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Anton Aguilar is the Executive Director of Humane Society International/Mexico, based in Mexico City. Mr. Aguilar holds an M.A. in Comparative Politics from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po Paris) and a B.A. in International Relations from El Colegio de Mexico. Mr. Aguilar had

In Odisha, India, where HSI is involved in a sea turtle conservation project, community volunteers, turtle guards, forestry personnel and technical experts came together last month for a training program coordinated by our local partner organization, Action for Protection of Wild Animals. The

Claire Bass is the Executive Director of Humane Society International/UK. She oversees HSI’s campaigns in the UK, including work to champion the protection of wildlife and to challenge the sale of fur in the UK. She is also part of HSI’s global teams on whales and seals. Prior to joining HSI, Bass

Thousands will have a better chance of survival. HSI Working by headlamp. HSI Keeping careful records helps measure success and inform planning. HSI Returning to the ocean after laying her eggs. HSI Off to begin their lives. HSI Now in its third year, an HSI/APOWA project to Save the Olive Ridleys

The vast number of consumer labels affixed to egg cartons can leave a shopper feeling dazed and confused. One carton may label its eggs "Natural." Another carton may call them "Free Range," while yet another may claim its eggs are "Certified Organic." How are thoughtful consumers supposed to know

The World Trade Organization today issued a final decision in its ruling to the inhumane global seal trade, and gave a precedent-setting boost to our domestic and international efforts to prevent animal abuse. The international body that sets the rules of the road on global trade matters has upheld

So that they will constantly give milk, dairy cows are artificially impregnated every year. After a nine-month gestation, calves are routinely taken from their mothers days, or sometimes just hours, after being born. Male calves are sold to veal farms at auction and will be slaughtered at about five

Mark Peter Simmonds is the Senior Marine Scientist for Humane Society International and a marine biologist and environmental scientist who has spent the better part of his career looking at the factors impacting marine mammals in the modern world. He is the author/co-author of over 200 scientific

We’ve made more progress in our anti-whaling campaign in the last two days than in the prior two decades. Just 48 hours after the International Court of Justice called for a halt to Japan’s whaling program—declaring it in violation of an International Whaling Commission moratorium—Japan has

In response to requests for information on transporting a companion animal between countries, we provide the following information: Please be aware that costs for transport of a dog or cat can range from USD $150 to $2000 or more, based on accommodation and airline. In addition, some countries have

Several thousand monkeys and other non-human primates are believed to be in private ownership in the UK. The most commonly kept species, which include marmosets, tamarins and squirrel monkeys, don’t even need to be registered with the authorities. The keeping of these primates as pets, along with

On January 11, 2014, the Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia. The winner paid US $350,000. The black rhino is a critically endangered species, facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. About 1,700 black rhinos live in Namibia and fewer than 5,000

This summer, with support from the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security and assistance from partner organizations Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare and PAWS, HSI conducted an island-wide survey to estimate the number of street dogs present in Mauritius. This survey was designed based on

What many European horsemeat consumers do not know is that, in addition to the 250,000 horses that are annually slaughtered for food in the European Union, huge quantities of horsemeat are also routinely imported to the EU from the other side of the globe. Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Uruguay and

Campaigners in Spain have called for a tourism award bestowed on the Toro de la Vega bull fiesta in 1980 to be removed. The event, which sees a bull chased, tormented and stabbed to death as part of an annual celebration, is listed as a “Fiesta de Interés Turístico” (Fiesta of Tourist Interest). An

by Mark Jones Eleven months on, and our attempt to access information on how “humaneness” is to be assessed during the badger culls has been thwarted again after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched a last-minute appeal against an order to release the details

The rabbit has become synonymous with cosmetics animal testing the world over and the image most often used on cruelty-free labelling. Rabbits are still widely used in eye and skin tests for consumer products and, alongside guinea pigs, rats and mice, endure untold suffering for the beauty industry

by Dr. Peter Li Last month, HSI staff traveled to China with the mission of improving animal welfare in zoos and protection in the wild. Reaching zoo directors HSI invited world-renowned elephant researcher Dr. Joyce Poole and Vice Director of Houston Zoo David Brady to speak to 48 Chinese zoo

As the number of visitors to bullfights falls, Spain's politicians are considering a new law to sustain the cruel spectacles by declaring them cultural heritage, a move that would ensure additional public funds are spent on promoting and protecting the bloodsport across the country. We've teamed up

June 26, 2013 saw the opening of a landmark case about whaling at the International Court of Justice [ 1] in The Hague in the Netherlands. The case will ultimately be decided upon by the ICJ’s presiding judges and there is no appeal mechanism. Background In 1982, the International Whaling Commission