We fight the big fights to end suffering for all animals and, with your help, we'll achieve the vision behind our name: a humane society.          
 

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Animals in the U.S. continue to suffer and die in cosmetics tests, but passing the Humane Cosmetics Act would change that. Help us join the 44 other countries that already ban this outdated cruelty.

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With your help, we stand up and fight for all animals who are suffering. Learn more about how you can get involved.

What We Work On
Happy dog at outdoor adoption event for animals in shelter
Heather Ainsworth
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AP Images for the HSUS

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

Celebrate Adopt a Shelter Dog Month by checking out your local shelter or rescue for a new furry friend!

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Chickens at a location where cockfighting took place
PUT AN END TO COCKFIGHTING

Cockfighting is a brutal spectacle that pits roosters against each other in a bloody fight to the death.

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a beagle looks sadly at the camera from inside a metal cage
END ANIMAL TESTING

Protect animals from enduring painful, unnecessary experiments by making a donation today.

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We drive real, tangible change for animals.
Tigers performing in a Ringling Bros. circus act
Randy Duchaine
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Alamy Stock Photo
The ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ finally does the greatest thing for animals
"A Humane World" blog
Several emaciated dogs are crowded at the edge of a chain link fence, desperate to be rescued
Meredith Lee
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The HSUS
More than 20 dogs rescued in Vidalia, Louisiana
Press release
Photo collage of different fur alternatives
Collage by Rachel Stern
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The HSUS
Cutting cruelty out of fashion: As plant-based fur hits the market, animal fur falls even further out of favor
All Animals magazine
Dog before being rescued from an alleged dogfighting situation in NC.
Your gift will do so much for animals in need.

We never know where disasters will strike or when animals may be in need of rescue, but we know we must be ready. Donate today to support our lifesaving work.