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Coyotes

Coyotes deserve lives free from persecution.

Deer

Deer are our wild neighbors, forced by habitat loss into the spaces where humans now live.

Foxes

While folktales portray them as sly tricksters, red foxes deserve our respect for their intelligence and adaptability.

Monkeys

Monkeys are agile, intelligent primates—some of the closest animal relatives to humans.

Indian Pangolin, one of the most traffic/smuggled wildlife species for its scales

Pangolins

Pangolins are gentle mammals who curl into a defensive ball when threatened.

Portrait of a harbor seal on a beach in Massachusetts

Sea Lions and Seals

These sleek, beautiful animals live in coastal waters, hunting for fish in the sea and returning to land to give birth to their young.

Sharks

Sleek, powerful and endlessly fascinating, sharks have roamed the oceans for millions of years.

Snapping turtle on gravel at waters edge

Turtles

Turtles have been roaming the Earth for millions of years—but now dozens of these “slow and steady” species are racing toward extinction.

Battling the Worst Hunting Practices

To stand against the most egregious abuses of wildlife.

Creating Equity in Access to Pet Care

Because everyone should have the opportunity to experience the unconditional love and countless health benefits of living with a pet.

Stopping Puppy Mills

To end the cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations.

Wild macaque monkey in a tree. Monkeys are often victims of illegal wildlife trade.

Stopping the Wildlife Trade

To keep animals safe in their natural habitat.

20 million pets in the US experience poverty with their families

WASHINGTON—Approximately 20 million pets in the U.S. experience poverty with their families and 70% have never seen a veterinarian*. According to a new Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States**, only around one in four Americans (28%) are even aware of this...

About the Canadian seal hunt

Canada's annual commercial seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet. Facing harsh criticism the world over because of the hunt's cruelty and unsustainability, the Canadian government and fishing industry have spread much misinformation. Here are the basic facts about the...

Animal welfare groups commend Gov. Hochul for signing bill to end the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in New York pet stores

NEW YORK—Today, animal welfare groups commended Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill, groundbreaking legislation that will stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies to New York pet stores by ending the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores across the state. Championed...

Back into the wild

Stuffed in a sports bag in Johannesburg, South Africa, the small pangolin was far from her natural environment. She’d been poached from her home and held without food or water for around 10 days, and now she was up for sale. In February 2020, wildlife traffickers brought her to an arranged meeting...

Facts about bear hounding, baiting and springtime hunting

What is bear hounding? Bear hounding is the practice of using packs of radio-collared dogs to pursue a bear until the exhausted, frightened animal climbs a tree, where they are shot, or turn to fight the hounds. Dogs are often injured or even killed. What is bear baiting? Trophy hunters and hunting...

Facts about captive hunting

What is captive hunting? Captive hunting operations—also referred to as "shooting preserves," "canned hunts" or "game ranches"—allow trophy hunters to shoot animals who are fenced in. The animals are often semi-tame—some have even been hand raised or bottle fed by humans. Operators often offer...

Frisco, Texas Petland store faces citations after undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States finds sick puppies, lack of proper veterinary care

Between July and August 2019, a hidden-camera investigation conducted by the Humane Society of the United States in the Frisco, Texas, Petland store uncovered both animal mistreatment and rampant disease. Citations for alleged violations of the city animal control ordinance are reportedly pending...

Boys reading puppy mill education materials

From Nose to Tail

The Humane Society of the United States has developed an exciting humane curriculum tailored to this age group. From Nose to Tail: Lessons to Inspire Care and Compassion for Dogs is available in two versions, grades K-2 and 3-5. Both explore various dog-related humane issues, with a special focus on...

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