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Badgers are under threat. Dirk Freder/istock
Kill Zones Revealed
HSI UK responds to government announcement of England’s two pilot badger slaughter zones Read further
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January 19, 2012
Thousands of Dogs and Other Animals Spared Cruel Chemical Tests in Europe
HSI scientists secured the biggest reduction in animal testing requirements ever accomplished.
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January 19, 2012
Badger Kill Zones Revealed: Local Badgers Could Be Wiped Out, Warns HSI UK
HSI UK reacted strongly to DEFRA’s announcement of England’s pilot badger cull zones, warning that local badger clans risked being completely eradicated in these areas.
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January 11, 2012
HSI UK Tells Home Office: Don’t Break Pledge To Ban Animal Testing For Household Products
HSl UK urged the Home Office to keep its commitment to ban animal testing for household cleaning products such as washing-up liquid and carpet shampoo.
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December 19, 2011
HSI Canada Calls for Canadian Sealing Industry Buyout Following Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus Seal Fur Ban
HSI Canada commends the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus for prohibiting further import and export of fur from harp seals, the primary targets of Canada’s commercial seal hunt.
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December 14, 2011
DEFRA’s English Badger Cull Decision Breaches Bern Convention, Says HSI UK
HSI UK submitted a formal complaint to the Bern Convention against the UK in response to the announcement by DEFRA Minister for Agriculture, Caroline Spelman, that the government would proceed with two pilot studies to slaughter badgers in England.