The Humane Society of the United States
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TOP-RATED 2012
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Target demographics: mostly women ages 40-50
Geographic areas served: USA and beyond
Mission:
The Mission of The Humane Society of the United States is to create a humane and sustainable world for all animals, including people, through education, advocacy, and the promotion of respect and compassion.
Results:
-We passed a bill in Congress making interstate dogfighting and cockfighting a federal felony
-We worked with law enforcement agencies to bust abusive puppy mill operations
-We continued to investigate and combat Canada’s gruesome hunt of Atlantic harp seals, and our boycott of Canadian seafood now has the support of more than 1,000 restaurants and food businesses and 300,000 individuals
-We persuaded the National Institutes of Health to ban the new breeding of chimpanzees for research
-We provided hands-on care to thousands of animals at our network of sanctuaries and wildlife centers
-We responded to the wildfires in southern California, and helped save more than 1,000 animals—dogs, cats, horses, goats, and others
-We passed the first bill in a state legislature to outlaw cruel confinement of farm animals when Oregon banned gestation crates for breeding pigs
-Food industry leaders like Burger King, Wolfgang Puck, and Compass Group adopted ground-breaking humane reforms advanced by The HSUS
-Our efforts persuaded leaders in the fashion industry such as Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, and Foot Locker to go fur-free, and other designers and retailers such as Burlington Coat Factory to drastically reduce the amount of fur they sell
-We passed two precedent-setting bills in the New York state legislature to require accurate labeling of all fur garments, and ban the electrocution of animals in fur factories
-We passed state legislation in Illinois to ban horse slaughter
-We continued passing laws to ban Internet hunting, with 34 states now prohibiting the practice
-In Congress, we secured language in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill to stop the imports of polar bear trophies killed by sport hunters in the Arctic
-We won court victories to protect endangered right whales from being harmed by fishing longlines, to stop invasive research on Steller sea lions, and to protect wolves and Canada lynx
-Our Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) program provided more than 30,000 medical treatments to animals in remote areas of the country often underserved by veterinarians
-We helped pass 86 new animal protection laws in state legislatures in 2007, a record year
-We worked with law enforcement agencies to bust abusive puppy mill operations
-We continued to investigate and combat Canada’s gruesome hunt of Atlantic harp seals, and our boycott of Canadian seafood now has the support of more than 1,000 restaurants and food businesses and 300,000 individuals
-We persuaded the National Institutes of Health to ban the new breeding of chimpanzees for research
-We provided hands-on care to thousands of animals at our network of sanctuaries and wildlife centers
-We responded to the wildfires in southern California, and helped save more than 1,000 animals—dogs, cats, horses, goats, and others
-We passed the first bill in a state legislature to outlaw cruel confinement of farm animals when Oregon banned gestation crates for breeding pigs
-Food industry leaders like Burger King, Wolfgang Puck, and Compass Group adopted ground-breaking humane reforms advanced by The HSUS
-Our efforts persuaded leaders in the fashion industry such as Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, and Foot Locker to go fur-free, and other designers and retailers such as Burlington Coat Factory to drastically reduce the amount of fur they sell
-We passed two precedent-setting bills in the New York state legislature to require accurate labeling of all fur garments, and ban the electrocution of animals in fur factories
-We passed state legislation in Illinois to ban horse slaughter
-We continued passing laws to ban Internet hunting, with 34 states now prohibiting the practice
-In Congress, we secured language in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill to stop the imports of polar bear trophies killed by sport hunters in the Arctic
-We won court victories to protect endangered right whales from being harmed by fishing longlines, to stop invasive research on Steller sea lions, and to protect wolves and Canada lynx
-Our Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) program provided more than 30,000 medical treatments to animals in remote areas of the country often underserved by veterinarians
-We helped pass 86 new animal protection laws in state legislatures in 2007, a record year
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Alexis U.
05/14/13
I became familiar with the HSUS when I was 13. I was so upset about the Canadian Seal Hunt, and I wanted to do something about it, and here was a group that was doing something! The greatest thing about HSUS is even if you are a teenager or college student with no income, the HSUS still provides ...
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1Fencelady
05/14/13
I became acquainted with the HSUS in 1974, when one of their field agents helped bring about needed changes in the local municipal animal shelter where I live. At that time, the HSUS was much smaller than it was today. In attending some of their educational seminars for volunteers and shelter ...
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Arcship
05/13/13
HSUS is an incredibly effective and strong animal welfare organization. It reaches members of the public from all sectors, and targets about every animal abuse imaginable. Though they help with on-the-ground work, the HSUS is also capable of fighting for animals in a very different arena: the ...
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