The Humane Society of the United States

The Humane Society of the United States is the biggest and most impactful organization dedicated to animal welfare in the country. Each year, we and our partners offer direct care and support to over 100,000 animals, while also enhancing the field through education and training for local groups. As a top animal advocacy organization, we aim to create a compassionate world for both people and animals. We are leading significant change across the U.S. and globally by addressing major issues such as puppy mills, animal fighting, factory farming, seal hunts, horse abuse, captive hunts, and the wildlife trade.

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Helping nearly 1,000 animals in Mexico after Hurricane John | Humane World for Animals

Oct 10, 2024 | humanesociety.org | Kitty Block

In the aftermath of Hurricane John, our Humane Society International team has once again stepped up to help vulnerable animals and their families in one of Mexico's hardest-hit regions, Guerrero. These communities are still recovering from Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm that struck last year. When Hurricane John hit the region twice in late September, first as a Category 3 storm, then again as a Category 1, leading to worsening floods and landslides, we knew we would need to act.
What wild animals in cities and suburbs are teaching us about coexistence

Oct 2, 2024 | humanesociety.org | John Griffin

We’ve been working on wildlife issues since the 1960s, and we’ve been engaged in the challenges of living and interacting with urban wildlife for almost as long. John Griffin, senior director of urban wildlife programs at the Humane Society of the United States, recently co-authored an essay on urban wildlife. Here he describes the transformative potential of the work we’re doing to promote human-wildlife coexistence.
How the Animal Welfare Act has evolved over the decades and what still needs to be done

Sep 5, 2024 | humanesociety.org | James Hettinger

In 1966, amid a growing clamor from the American public and Congress to do something about the shady business of family pets being stolen and sold to research facilities, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act into law.
A decade of our street dog monitoring program has been a game changer for animals | The Humane Society of the United States

Jul 30, 2024 | humanesociety.org

Before the sun rises, members of our team jump on their motorbikes, checking their phones to make sure their batteries are charged before setting off. Each has an assigned Google map route as they set out to collect information on the street dogs they see on the road. Are they spayed and neutered? How many are adults? How many are puppies? What is the general health condition of each dog?
Mother dog from alleged dogfighting bust is learning to trust again

Jul 9, 2024 | humanesociety.org | Lindsay Hamrick

As with each of our previous foster animals, we moved at her pace, providing a decompression period while our two resident dogs got to know the new arrival. They’re used to this by now. They’ve helped dozens of dogs and cats (and the occasional orphaned lamb) recover from trauma or illness.
How the Humane Society protects outdoor dogs in Tennessee

Jun 26, 2024 | humanesociety.org | Emily Hamlin Smith

As winter tightened its grip on Tennessee earlier this year, an HSUS-led initiative brought warmth to pets and the hearts of their owners. Across the state, families in under-resourced areas began receiving visits from local animal care centers, delivering insulated doghouses for their beloved companions, all provided free of charge.
Staff Profile: Kelly Donithan, global director of animal disaster response

Jun 26, 2024 | humanesociety.org | Sadie Williams

Kelly Donithan’s animal welfare journey began long before her 15-year career in animal rescue and disaster response: With support from her animal-loving parents, she started volunteering at the Arizona Humane Society and fostering dogs and cats when she was in elementary school, including bottle-feeding puppies and kittens. “I’ve been on this path since birth,” she says.
How to host a bake sale fundraiser

Jun 26, 2024 | humanesociety.org | Kelly Williams

Some of the sweetest messages we receive are from animal-loving children, many of whom raise money for our cause. One 7-year-old shared that she sold cookies, while a pair of 2- and 4-year-old siblings sent a photo of the lemonade stand they’d set up in their driveway. We love reading about these dedicated kids, and in an increasingly digital world, it’s especially heartwarming that bake sales and lemonade stands remain an enduring childhood tradition.
A game-changing Taking Action for Animals conference is coming up. Register now. | Humane World for Animals

Jun 20, 2024 | humanesociety.org | Sara Amundson |Kitty Block

This year's Taking Action for Animals conference takes place over one jam-packed weekend from July 19 to 22 just steps away from the nation’s capital, during which participants have the opportunity to learn about some of the most significant animal welfare issues of our time, connect with other advocates and participate in Humane Lobby Day on Capitol Hill.
Elephant’s brief escape from circus in Montana underscores the urgency to end animal acts | The Humane Society of the United States

Apr 18, 2024 | humanesociety.org

Earlier this week, an elderly captive elephant named Viola escaped from a circus in Butte, Montana. Viola belongs to Carson & Barnes Circus and was in Butte performing with Jordan World Circus. According to news reports, she wandered through traffic, in front of a casino, and paused on a residential lawn. Videos show handlers with bullhooks—a tool used to hit and inflict pain on captive elephants to intimidate them—chasing and then corralling Viola in the busy downtown, capturing her and bringing her back to the circus. Whatever taste of freedom Viola experienced was quickly put to an end.