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Bobcats

Named for their stubby tails, bobcats are so elusive that you’d be lucky to catch a glimpse of one in your lifetime.

Dogs

Dogs are the canine companions who have shared our lives for millennia.

Sharks

Sleek, powerful and endlessly fascinating, sharks have roamed the oceans for millions of years.

Tigers

Tigers are the largest cat species, with striped coat patterns as unique as fingerprints.

Banning Trophy Hunting

To save wildlife from being killed just for bragging rights.

Battling the Worst Hunting Practices

To stand against the most egregious abuses of wildlife.

Ending Animal Fighting

To stop the barbaric practices of dogfighting and cockfighting.

kittens in cage at emergency shelter in Joplin, Missouri after tornado

Ending Pet Homelessness

To make sure there’s a family for every pet—and help keep pets in the loving homes they have.

Fighting Animal Cruelty and Neglect

To help reduce needless cruelty to animals.

Keeping Pets for Life

By honoring the love people have for their pets.

Promoting Smarter Wildlife Management

To encourage peaceful coexistence with wild animals.

wild humpback whales in marine life habitat

Protecting Marine Wildlife

To make the ocean safer for those who call it home.

Stopping Puppy Mills

To end the cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations.

Wild macaque monkey in a tree. Monkeys are often victims of illegal wildlife trade.

Stopping the Wildlife Trade

To keep animals safe in their natural habitat.

Taking Suffering Out of Science

To reduce⁠—and eventually end⁠—harmful animal experiments.

20 million pets in the US experience poverty with their families

WASHINGTON—Approximately 20 million pets in the U.S. experience poverty with their families and 70% have never seen a veterinarian*. According to a new Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States**, only around one in four Americans (28%) are even aware of this...

HSUS Animal Rescue Team members and volunteers carry beagles into the organization’s care and rehabilitation center

4,000 beagles

During the summer of 2022, our Animal Rescue Team, with the support of our shelter and rescue partners, removed nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility

4,000 beagles celebrate one-year 'beagle-versary' in style

To shed light on this tail … er … tale, let’s rewind a bit. Last summer, the Humane Society of the United States stepped in at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice to transport nearly 4,000 beagles from a facility that bred dogs for the animal testing industry and had numerous animal...

4,000 beagles: Mission accomplished

The Humane Society of the United States has completed its historic mission to remove nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility which bred dogs to be sold to laboratories for animal experimentation. The last group of 312 beagles was removed from the facility earlier today and of that, 52 are...

A family of kangaroos named Ross, Rachel, Joey and Chandler and other animals rescued from a roadside zoo are living the good life at a Texas sanctuary

Murchison, TEXAS—A group of exotic wild animals who spent their lives at a deplorable roadside zoo in Canada are now receiving proper care and living their happily-ever-after at the 1,400-acre Black Beauty Ranch, a sanctuary that is part of the Humane Society of the United States. The animals...

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