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Liberia Chimpanzees - Sept 2017

Katie Conlee/The HSUS

Africa
Animal charity Humane Society International Liberia to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission

MONROVIA (14 Feb. 2025)―Animal charity Humane Society International Liberia today announced it will change its name to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals in Liberia and around the world. The change takes

Scarlet Macaw, bird, in their rehabilitation cage

Santiago Billy

Latin America
Animal charity Humane Society International Latin America to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission

SAN JOSÉ (14 Feb. 2025) ― Animal charity Humane Society International Latin America today announced its rebrand to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals in Costa Rica and around the world. The

Staff holding puppy

Meredith Lee/The HSUS

Europe
Animal charity Humane Society International to become “Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission

BRUSSELS (14 th February 2025) ― Animal charity Humane Society International today announced it will change its name to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals across the European Union and around the

Bears at Yellowstone National Park

Don Getty

Wild grizzly bears at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Animal charity Humane Society International Canada to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission and global presence

MONTREAL (Feb. 14, 2025)—Animal charity Humane Society International Canada today announced its rebrand to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals in Canada and around the world. The change takes effect today and

Koala during Australia Wildfires Response

Kristen Walker/Humane World for Animals

Humane Society International/Australia responds to the fires in Australia.
Australia
Animal charity Humane Society International Australia becomes ‘Humane World for Animals’ to better encompass mission and global presence

SYDNEY (Feb. 14, 2025)—Animal charity Humane Society International (HSI) Australia today announced its rebrand to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals in Australia and around the world. The change takes effect today

Staff interacts with pigs and chickens at er farm animal sanctuary, Yesahcan Sanctuary

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

Karla Dumas, Vice President of Farm Animal Protection, interacts with pigs and chickens at her farm animal sanctuary, Yesahcan Sanctuary, in the Humane World for Animals branding.
Brazil
Animal charity Humane Society International Brazil to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission

BRASILIA (14 Feb. 2025)―Animal charity Humane Society International Brazil today announced its rebrand to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change for animals in Brazil and around the world. The change takes effect today and

Kitty with dog

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

United States
Humane Society to become "Humane World for Animals” to better reflect the organization’s mission and presence 70 years after founding

WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International announced today that they will change their name to Humane World for Animals to clarify their longstanding shared mission to create lasting change for animals everywhere. The change takes effect today

KS Cockfighting Rescue

Mike Simons/AP Images for Humane World for Animals

United States
More than 400 roosters and hens removed from alleged cockfighting operation in Sumner County, Kansas

SUMNER COUNTY, Kan. (Feb. 14, 2025)— On Tuesday, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, assisted the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office with the seizure of more than 400 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation

As hundreds of suffering animals are rescued from a Midwest fur factory farm, Massachusetts legislators seek to end Bay State’s support for fur farming with humane bills

With a dramatic rescue operation at an Ohio fur factory farm in the news, State Sen. Cindy Creem and State Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis have introduced legislation to end the sale of new products from animals confined in fur factory farms. The

Working toward a Humane World

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Jean Chung/HSI