Volunteer CVT Heather Riggs feeding dog during vaccine administration by vol Dr HIlary Hooberman

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Volunteers give their time and their hearts to help animals—and we’re grateful

Volunteers are the beating heart of the animal protection movement, and their engagement is a lifeline for animals.

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North Carolina, where a lion just killed a woman, is one of only four states with no law against private ownership of dangerous wild animals

Over the weekend, Americans were shocked by an incident at the Conservators Center in North Carolina, a privately run wild...

Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare
California, which passed world's strongest farm animal protection law and the nation's first cosmetics testing ban, tops Humane State rankings again

California has once again topped our 2018 Humane State rankings list, after overwhelmingly passing the strongest farm animal...

Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Protecting equines
Significant gains in federal policy in 2018, despite challenges

As 2018 draws to a close, so too does the 115th Congress. Each year, the federal team at our affiliate Humane Society...

Wildlife gains for 2018 range from bans on wild animal circus acts to major fur-free announcements

We’re fierce defenders of wildlife in the United States, and we made major strides on that front in 2018. We won major...

Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Three tails of 2018 that end with a 'happily ever after'

The rescue and reunion of animals whose lives we touch comprise the most joyful elements of our work within the Humane...

Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Farm Bill becomes law minus King amendment, capping a year of extraordinary gains for animals

Today, in a crucial victory for animals, President Trump signed into law the Farm Bill minus the anti-animal King amendment...

Farmed animal welfare Protecting equines
In 2018, HSUS legal team delivered crucial court victories for Yellowstone grizzly bears, Great Danes rescued from New Hampshire mansion

For more than a decade, our Animal Protection Litigation team, a talented group of attorneys who use the law to advance the...

Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
From combating dogfighting to dog meat to battery cages, HSI drove change for animals around the globe in 2018

Throughout 2018, Humane Society International has driven transformational changes for animals around the globe. Vietnam...

American wolves need to be protected, not hunted

American wolves are once again under urgent attack. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is readying a proposal to strip...