HSI is dedicated to protecting all wildlife from cruelty, exploitation, and loss of habitat.
Don't Buy Wild: An Interactive Guide
Every year, billions of animals are inhumanely captured and killed to provide for your entertainment, and to make products for you to buy here and around the world. It’s called the international wildlife trade, and you can help stop it by avoiding products and experiences that come from these abused animals.
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Badger Slaughter
Badgers are under the threat of mass slaughter from a misguided attempt to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis. Learn More
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Drive Fisheries
During a drive, fishermen in places such as Taiji, Japan slaughter hundreds of dolphins at a time. Learn More
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Fisheries & Bycatch
Hundreds of thousands of animals are unintentionally killed every year from becoming injured by or entangled in nets, lines, and hooks. Learn More
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Habitat Protection
HSI helps protect and create habitat to preserve wildlife populations. Learn More
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Hare Protection
HSI is working to stem the population declines of brown and mountain hares in the UK. Learn More
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Immunocontraception
HSI is working with scientists to develop a non-hormonal birth control method to control breeding in confined wild animal populations. Learn More
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Marine Mammals in Captivity
The more we learn about marine mammals, the more troubling it becomes to keep these complex, intelligent creatures in tanks and pens. Learn More
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Marine Noise
Marine mammals use sound to communicate, navigate, find mates, and avoid predators. But human-caused noise pollution can disrupt, injure, and even kill these animals. Learn More
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Mercy Release
The Buddhist tradition of mercy release began centuries ago with spontaneous acts of compassion toward animals, but the modern version causes suffering and environmental damage. Learn More
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Rhinoceros Poaching
All five species of rhino are in crisis due to poaching and the trade in their horns for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn More
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Shark Finning
Every year, in oceans around the world, tens of millions of sharks are hunted to meet the demand for shark fin soup. Learn More
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Trophy Hunting
Every year, hundreds of thousands of wild animals, representing hundreds of different species, are slain by trophy hunters. Learn More
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Whaling
Despite a ban on commercial whaling, whales are still hunted. HSI is calling for a global whale sanctuary to end all whaling for commercial purposes forever. Learn More
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Wildlife Trade
The international wildlife trade threatens the survival of many species and results in the inhumane treatment of billions of animals every year. Learn More
Stop Wildlife Abuse News
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May 14, 2013
HSI/India Calls on Greater Cochin Development Authority to Reveal Public Expenditures for Pursuit of Misguided Dolphinarium Project
HSI/India called for a full accounting of public funds used to explore the viability of a dolphinarium in Kerala, deemed unlawful by several federal government agencies.
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May 9, 2013
Notable Fishermen’s Association Joins HSI/India In Calling for Shark ‘Fins Naturally Attached’ Policy
India’s Association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen called on the government to adopt a ‘fins naturally attached’ policy in support of Humane Society International/India’s campaign to end the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning.
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May 6, 2013
New York Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill to End Largest Shark Fin Trade on the Atlantic
The New York Legislature unanimously passed legislation in both chambers to end New York’s contribution to the dire collapse of shark populations worldwide.
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May 2, 2013
Saving Olive Ridley Turtles
HSI and Action for Protection of Wild Animals joined forces to help Olive Ridley hatchings in Orissa, India reach the sea safely.