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The Humane Society of the United States is responding to the needs of animal and animal shelters in the wake of Hurricane Michael in Escambia County, Florida. The HSUS is providing logistical and financial support for transports of adoptable animals from shelters damaged by Hurricane Michael and...

The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund praise California Gov. Jerry Brown for signing groundbreaking legislation that prohibits the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals. The law is the first of its kind in North America. SB 1249, championed by...

In a Sunday evening in June, camo-clad men chat and laugh by pickups next to a restaurant near Billings, Montana. There is a faint but unmistakable odor of decay coming from a large trash bin across the parking lot—the just-weighed bodies of 29 coyotes, some of them rotting for two days in 90-degree...

Scamp the cat stood in front of the first obstacle, waiting for the signal that would send him speeding around the agility course.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or person responsible for the cruel treatment of a dog who was found with a carabiner through his neck in Defuniak Springs, Florida. This...

Warning: This document includes content that is graphic in nature. Note: This press release was updated on August 24 to add the additional reward offer. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction...

The Humane Society of the United States recently became aware of a phishing e-mail scam that went to some PayPal users on July 30th and again on August 3rd. It appeared to be an attempt to gain the PayPal credentials of users by telling them that a donation had been made to the HSUS from the users’...

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the cruel and inhumane abandonment of an elderly, blind dog in Marion County, West Virginia. The Case: A man...

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the cruel and thoughtless fireworks attack that killed four calves in Sanilac County. The Case: The Sanilac...

WASHINGTON—Since 2010, the Humane Society of the United States Pets for Life program has addressed lack of access to pet resources in underserved communities around the country through outreach and support services to pet owners. The program operates in 36 markets , and has provided over 400,000...

Conservation and animal protection groups sued the Trump administration today for illegally establishing the “International Wildlife Conservation Council,” an advisory panel stacked with people who have personal or financial interests in killing or importing rare or endangered animals from overseas....

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of a dog who was shot with an arrow in the Fairdale area of Louisville, Kentucky. The reward is in...