Bloody Festival in Nepal
Asia: The Gadhimai Jatra festival in Nepal involves the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of buffalo, goats, pigs, roosters and rats... More»
Keeping Dogs Cool
Asia: Responding to a request from a U.S. Army veterinary officer in Afghanistan, HSI helped arrange relief from the extreme heat that military working dogs there must endure... More»
Seal Hunt Happenings
Canada: Nova Scotia rewrote the law to open Hay Island to the commercial slaughter of grey seals... More» Meanwhile, Canada threatened a WTO challenge to the EU seal product ban... More» and HSI won an award for our ban campaign... More»
Calling Attention to Animal Agriculture at Copenhagen
Europe: HSI will be attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December to discuss the impact of factory farming on the environment... More»
Shark Bill Advances
U.S.: The Shark Conservation Act has advanced in the U.S. Senate, passing the Commerce Committee... More»
