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January 23, 2014
Primates as Pets
HSI/UK is campaigning to end the private keeping of primates and the associated trade in these animals.
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January 17, 2014
Keeping Primates as Pets Should Be Banned, HSI UK Tells Parliamentary Committee
Humane Society International/UK urged the UK parliament to ban the keeping of primates as pets. Most recent estimates suggest that upwards of 9,000 primates may be held as pets in the UK, but the true figure could be far higher as records are incomplete.
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January 15, 2014
European Parliament Calls for Urgent EU Action Plan to Stamp Out Wildlife Crime and Trafficking
The European Parliament’s adoption of a strong resolution on wildlife crime, including a call for a European Union action plan, received praise from HSI.
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January 14, 2014
Call Renewed for EU Moratorium on Horsemeat from North America
HSI renewed calls for the European Union to issue a moratorium on the import and sale of North American horsemeat following the adoption of a strong and wide-ranging European Parliament report.
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December 5, 2013
Polar Bear Hunting on Rise Despite Species’ Decline
As the biennial meeting of the international Polar Bear Agreement began in Moscow, Russia, new data pointed to an unsustainable rise in hunting that threatens the species.
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November 29, 2013
Badger Cull Fiasco: Natural England to Revoke Licence
The disastrous badger cull, which has been underway in Gloucestershire for eleven weeks, will end tomorrow, 30 November.
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November 28, 2013
Barry M Cosmetics Joins Global Be Cruelty-Free Campaign to End Animal Testing of Cosmetics
Barry M--the United Kingdom’s leading colour cosmetics brand--pledged support for HSI's Be Cruelty-Free campaign.
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November 25, 2013
HSI Applauds the World Trade Organization for Upholding EU Seal Product Trade Ban
The World Trade Organization released the final report regarding the Canadian and Norwegian challenge of the EU ban on trade in products of commercial seal hunts.
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November 22, 2013
Horizon 2020 Adopted
The European Union’s €70.2 billion scientific research and innovation funding and policy framework, Horizon 2020, was adopted by the European Parliament in plenary session.
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November 19, 2013
Stopping the Killing of Street Dogs in Romania
HSI has offered to assist Romanian officials in developing a dog population management program that would be both effective and humane.
