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February 13, 2012
Leona Lewis Sends Valentine’s Plea to Brussels: Have a Heart for Animals in Cosmetics Testing
Singer Leona Lewis sent a Valentine’s card and letter to John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, with a personal plea for him to help end the suffering of animals used in cosmetics testing.
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February 7, 2012
Protection for Hares Introduced in Scotland
The first of February 2012 saw a watershed for hare protection in Scotland. The introduction of Wildlife and Natural Environment Act 2011 makes it an offence to intentionally or recklessly kill, injure or take brown hares from 1 February to 30 September, and mountain hares from 1 March to 31 July.
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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 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 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.
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December 12, 2011
Leona Lewis and UK Celebrities Call For Animal-Friendly Christmas & Holiday Season
British stars Leona Lewis, Ricky Gervais and Joanna Lumley have joined Humane Society International/UK in urging people to celebrate an animal-friendly Christmas and holiday season. The celebrities support HSI’s “Cruelty-Free Christmas Pledge,” and have joined HSI in suggesting a range of festive and animal-friendly options, from having a veggie Christmas lunch to refusing to buy animals as gifts.
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November 29, 2011
HSI Applauds Novo Nordisk for Ending Animal Testing for Medicine Quality Control
HSI welcomed the announcement by global healthcare company Novo Nordisk that it would no longer use living animals to test the quality of its medicine batches.
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November 21, 2011
HSI Commends European Commission for its Proposal to End Shark Finning
HSI Europe applauds the European Commission for adopting a strong draft legislative proposal on shark finning. The new legislation would ensure that all sharks caught by EU vessels anywhere in the world must be landed with their fins naturally attached to their carcasses, without exception.
