The Humane Society of the United States

Description

We work to:

• Provide direct care, rescue and services for animals in crisis.
• Pass local, state and federal laws to protect animals.
• Make sure existing laws are properly enforced.
• Help the biggest corporations reform their animal welfare policies.
• Shape public opinion on animal cruelty through our awareness campaigns and investigations.

• The world’s greatest roster of scientists and other experts in animal welfare.
• State directors across the country working at the local level.
• Five affiliated animal sanctuaries and medical centers.
• Programs that provide veterinary care and other animal services to inner cities, and a veterinary affiliate that provides these services to Native American reservations.
• Wildlife sanctuaries in more than 35 states.
• A global affiliate, Humane Society International, which runs programs in more than 20 countries.

We take a mainstream approach and combat the most severe forms of cruelty and abuse. Leaders in the humane movement ranked us the most effective animal organization in the country in a survey conducted by Guidestar’s Philanthropedia.