Humane World for Animals
| Founded | November 22, 1954 (as National Humane Society) |
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| Founders |
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| 53-0225390 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Animal protection, animal welfare, cruelty to animals, humane education, animal ethics, animal law, wildlife conservation |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′22″N 77°03′04″W / 38.906°N 77.051°W |
| Method | Public education, science-based analysis, training and education, litigation, public policy, direct care |
| Kitty Block | |
| Susan Atherton | |
| Thomas J. Sabatino Jr. | |
| Revenue | US$135,499,050 (2014) |
| Expenses | $128,921,223 (2014) |
| Endowment | $28,155,902 |
| Employees | 528 (2014) |
| Volunteers | 1,520 (2014) |
| Website | humaneworld |
Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Humane Society International (HSI), is a global nonprofit organization that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal-related cruelties of national scope. It uses strategies that are beyond the abilities of local organizations. It works on issues including pets, wildlife, farm animals, horses and other equines, and animals used in research, testing and education. As of 2001, the group's major campaigns targeted factory farming, hunting, the fur trade, puppy mills, and wildlife abuse.
The global offices of Humane World for Animals are based in Washington, D.C., and the organization has offices in six continents. The original organization was founded in 1954 by journalist Fred Myers and Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser and Oliver M Evans. In 2013, the Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked the HSUS as the 136th largest charity in the US in its Philanthropy 400 listing. Its reported revenue was US$129 million and net assets US$215 million as of 2014.
Humane World for Animals operates several animal sanctuaries including Black Beauty Ranch in Texas, Duchess Sanctuary in Oregon, and Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge in Liberia.