I would hope HSUS wouldn't say they're an animal shelter, since they're not. But, they do send people door to door raising money for local animals when it won't be spent locally. Also, while they're not an animal shelter they do rescue thousands of animals from puppy mills and other unsavory people, of which they euthanize just under 85%. No, they're not an animal shelter, they are advocates who are good at filming people bludgeoning seals and who stand against puppy mills, pet stores, people who 'own' pets and un-owned pets in general, since they are invasive species to the environment.