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In new book, HSUS staffer describes journey from animal trapper to rescuer

In our work of helping animals, we operate with a firm conviction that everyone can change. If we are honest in our desire to...

Animal rescue and response
Puppies face harrowing, sometimes deadly, journey in the puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline

Sweltering heat. Cramped, filthy crates. Days of confinement. These are the conditions puppies caught up in the puppy-mill-to...

Animal rescue and response
HSI responders battle dangerous floods to rescue animals in south India

Your Humane Society International team is often among the first to respond to crises affecting animals around the globe. For...

Still on course: Florida ballot campaign closes in on greyhound racing

With less than three months to go until Election Day, the Protect Dogs-Yes on 13 campaign in Florida is at full throttle...

Illinois stands up for African elephants and rhinos

African elephants and rhinos are under the gun; literally. More than 30,000 elephants and 1,000 rhinos are slaughtered by...

Farmed animal welfare
Carrefour, Brazil’s leading food retailer, goes cage-free in latest of HSI successes there

Brazil, one of the world’s largest economies and the fifth largest nation by population, has become an important focus for...

Farmed animal welfare
That’s not cool: Farm groups petition USDA on country of origin labeling

It’s no secret, and it’s no surprise. Americans want to know what they’re eating. A 2016 Consumer Reports survey found that a...

Lion snuggle scam in South Africa cons tourists, harms wildlife

Today is World Lion Day, a global celebration of one of the most majestic of big cats, the African lion. Travelers flock from...

Outrage grows over killing of a mother bear and her cubs even as federal government moves to make such action legal

There isn’t sufficient outrage in the world to cover the depravity of the father and son who were charged with breaking...