BLOGS

02.20.26

What does South Australia’s dingo bounty really cost?

Across Australia, dingoes are slowly being recognised for what they are:  Australia’s local apex predator with deep cultural significance and an important ecological role.   Yet in many jurisdictions they continue to be subjected to widespread lethal control through baiting, trapping and shooting, due to policies that still classify them as pests or biosecurity threats.  In 2023, Victoria ended its dingo bounty, acknowledging that bounty […]

MEDIA RELEASES

02.09.26

New figures reveal: One native animal legally killed every minute in New South Wales

Data on NSW licencing reveal the extent of Government-sanctioned destruction of native animals in the state | Conservation groups and wildlife carers to provide evidence of the extent of cruelty at inquiry into licensed killing   SYDNEY (5 February, 2026)—Humane World for Animals Australia (previously Humane Society International Australia) will provide evidence at a NSW […]

BLOGS

02.04.26

Wildlife burn treatment explained: The weeks‑long battle to heal burned Kangaroos

When disaster strikes, wildlife rescue is rarely quick or simple. It is a slow, meticulous act of care that often begins with a single phone call from a worried member of the public, or a sighting by a search team moving through burned country.   During the ongoing bushfires in Victoria, Humane World for Animals teams have been deployed where the need is […]

MEDIA RELEASES

01.27.26

Queensland Government culling of six dingoes on K’Gari is an injustice for native wildlife

SYDNEY (January 27, 2026)—Humane World for Animals Australia is deeply saddened by the Queensland Government’s decision to kill a pack of six dingoes on K’gari over the Australia Day long weekend.   News of the government’s actions was announced in a media release from the Minister for the Environment and Tourism’s office on Sunday, following the tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James last week.   Humane World for Animals Australia offers its deepest condolences […]

MEDIA RELEASES

01.16.26

Humane World for Animals Australia deploys to help animals severely impacted by bushfires and heat stress

Local wildlife carers are inundated with flying foxes impacted by heat and injured animals from Victoria’s bushfire crisis MELBOURNE—Humane World for Animals Australia (formerly called Humane Society International Australia) has deployed a team to the state of Victoria to assist local wildlife carers inundated with animals following heatwaves and bushfires in recent weeks. Victoria has […]

MEDIA RELEASES

01.15.26

Wetland homes for wildlife given protection under new nature laws

SYDNEY (January 14, 2026)— Humane World for Animals Australia (previously known as Humane Society International Australia) is proud to have secured protection for two Murray Darling Basin wetland ecosystems under Australia’s new nature laws announced by Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt today.  The Lower Murray, including the Coorong at the river mouth, and the Macquarie Marshes have both been listed as Critically Endangered “Threatened Ecological Communities” under the newly amended Environment […]

BLOGS

01.09.26

Change is possible: Two years ago, South Korea banned the dog meat industry

Today marks two years since the ban on dog meat officially passed in South Korea. Since enforcement began, 1,204 dog farms—or about 78% of all dog farms in the country—have closed. When we started advocating for an end to the industry, about a decade ago, government estimates indicated that there were more than 17,000 dog meat […]

MEDIA RELEASES

01.06.26

QLD Government greenlights cruelty in decision to reverse flying fox shooting phase-out

SYDNEY (January 6, 2026) Humane World for Animals Australia (formerly called Humane Society International) has criticised the Crisafulli Government’s decision to reverse the former government’s phase-out of shooting flying foxes for crop protection. The animal protection charity says the move seriously undermines progress toward effective non-lethal management and brings back animal suffering.  The phase-out of flying-fox […]

BLOGS

12.16.25

CITES CoP20: What happened and why it matters for wildlife

One of the most important global meetings on wildlife trade has just wrapped up in Uzbekistan. It’s capital city Samarkand was where governments convened for the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to decide how international trade should be managed for some of the world’s most threatened species. As always Humane World for […]