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HSI/UK Appalled as Badger Killing Begins 27 Aug 2013 | 12:59 pm
As the government's badger cull began, HSl/UK continued to oppose the slaughter and promote more humane and effective solutions to the problem of bovine tuberculosis in cattle. With other animal welfa...
Campaign Launched to Reduce Demand for Rhino Horn 27 Aug 2013 | 07:03 am
The Vietnam government authority responsible for implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and Humane Society International announced a long-term public awareness campai...
‘Fins Naturally Attached’ Policy Adopted to Protect Sharks 26 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests issued a ‘fins naturally attached’ policy requiring fisheries to land sharks in coastal states with their fins intact.
Speaking Out Against Bullfight Cruelty 23 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
Singer Leona Lewis, comedian and actor Rick Gervais and poet Benjamin Zephaniah support our #LoveSpainHateBullfights campaign--will you join them?
Be Cruelty-Free Campaign Welcomes New In vitro Method That Could Replace Painful Rabbit Eye Tests In Cosmetics Industry 20 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
HSI's Be Cruelty-Free campaign welcomed a new in vitro method that could replace painful rabbit eye tests in the cosmetics industry.
Recorriendo Latinoamérica en Favor de los Animales de Producción 12 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
La directora adjunta del departamento de Animales de Producción de HSI, Elissa Lane, viajó a través de Latinoamérica para hablar en favor del bienestar de los animales de producción.
Las Protecciones de la Etiqueta Dolphin Safe de los EE. UU. se Mantienen 9 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
HSI felicita a la administración Obama por fortalecer la etiqueta Dolphin-Safe.
“Bye Bye, Shark Fins! Cycling for Sharks” Event in Beijing Raises Awareness of Cruel Shark Finning 9 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
A citywide "Bye Bye Shark Fins! Cycling for Sharks" event in the heart of Beijing raised public awareness and support for sharks, whose numbers are declining worldwide due to the cruel shark finning t...
India’s Animal Welfare Board Encourages Shark Protection Policy 9 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
The Animal Welfare Board of India, in recognizing the problem of cruel shark finning, has issued an advisory to all Indian coastal states fisheries to help end this practice by having fishermen land s...
Tens of Thousands of Canadians Call for Better Conditions for Pigs 6 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
A total of 21,251 Canadians have signed a statement calling on the National Farm Animal Care Council to introduce better conditions for pigs in its draft Code of Practice and Handling of Pigs.