Beagle rescued from animal testing breeding facility

Meredith Lee / The HSUS

United States

In the news

Latest updates 

Featured News

OH Fur Farm Rescue
Helping captive wildlife Wildlife protection ‘The most horrific:’ Hundreds of foxes, raccoons, wolf-dog hybrids, skunks and coyotes rescued from a fur farm in Ohio

Today, the Humane Society of the United States and Ohio authorities are completing a rescue operation of hundreds of animals from a fur and urine farm near Cleveland, Ohio. The Ashtabula County

Undercover investigation at six Las Vegas-area pet stores reveals consumer deception and sick, dying puppies

An undercover investigator for the Humane Society of the United States worked at six pet stores across Nevada—including Puppy Heaven in Las Vegas, Petland in Henderson, and four different Puppies for

News and updates

Updates from around the United States and the World

Press Releases
Filters
Wilf, dog meat trade survivor
Ending the dog and cat meat trade Award-winning photographer launches stunning portraits of 'survivors' of South Korea’s dog meat trade, now living their best lives

As the South Korean government ponders a possible ban on the country’s dog meat industry, the remarkable resilience of some of the lucky canine survivors of that trade who now live in adoptive

Ending the dog and cat meat trade Award-winning photographer Sophie Gamand and Humane Society International debut stunning portraits of dog meat trade survivors for campaign to end the industry in South Korea

Celebrities including Daniel Henney, Monica Lewinsky and Joely Fisher joined Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States in Los Angeles for an exclusive debut of a

Trophy hunted parts of animals
Wildlife protection L’asta degli orrori: Un’indagine shock svela una licitazione di oltre 550 trofei di caccia

ROMA—Una recente e scioccante indagine sotto copertura, condotta nello stato americano dell’Iowa, da Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) e Humane Society International (HSI) ha svelato un

Trophy hunted parts of animals
Wildlife protection Shocking undercover investigation exposes auction house of horrors where over 550 hunting trophies are sold to the highest bidder

WASHINGTON—A shocking undercover investigation recently conducted in Iowa by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International found what can only be described as a massive

Two male lions named Netsai and Humba in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
Cecil the lion’s heirs may be the next trophy hunting target

WASHINGTON—The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International and Humane Society Legislative Fund sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week calling out that the

Wildlife protection World Health Organization and others recommend countries to urgently suspend trade in wild mammals and close food markets selling wild mammals

WASHINGTION—Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a guidance urging governments

Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn and more star in Humane Society International’s animated short film Save Ralph in aid of global campaign to ban cosmetic testing on animals

WASHINGTON—Hollywood filmmakers and movie stars have joined forces with Humane Society International to produce a powerful stop-motion animated short film, Save Ralph, calling for an end to cosmetic

Giraffe
Wildlife protection U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must turn over trophy hunting and wildlife import data to the public

WASHINGTON—After five years, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled last night that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can no longer withhold valuable wildlife trade data—such as tracking

Ending the dog and cat meat trade 196 dogs saved from South Korea’s dog meat trade arrive in the US to find homes, as new poll shows 84% of South Koreans reject eating dog meat

CHANTILLY, Va.—Some 196 dogs saved from South Korea’s brutal dog meat trade touched down in the United States to start their search for loving homes, thanks to a rescue mission by Humane Society

Working toward a Humane World

"A Humane World" is the official blog of Humane World for Animals—a first-hand account of our ongoing efforts to protect animals, as told by our president and CEO, Kitty Block. Subscribe for regular updates.

Jean Chung/HSI