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Humane Society of the United States (NYVOAD Member)

Main/General Business Number: 202-452-1100
Website: http://www.hsus.org/

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Mission: About Us: Overview

The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest and most effective animal protection organization—backed by 11 million Americans, or one in every 28. Established in 1954, The HSUS seeks a humane and sustainable world for all animals—a world that will also benefit people. We are America's mainstream force against cruelty, exploitation and neglect, as well as the most trusted voice extolling the human-animal bond.
Our mission statement: Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty.


We work to reduce suffering and to create meaningful social change for animals by advocating for sensible public policies, investigating cruelty and working to enforce existing laws, educating the public about animal issues, joining with corporations on behalf of animal-friendly policies, and conducting hands-on programs that make ours a more humane world. We are the lead disaster relief agency for animals, and we provide direct care for thousands of animals at our sanctuaries and rescue facilities, wildlife rehabilitation centers, and mobile veterinary clinics.

We celebrate pets, as well as wildlife and habitat protection. We are the nation's most important advocate for local humane societies, providing shelter standards and evaluations, training programs, a national advertising campaign to promote pet adoption, direct support, and national conferences. We operate a Humane Wildlife Services program in the D.C. metro area to provide homeowners and businesses with humane and effective solutions to conflicts with our wild neighbors. The HSUS publishes All Animals, a membership magazine, and Animal Sheltering, a bi-monthly magazine for animal sheltering professionals.

We confront national and global cruelties through major campaigns targeting the barbaric practices of dogfighting and cockfighting; abusive puppy mills where dogs are treated not like family but like production machines; the worst cruelties of factory farming in modern agribusiness such as confinement of animals in crates and cages; inhumane and unsporting hunting practices such as "canned hunts" of captive exotic animals; the slaughter of American horses for export to foreign countries where horsemeat is considered a delicacy; and the clubbing of baby seals and other animals for the commercial fur trade. Our track record of effectiveness has led to meaningful victories for animals in Congress, state legislatures, courtrooms and corporate boardrooms.





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Disaster Program

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the nation’s largest animal protection organization. Through the support of 8.2 million members and constituents, we operate more than three hundred programs that seek to reduce all forms of animal suffering. Assisting animal victims of disaster through the disaster Services Program is just one of the many ways that the HSUS is committed to protecting animals. It is the mission of the HSUS Disaster Service
Program to:

* Promote the safety and well-being of all animals that are or may be adversely affected during a disaster.
* Respond to the needs of those who provide emergency and supportive care to animals during all phases of a disaster.
* Promote the inclusion of the animal component in all federal, state and local government disaster plans, and those developed by the general public, by engaging in an ongoing process of proactive education and mutual awareness of the needs of animals in disasters.
* Encourage cooperation with other animal protection organizations, veterinary associations, disaster relief agencies, and government officials. The HSUS Disaster Services Program works on three levels: Preparedness, Awareness, and Response. The number and severity of disasters appears to be increasing and is having a major impact in all types of animals and their owners, primarily because of a lack of comprehensive and coordinated planning. Through the years, The HSUS has determined its efforts should go beyond assisting animals already impacted by disasters. A major focus should be on the development of proactive animal disaster plans on local, state, and national levels. To that end, The HSUS serves as a resource for individuals, animal-related organizations, government officials, and others concerned about the needs of animals before, during, and after a disaster. On the national level, The HSUS has a statement of understanding with the American Red Cross, and is partners with FEMA in *Project Impact* which is striving to make communities across the country disaster-resistant through public and private partnerships.

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