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July 19, 2016
Alberta's draft caribou protection plan criticized for protecting industrial development at the expense of wildlife
A diverse group of organizations across the country is calling on Canadians to urge the Alberta government to abandon a draft plan for the recovery of woodland caribou in North and Central Alberta. Part of the plan includes a fencing experiment that would enclose caribou within 100 square kilometers, and then slaughter many other species found on both sides of the fence.
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July 6, 2016
European Parliament urges Japan to cease whaling activities
HSI applauded the European Parliament for adopting a resolution on Japan’s decision to resume whaling in the 2015-2016 season. By voting for the resolution, MEPs voiced their support for the maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling. They urge Japan to cease its ‘scientific’ whaling activities and to commit to its international obligations regarding the protection of marine mammals.
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June 30, 2016
Undercover video: trophy hunts of threatened and vulnerable species sold at Safari Club International convention
HSI and The HSUS released an undercover video ahead of the one year anniversary of the killing of Cecil the Lion revealing hunts for other threatened and vulnerable animals on sale at Safari Club International’s annual convention.
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June 24, 2016
Tanzania urged to rescind hunting concession to Green Mile, a company accused of reckless, atrocious animal abuses
In a letter sent to Tanzanian President John Magufuli, The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International strongly urged the government to rescind its decision to grant a hunting concession to Green Mile Company Limited, an operator previously expelled from the country for appalling and abusive killing of wildlife.
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June 17, 2016
Des trophées de chasse issus d'espèces menacées mis en vente dans l'un des plus grands salons de chasse d'Europe
Des voyages de chasse ayant pour but de tuer des centaines d'animaux issus de nombreuses espèces menacées ou en voie de disparition telles que les éléphants et les rhinocéros d'Afrique, seront proposés à la vente ce week-end en France
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June 17, 2016
Endangered species trophy hunts sold at one of Europe’s largest hunting fairs
A new report by HSI/Europe shows that France is the third largest European importer of hunting trophies in the world after Spain and Germany. The country just held the 'Game Fair' where hunting trips to kill hundreds of animals, many threatened or endangered species like African elephants and African rhinos, were sold.
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June 13, 2016
Previo al estreno de Buscando a Dory, se les solicita a los consumidores no comprar peces exóticos como mascotas
En víspera del estreno de la película de animación de Disney/Pixar Buscando a Dory, grupos de protección y conservación animal instaron hoy a los consumidores a no comprar peces como Dory u otras especies de peces extraídos de la naturaleza para acuarios caseros.
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June 13, 2016
Ahead of Finding Dory, consumers urged not to buy wild-caught fish as pets
In advance of the release of Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory, animal protection and conservation groups today urged consumers not to buy fish like Dory, a blue tang, or other wild-caught fish as pets for home aquariums.
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June 2, 2016
U.S. restricts commercial ivory trade, with China expected to follow
The United States announced a near-complete ban on the commercial ivory trade, marking a historic step forward in ending the global elephant poaching crisis.
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May 9, 2016
Bill to Improve Animal Protection in Canada Introduced
HSI/Canada applauded Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith for moving Bill C-246, the Modernizing Animal Protections Act, which seeks to make common sense improvements to the animal cruelty section of the Canadian Criminal Code.
