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Access to care for pets Animal rescue and response
The cause of animals is a cause for us all

The cause of animals is a call to action. A call to provide the best possible care for animals, whether they live in our...

Animal rescue and response
At our care and rehabilitation facility, recovering dogs have their day

Our work at the Humane Society family of organizations impacts millions of animals, through public education and media...

Animal testing and research
Judge rules that NIH’s refusal to move chimps from a New Mexico laboratory to Chimp Haven sanctuary violates federal law

There is renewed hope for thirty chimpanzees languishing in a New Mexico laboratory as part of our long-standing fight to...

Animal testing and research
New Animal Welfare Act regulations would improve the lives of so many animals in need

In the years since its passage more than half a century ago, the Animal Welfare Act has become an extremely important and...

Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting
Breaking: Big step forward in fight to ban extremely cruel hunting methods

A new National Park Service proposed rule marks a substantial step forward for some of our nation’s most iconic wildlife...

Animal testing and research Animal rescue and response
In major step forward for animal welfare in Mexico, Tlaxcala recognizes animal cruelty as a crime

One of the great honors of being able to work toward a more humane world through our family of organizations is witnessing...

Wildlife protection
In a win for animals, California’s ban on fur officially takes effect

Californians can now officially celebrate the end of fur sales in the Golden State. A statewide ban on the sale of new animal...

Farmed animal welfare
In 2022, we kept working to make a kinder world for farmed animals

We were nervous and excited as we gathered outside the Supreme Court of the United States on the morning of a day we won't...

Animal testing and research
New York state bans cosmetics animal testing, capping off a year of wins for animals in labs

With Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature earlier this month, New York became the 10 th state in the U.S. to prevent the sale of...