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Bears

Bears are powerful, majestic animals who face numerous threats.

Dogs

Dogs are the canine companions who have shared our lives for millennia.

Elephants

Sensitive, intelligent elephants are the world’s largest land mammal (by weight) and a living link to long-extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

Banning Trophy Hunting

To save wildlife from being killed just for bragging rights.

Battling the Worst Hunting Practices

To stand against the most egregious abuses of wildlife.

Ending Animal Fighting

To stop the barbaric practices of dogfighting and cockfighting.

kittens in cage at emergency shelter in Joplin, Missouri after tornado

Ending Pet Homelessness

To make sure there’s a family for every pet—and help keep pets in the loving homes they have.

Fighting Animal Cruelty and Neglect

To help reduce needless cruelty to animals.

Helping Captive Wild Animals

To keep wild animals where they belong—in the wild—and out of zoos and circuses.

Keeping Pets for Life

By honoring the love people have for their pets.

Promoting Smarter Wildlife Management

To encourage peaceful coexistence with wild animals.

Stopping Puppy Mills

To end the cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations.

Wild macaque monkey in a tree. Monkeys are often victims of illegal wildlife trade.

Stopping the Wildlife Trade

To keep animals safe in their natural habitat.

Taking Suffering Out of Science

To reduce⁠—and eventually end⁠—harmful animal experiments.

20 million pets in the US experience poverty with their families

WASHINGTON—Approximately 20 million pets in the U.S. experience poverty with their families and 70% have never seen a veterinarian*. According to a new Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States**, only around one in four Americans (28%) are even aware of this...

HSUS Animal Rescue Team members and volunteers carry beagles into the organization’s care and rehabilitation center

4,000 beagles

During the summer of 2022, our Animal Rescue Team, with the support of our shelter and rescue partners, removed nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility

4,000 beagles celebrate one-year 'beagle-versary' in style

To shed light on this tail … er … tale, let’s rewind a bit. Last summer, the Humane Society of the United States stepped in at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice to transport nearly 4,000 beagles from a facility that bred dogs for the animal testing industry and had numerous animal...

4,000 beagles: Mission accomplished

The Humane Society of the United States has completed its historic mission to remove nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility which bred dogs to be sold to laboratories for animal experimentation. The last group of 312 beagles was removed from the facility earlier today and of that, 52 are...

Mother dog and her puppies at a puppy mill

A behind-the-scenes look at a puppy mill rescue in Oklahoma

As I turned into the driveway, past two stone dog statues and a mailbox brightly painted with dog bones, I caught sight of the ranch gateway sign overhead: “Where happy puppies come from.” Further onto the breeder’s property, I spotted French bulldogs, corgis, tiny shih tzus, large shar-peis and...

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