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Top reasons to adopt a pet

Getting a new pet? Find out why you should adopt from a shelter or rescue
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Ending Cosmetics Animal Testing

Because beauty should be kind.
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How to remove pet stains and odors

Follow these steps to clean up stains and get rid of odors when your dog or cat pees or poops on floors or furniture in your house.
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What you can do to help oceans and ocean animals

Healthy oceans are vital to the animals who call them home and to the overall well-being of our planet. Here are a few things you can do to help. Stop trashing the ocean. You probably wouldn't dream of dumping your trash in the ocean. But did you know that over-fertilizing your lawn could have an...
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Travel safely with your pet by car, airplane, ship or train

Use The HSUS's travel tips to keep your pet safe while traveling by car, airplane, ship or train.
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Bats and white-nose syndrome

Hibernating bats have been dying in great numbers—90 to 100 percent of some colonies—from a disease known as White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), which causes a white fungus to appear on their noses, ears, wings, and tails. First discovered in 2006 near Albany, New York, WNS has spread rapidly across the...
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Adopting from an animal shelter or rescue group

Animal shelters are your best source when looking for a pet. Not only do they have a great selection of adult animals for adoption, but many of them also have kittens, puppies and purebred pets.
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Taking Suffering Out of Science

Together, we can reduce⁠—and eventually eliminate⁠—harmful animal testing and research.
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What to do about wild mice

House mice, like all animals, like to stay warm and fed, and often spend their lives comfortably inside buildings without causing any problems. If they must go however, these humane tips will help you find them a new home.
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Adapted from the book Wild Neighbors

Cosmetics testing FAQ

Contents What products are considered cosmetics? Is animal testing legally required for cosmetics sold in the United States? Where is animal testing mandatory? Where is animal testing banned? Can legislation help end animal testing for cosmetics? Why do some companies still use animal testing? What...
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Glue boards

Glue boards (also known as glue traps) might seem like a safe solution to ridding your home of uninvited guests of the crawling, flying or scurrying sort, but they are one of the cruelest.
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Welcome to my humane backyard

The suspect creeping up near my front fence was a tough character—broad-leafed and thick-stemmed and threatening to invade my property and swallow it whole if I didn’t act fast. There was no hesitation that summer morning as I headed to work: Off with his head! It was a decision made all too easy by...
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Nancy Lawson
September 1, 2013

Need to find your pet a new home?

If you're struggling and feel you can no longer keep your pet, we may be able to help you address the problem. And if these tips don't help you keep your pet, we can help you find a new home.
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Timeline: Cosmetics testing on animals

For decades, animal welfare advocates have been working to end the testing of makeup and personal care products on animals. See how far we've come and how you can help support the Be Cruelty-Free campaign , our global effort to end cosmetic cruelty. 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2000...
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Undercover investigation finds dogs suffering in lab experiments

Update 3/27/19: Dow AgroSciences ( Corteva Agriscience ) has officially agreed to release the beagles to our shelter partner, Michigan Humane Society. We are so grateful to each and every one of you who spoke up and took action to save these dogs. As we celebrate their freedom, our work is far from...
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By M. Carrie Allan
March 12, 2019
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It's time to go cruelty-free

In the late 1960s, a shy teenager in Georgia read an article in her local newspaper about animals being used in laboratory testing. She was outraged. She imagined the agony these animals must have endured and was moved to write a letter to the paper. “I remember it was sort of a rebuttal to what had...
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By Michael Sharp
November 1, 2017

Are you having trouble affording your pet?

Do you need help affording food, veterinary care, spay/neuter, and other pet essentials? Use our list of national and state organizations that will help you and your pet.
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