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February 5, 2014
No Medal for Sochi When It Comes to Animals
Authorities undertook the mass killing of street dogs in a misguided effort to “beautify and sanitize” Sochi as they welcomed Olympic athletes and visitors to their city.
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February 4, 2014
Putin Urged to Stop Stray Animal Removal in Sochi
In response to reports that officials in the city of Sochi, Russia hired a company to kill stray animals ahead of the Olympics, HSI urged President Putin to stop the culling.
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January 30, 2014
MEPs' Bid to Strengthen Animal Welfare in Proposed EU Invasive Alien Species Legislation
The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee adopted a report supporting improving animal welfare provisions in the proposed EU regulation on invasive alien species.
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January 29, 2014
The Need for EU Legislation on Invasive Alien Species
HSI had recommendations to improve a European Commission proposal for an EU Regulation on the control and management of invasive alien species.
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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.
