Fundraiser for Animals Asia

Created: 03 October 2011

 

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Crisis in Tripoli's Zoo

Created: 01 September 2011

Caught up in the middle of someone else' s war, and abandoned during the conflict going on right now in Libya, the animals at the Tripoli Zoo are in dire straits, faced with a lack of both food and fresh water, only 10 of the zoo's 200 strong staff have returned, and are struggling to care for the animals, who are hungry and terrified by the sounds of gunfire, exploding bombs and aircraft screaming through the sky overheaed.  For CNN's latest coverage please click on CNN's article War's forgotten: Tripoli Zoo animals suffer, lacking food, water.

The Humane Society of Canada, whose staff have hard won experience working in war zones to help animals, is working right now to get badly needed support and supplies into the zoo to assist the beleagured animals and their caretakers.  In just one instance, HSC Chairman & CEO, Michael O'Sullivan mounted a relief mission in cooperation with the Canadian Armed Forces, British and American forces to look after the animals abandoned at Kuwait City Zoo during the first Gulf War.

 

Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)

Created: 12 July 2011

The International Whaling Commission is the international regulatory body for whaling on the open seas. It was created following the signing of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in Washington, DC in 1946. The first annual meeting of the IWC took place in London, UK in 1949. The main function of the IWC is to govern whaling practices by providing protection to species, designating whale sanctuaries, funding & promoting research on whales and determining quotas.

This year's Annual Meeting of the IWC is taking place on the island of Jersey, United Kingdom July 2011

Read more: Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)

The Humane Society of Canada at the International Tiger Summit

Created: 24 November 2010

On November 20th, 2010 in St Petersburg, Russia, The Tiger Summit brought together 13 range states of the tiger to discuss ways to save this species from extinction.  In recent years tiger poaching has been increasing, and 2010, the Chinese year of the Tiger, has been no exception.

To read more about the Tiger summit click here.

INTERPOL co-ordinated operation targeting illegal trade in endangered reptiles leads to arrests and seizures worldwide

Created: 03 November 2010

Nov 2, 2010 - A worldwide operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL and involving 51 countries across all five continents against the illegal trade in reptiles and amphibians has resulted in arrests worldwide and the seizure of thousands of animals as well as of products worth more than 25 million Euros.

To read the full article click here.

To read about The Humane Society of Canada's work with INTERPOL to combat world wide animal trafficking click here.

If you would like to support our campaign to combat wildlife and environmental crime with INTERPPOL, please make a donation here . Because when it comes to fighting cruelty, we don’t give up. Ever.

Yukon Wildlife Enforcement Blitz Yields More than 50 Violations

Created: 08 October 2010

Oct 8, 2010 - Env. Canada - Environment Canada officers have completed a two-week import/export border blitz at the Beaver Creek border crossing in Yukon Territory. Officers uncovered more than 50 violations under federal and territorial laws, including those under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA).

To read the full article click here.

To learn more about CITES and the global trade in animals, and what The Humane Society of Canada is doing click here.

Alberta designates grizzly bears a threatened species

Created: 04 June 2010

Government of Alberta, June 3, 2010 - The Alberta government has designated grizzly bears as a threatened species in an effort to better protect the bears and sustain the provincial population.  To read the full article click here.

Illegal ivory and rhino horn trade target of INTERPOL co-ordinated operation across southern Africa

Created: 18 May 2010

May 18, 2010 - INTERPOL - A transnational operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL targeting wildlife crime across southern Africa has resulted in the location and closure of an illegal ivory factory, the seizure of nearly 400 kilos of ivory and rhino horn with a market value of more than one million dollars, as well as the arrest of 41 people.

To read the full article, click here.

 

To read about more of The Humane Society of Canada's work with Interpol, click here.

If you would like to support our campaign to combat wildlife and environmental crime with INTERPPOL, please make a donation here . Because when it comes to fighting cruelty, we don’t give up. Ever.

N.L. harp seal hunt set to begin

Created: 13 April 2010

CBC News - April 5, 2010 - The harp seal hunt north of Newfoundland and Labrador is scheduled to begin Thursday with the quota increased by 50,000 animals to a total of 330,000.

To read the full article, click here.

Worst Ice Year Kills Canadian Seals Before Hunters Can

Created: 29 March 2010

Mar 26, 2010 - ENS - Thousands of harp seal pups are presumed dead in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence and starving pups are being found abandoned on the beaches of Prince Edward Island, victims of the worst ice conditions ever recorded in the region.

To read the full article, click here.