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YouGov poll reveals vast majority (93%) of Brits don’t wear real animal fur and do support a #FurFreeBritain; Government urged to end UK fur sales
LONDON—British citizens overwhelmingly agree that the time has come for Britain to be fur-free.
More than 100 dogs rescued from South Korea’s dog meat trade arrive in the US to find new homes
WASHINGTON (July 16, 2020)—More than 100 dogs saved from South Korea’s brutal dog meat trade are headed for loving homes in the United States.
BREAKING: Vietnam bans wildlife imports, closes illegal wildlife markets as part of global crackdown
HANOI—Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a new directive that bans wildlife imports and closes illegal wildlife markets, a move applauded by Humane Society International/Vietnam.
New poll shows 80% of Koreans support increased funding to replace animal testing with advanced methods, with legislative proposal anticipated this year
SEOUL (July 30)—With South Korea’s National Assembly set to review a bill to promote non-animal research methods later this year, a new opinion poll reveals that the majority of the Korean public want to see their tax money spent on supporting these advanced approaches instead of animal testing.
‘동물실험 대체 위한 지원’ 법안 필요성에 대한 여론조사, 80% 이상 ‘필요하다’ 응답
대다수 국민이 세금으로 동물실험이 아닌 사람에서 유래한 세포를 쓰거나 사람의 장기를 모사하는 등 대안적 실험연구에 쓰이는데 동의한다는 여론조사 결과가 나왔다. 이번 21대 국회에서 이러한 동물실험에 대한 대안 방법을 개발하고 확산하기 위한 입법 마련 필요성에 대해서는 81.6%가 ‘필요하다’고 응답했다. 이번 전국 여론조사는 한국 휴메인 소사이어티 인터내셔널(Humane Society International, 이하 HSI)의 의뢰로 리얼미터가 조사했다.
World Lion Day sees South Africa tarnished by captive lion industry
CAPE TOWN—South Africa is not a good place for lions today, on World Lion Day—and it won’t be tomorrow either, with an estimated 11,000 lions held captive in more than 300 facilities across the country.
U.S. agrees to decide pangolin protections
WASHINGTON—Under a new legal agreement, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The agreement, approved today by a federal judge, requires the agency to decide by June 2021.
