Humane Society

The Humane Society of the United States’ Animal Rescue Team assisted the Robeson County Sherriff’s Department in a cockfighting investigation and raid in Robeson County, resulting in more than a dozen arrests of suspected cockfighters and the seizure of more than 10 birds.

Keith Dane, director of equine protection for The Humane Society of the United States, issued a statement about reports of Kentucky Derby winning trainer Doug O’Neill’s multiple violations of drugging horses

Presented by The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Care Expo is celebrating its 21st year as the world's largest international education and trade show in the fields of animal care, sheltering and rescue.

In the wake of an undercover investigation revealing that an Oklahoma roadside zoo with approximately 200 tigers and other big cats is allowing children to interact with dangerous predators, The HSUS is calling on members of Congress to take immediate action on the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act (H.R. 4122).

The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education (COARE), The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) applaud the Illinois State Senate for passing a new bill to end Illinois' contribution to the dire collapse of shark populations worldwide.

The HSUS, Born Free USA and the ASPCA® issued the following statements in response to the passage of the Dangerous Wild Animal Act in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.

A coalition of animal welfare, environmental and conservation organizations joined City Council Member Margaret Chin, D-Lower Manhattan and other city and state legislators for a rally on City Hall steps to announce her resolution in support of the state legislation to end New York’s contribution to the dire collapse of shark populations worldwide.

The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal complaint with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission asserting that Tyson Foods, Inc., the world’s second-largest meat producer, is making deceptive public statements related to animal well-being.

See video from an undercover HSUS investigation that led the U.S. Department of Justice to file charges against a Tennessee walking horse trainer.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for releasing a python in Hyde Park, New York.

A proposed USDA rule could close a loophole that has allowed hundreds of puppy mills to operate without federal inspections or oversight. Please help dogs by commenting on the proposal.

The HSUS and Humane Society International are dismayed by a World Trade Organization ruling that finds the U.S. Dolphin-Safe label for tuna sold in the United States does not comply with certain WTO rules.

The HSUS, in collaboration with the City of Bloomington Animal Control, held an educational seminar to instruct Bloomington residents about nonlethal techniques that they can use to prevent conflicts with coyotes.

We have released the results of an undercover investigation into an Oklahoma exotic animal park, where an investigator recorded tiger deaths, unwarranted breeding and dangerous incidents involving children and adults.

Denny’s ha anunciado que trabajará con sus abastecedores para eliminar la práctica de confinar a cerdas en jaulas de gestación en la producción de su tocino, salchichas y otros productos porcinos. Denny’s y la HSUS han trabajado conjuntamente por más de cinco años para abordar la temática del bienestar animal.

Denny’s announced that it will work with its suppliers to eliminate the practice of confining pigs in gestation crates for its bacon, sausage, and other pork products.

The HSUS applauds the New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for passing a measure to require certificates of registration for captive tigers.

When some spring yard work turned up six infant coyotes all alone, Kim D'Amico at Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif helped reunite them with their mama.

Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, issued a statement condemning Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s executive order to unilaterally repeal a Natural Resources Commission science-based rule to ban the use of toxic lead ammunition for dove hunting.

The HSUS and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for issuing a proposed rule designed to close the loophole in the Animal Welfare Act regulations that has allowed thousands of large-scale commercial puppy mills to operate without federal inspections or oversight, particularly operations that sell over the Internet.