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Animal rescue and response
This was Magnolia before your support made her rescue possible

It was November 2022 when, at the request of the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, our Animal Rescue Team arrived at a...

Wildlife protection
In major win for animals, Canada bans trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn

Today, Canada took a historic step forward in defense of imperiled wild animals, announcing landmark regulations that ban...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Breaking: After a decade of our campaign, South Korean government calls for banning dog meat industry by 2027

For nearly a decade, Humane Society International has advanced a game-changing campaign in South Korea to shine a light on...

Farmed animal welfare Access to care for pets
This Thanksgiving, a fresh take on old traditions

Thanksgiving can be a reminder of how difficult it can be to change cherished traditions, which is why I’m increasingly...

Stopping puppy mills
Hidden camera exposes sick and wounded puppies at Petland store in Michigan

Our investigator found puppies suffering from hacking coughs, nasal discharge or open wounds at a Petland store in Novi...

Stopping puppy mills Animal rescue and response
Nearly 500 dogs and cats have been saved from Horrible Hundred breeders this year

Since we started publishing our Horrible Hundred reports about puppy and kitten mills across the U.S. in 2013 almost 250 of...

Wildlife protection Animal rescue and response
Helping communities and animals in Kenya survive drought

After years of drought, the communities of Garissa, Kenya, struggle to find the basic building block of life: water. Humane...

Wildlife protection
Brazen attacks on Endangered Species Act emerge in US House funding bill

Just a few weeks short of the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act’s passage, opponents in the U.S. Congress have...

Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
Dozens of puppies and dogs saved from slaughter after business owner has a change of heart

For the past seven years, Mr. Hung has been in the dog meat business in Viet Nam. He estimates that in that time, he has...