pigs—from their supply chains for
More than 400 cats spayed in Mexico City on World Spay Day
MEDIA DOWNLOADS To mark World Spay Day, teams of volunteer veterinarians spayed and neutered 426 cats throughout Mexico City in a campaign supported by Humane Society International Mexico and executed by local organizations Cemegatos and Koncientizando. The campaign spanned from February 25