A dog observed at Stonehenge Kennel in Iowa, a puppy mill that appeared for the eighth time in the Horrible Hundred report in 2025 after years of issues for sick and injured dogs

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US Congress has a new chance to take meaningful stand for animals

There are leaders in the U.S. Congress stepping up to meet the need for enhanced Animal Welfare Act enforcement through the...

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Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
In 2019, the HSUS and our affiliates produced extraordinary gains for all animals

The year 2019 was one of extraordinary gains for animals trapped in the cruel business of fur, for companion animals who are...

Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
In 2019, HSI drove key global wins for farm animals and against dog meat trade, wildlife trafficking and more

With a presence in more than 50 countries, Humane Society International has the reach and the ability to create lasting and...

Victories for wildlife in 2019 include wins against wildlife killing contests, trophy hunting and marine mammal captivity

In 2019, the Humane Society of the United States and our affiliates delivered many victories for wildlife, here in the United...

Ending animal testing Protecting equines Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
In 2019, we made big strides for companion animals in puppy mills, dog meat trade, research and more

Each year, our campaigns work on a multitude of issues related to improving the lives of companion animals, including dogs...

Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Protecting equines
Update: Trump signs omnibus funding package with wins for horses and burros, companion animals, animals in research and more

President Trump has just signed into law the omnibus appropriations package with major victories for animals, including...

U.S. should deny Trump Jr. permit to import endangered sheep trophy from Mongolia

Last week, news that Donald Trump Jr. had trophy hunted an argali sheep protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act during a...

Cockfighting ban in U.S. territories takes effect tomorrow, despite resistance in Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tomorrow, a hard-won federal law goes into effect to close a loophole that allowed cockfighters to continue operating in U.S...

Stopping puppy mills
CDC ties Petland to outbreaks of superbug illnesses in 13 states

Petland is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons, this time in connection with a multistate outbreak of a superbug...

BREAKING NEWS: Massachusetts bans wildlife killing contests

Massachusetts has just banned cruel wildlife killing contests, becoming the fifth state, after Vermont, California, New...