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TAMPA—Ellen DeGeneres, Pierce Brosnan, Slash, Arielle Kebbel and other celebrities from Florida and across the nation have signed a letter urging Florida residents to protect dogs by voting Yes on 13, a proposed constitutional amendment that would phase out greyhound racing in the state by the year...

FORT LAUDERDALE—A 55-pound adult Sulcata tortoise, found in Gulf County, Florida, by the Humane Society of the United States Animal Rescue Team in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, is now receiving care at South Florida Wildlife Center for a cracked shell. The rescue team found “Mikey” while...

The Humane Society of the United States is a public charity that does not endorse candidates for public office. While the Humane Society Legislative Fund, which is a 501(c)(4) organization, did endorse Brian Fitzpatrick, HSUS did not. HSUS does not control or direct any election related activities...

RICHMOND—The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, Center for Biological Diversity, and Born Free USA sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for violating the law by failing to post online elephant and lion trophy permitting records as required by the Freedom of...

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...

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

Pounding the pavement For eight months, Pam Van Hoose’s routine included 10 to 14 hours of walking every day. Not for pleasure or exercise, but because she had a mission: gathering signatures to help get a measure to protect breeding dogs on the ballot in Ohio. Following her Franklin County map, she...

On 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...

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...