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We’re there when animals need us most.

Since 1954, you’ve helped us take on the biggest fights for animals across the country and around the world. The major issues impacting animals have changed over the years, but our mission remains the same: To create a more humane society. 

Our big fights
Trophy hunting often targets animals like this mountain lion
Lisa Dearing
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Banning Trophy Hunting
Three rabbits in restraints in animal testing lab
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Ending Cosmetics Animal Testing
Going fur free can end suffering of animals like this red fox on a fox and mink farm.
Jo-Anne McArthur
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WeAnimals
Going Fur-Free
pigs in field - the ideal for farm animal protection
Christi LaLiberte
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Improving the Lives of Farm Animals
Two dogs suffering on a puppy mill farm
Mark Greenberg
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For The HSUS
Stopping Puppy Mills
Building a more humane society
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Harry Eggens
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Battling the Worst Hunting Practices
Beautiful spread of plant based food
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Eating Humanely
Rescue dog from North Carolina animal fights
Michelle Riley
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Ending Animal Fighting
kittens in cage at emergency shelter in Joplin, Missouri after tornado
Bruce E. Stidham
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Stidz Media
Ending Pet Homelessness
neglected cat mill rescue
Gayle Shomer Brezicki
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For The HSUS
Fighting Animal Cruelty and Neglect
Captive animals in zoos and circuses, like this tiger, are suffering
Katharina Wittfeld
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Helping Captive Wild Animals
Pets for Life woman and her dogs
Mark Makela
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For The HSUS
Keeping Pets for Life
American horses in export pens in Texas and New Mexico before transport to Mexican horsemeat plants
Kathy Milani
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The HSUS
Preventing Horse Slaughter
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Promoting Smarter Wildlife Management
Broiler chicken welfare on factory farms
Perdue
Protecting Chickens Killed for Meat
horses at Duchess Sanctuary saved from equine cruelty
Jennifer Kunz
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Protecting Equines
wild humpback whales in marine life habitat
David Olsen
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Protecting Marine Wildlife
Wild macaque monkey in a tree. Monkeys are often victims of illegal wildlife trade.
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Stopping the Wildlife Trade
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Jo-Anne McArthur
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We Animals
Taking Suffering Out of Science
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