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August 15, 2017
HSI/Mexico praises Veracruz governor for standing firm against cockfighting
The governor of Veracruz, Mexico, Miguel Ángel Yunes, was applauded for his recent veto of a change to the state’s animal protection law that would have legalized animal fighting, including cockfights and other cruel spectacles like vaquilladas, which are similar to bullfights.
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August 1, 2017
HSI welcomes the introduction of dogfighting legislation in the Mexican State of Chihuahua
HSI welcomed the introduction of a bill to penalize a host of activities related to dogfighting in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
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June 29, 2017
Animal Protection Agency created as part Mexico City’s revamped animal protection law
HSI applauded Mexico City Governor Miguel Ángel Mancera for signing into law a reform to the city’s Animal Protection Law, creating a new Animal Protection Agency that will serve as a policy hub to coordinate animal welfare policies.
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June 12, 2017
Fox Sports Presenter Erika Fernández joins #BeCrueltyFree campaign to ban cosmetic animal testing in Mexico
Erika Fernández, TV presenter, model, humanitarian and passionate animal advocate, has become the first celebrity in Mexico to support the #BeCrueltyFree campaign for a federal ban on cosmetics animal testing and trade.
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June 5, 2017
HSI y compañías mexicanas trabajan en conjunto para ayudar al medio ambiente y a la salud de los empleados
En el marco de la celebración del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, HSI efectuó una presentación donde doctores, especialistas en recursos humanos, nutriólogos, representantes de la industria alimentaria y otros expertos, discutieron estrategias para reducir el impacto ambiental y ahorro de costos en torno al tema.
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April 29, 2017
San Bartolo, Yucatan holds cruelty-free festival
For the second consecutive year, cruelty-free festival is taking the place of the Kots Kaal Pato - an annual Yucatan ritual of stringing up small animals like piñatas and beating them to death or cutting off their heads.
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April 25, 2017
Mexican Senate approves federal dogfighting penalties
HSI applauded Mexican lawmakers for approving tougher penalties for dogfighting and the activities surrounding it, including organizing fights, owning or trading a fighting dog, possessing property used to hold fights or attending a fight as a spectator.
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April 7, 2017
HSI to meat producers: Companies are responding to consumer demand and adopting animal welfare policies
Speaking about the future of animal agriculture at the International Meat Congress in Mexico City, Humane Society International stressed that farm animal welfare has become an important issue for food companies, consumer groups and governments across the world, including in Mexico.
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April 6, 2017
Mexico’s Senate Justice Committee approves dogfighting penalties, moves bill to full Senate
HSI applauded the Mexican Senate Justice Committee for approving penalties against dogfighting, moving the bill to a vote in the full Senate.
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April 6, 2017
Animal advocates urge Mexican Senators to pass strong penalties for dogfighters
Animal advocates called on the Justice Committee of the Senate to urgently pass a bill to penalize dogfighting. The bill would reform the Federal Criminal Code to penalize individuals for organizing fights, owning or trading a fighting dog, possessing a property used to hold fights, or attending a fight as a spectator.
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