Our Policies
The following statements of policy have been prepared by the professional staff of The HSUS and were approved by its Board of Directors on October 22, 2005 (unless another date is indicated). These statements express the values and positions of The HSUS on a wide range of issues involving human activities affecting animals. These positions are not immutable, given that circumstances, technology, and societal values can and do change.
- Statement on Nonviolence
- Statement of Principles and Beliefs
- Statement on Animals in Biomedical Research, Testing, and Education
- Statement on Animals in Entertainment and Competition
- Statement on Climate Change
- Statement on Companion Animals
- Statement on Disasters
- Statement on Euthanasia
- Statement on Farm Animals and Eating with Conscience
- Statement on Wild Animals