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American alligators are large aquatic reptiles with strong jaws, armor-like bodies and muscular tails.

Bulls are strong, muscular, mature male cows.

Chinchillas are small rodents native to South America who live in large colonies.

Dolphins are highly intelligent and social marine mammals.

Ferrets are playful, curious carnivores who have become popular pets.

Guinea pigs are gentle, curious pets.

Hamsters are desert-dwelling rodents who have become popular pets.

Large-eyed, long-tailed lemurs are complex primates who belong exclusively in Madagascar.

Mice and rats are curious, social animals who can make excellent pets.

Mink are semi-aquatic mammals similar in appearance to weasels and ferrets.

These shy, gentle animals share our neighborhoods—and sometimes our homes.

Because beauty should be kind.

Because animals need their fur coats more than we do.

To keep wild animals where they belong—in the wild—and out of zoos and circuses.

Just as a historic freeze sent temperatures plummeting in Texas in February, overwhelming the state’s power grid, breaking pipes and leaving roads slick with ice, a strange call came into the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office near San Antonio. Someone said they heard an animal crying outside their...

The annual To The Rescue! Gala supporting the work of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International will take place Nov. 11, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Award-winning radio and television talk show host, executive producer and author Andy Cohen will...

Are animal experiments being conducted in your city/state or at your university or alma mater? Use the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s public search tool to find out! The Animal Welfare Act requires facilities in the U.S. that conduct experiments* on certain animals** to register with the...

Contents How many animals are used in experiments each year? Which animals are used in experiments? What kinds of experiments are animals used in? What kinds of institutions use animals in experiments? Where do laboratories get the animals they use in experiments? What is life like for animals in...

BOSTON—Today the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development heard testimony on bills prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes and bears in traveling exhibits and shows (H.3245 and S.2197/S.2189). This critical, bipartisan legislation serves to...