'This is history in the making I never thought I would see in my lifetime,’ says JungAh Chae, director of Humane Society International/Korea. On January 9th 2024, South Korea’s National Assembly voted through a ban on the dog meat industry in what animal campaigners...
On November 1-2, 2023, our Forward Food team and Simon Fraser University co-hosted The SFU and Forward Food Summit: Deepening Local Roots in Food Service (Plant-Based Edition). The goal was to educate and inspire the food service industry in British Columbia to...
We're thrilled to announce the arrival of 25 puppies at the Canadian care and rehabilitation centre. Through relentless dedication, our animal rescue team effectively shut down Farm 18, a dog meat farm in South Korea, where these dogs were rescued from some of the...
By Megan Stacey— Burgers, crab cakes and French onion soup were among the 60 recipes transformed into vegan dishes at a two-day culinary training hosted by Western this week. Turns out, they don’t need meat, fish or dairy to be delicious, at least according to eager...
On March 7th, 2023, Humane Society International’s animal rescue team closed its 18th dog meat farm in South Korea. Over 190 dogs were saved and the first batch of 16 dogs just arrived at our care and rehabilitation centre in Québec. In the coming months, we expect to...
On this World Vegan Day, we are announcing the launch of Verde, a 100% plant-based dining concept at Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario. This collaboration with Sodexo Canada will make it easier for students and staff to access and enjoy plant-based meals...
In late September, 45 dogs were transported to our Care and Rehabilitation Centre near Montreal, Québec. They were saved from a horrible fate, found tied up in a truck, destined for the dog meat trade in Indonesia. Before arriving to Canada, as is protocol for our...
Tapatuk is a beautiful dog who we first met during our sterilization clinic in Kangirsuk with Chiots Nordiques. During the clinic, she was examined, sterilized and vaccinated. Something also appeared to be wrong with her leg and she needed further testing. To get her...
Friends of HSI recently sponsored a portion of an onsite spay and neuter wellness clinic organized by the Canadian Animal Task Force in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Alberta. CATF is a non-profit organization that offers veterinary services in remote Indigenous...