Humane Society of the United States

Humane Society of the United States
Founded	November 22, 1954 (as National Humane Society)
Founders	Fred Myers; Helen Jones; Larry Andrews; Marcia Glaser; Oliver M. Evans;
Tax ID no.	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
Location	1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 450; Washington, D.C., United States;
Coordinates	38°54′22″N 77°03′04″W
Method	Public education, science-based analysis, training and education, litigation, public policy, direct care
President and chief executive officer	Kitty Block
Board co-chair	Susan Atherton
Board co-chair	Thomas J. Sabatino Jr.
Revenue (2014)	US$135,499,050
Expenses (2014)	$128,921,223
Endowment	$28,155,902
Employees (2014)	528
Volunteers (2014)	1,520
Website	humanesociety.org

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is an American 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 HSUS is based in Washington, D.C., and 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 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.

HSUS pursues its global work through an affiliate, Humane Society International, which listed staff 17 nations for 2013. Other affiliated entities include the Doris Day Animal League, and the Fund for Animals. Together with the Fund for Animals, HSUS operates animal sanctuaries in five US states.

HSUS does not run local shelters or oversee local animal care and control agencies, even if “humane society” is part of their name.

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