Humane World for Animals

International (HQ: United States) · Founded 1954

Formerly Humane Society of the United States / Humane Society International

https://www.humaneworld.org/en

The institutional heavyweight of animal welfare, rebranded in 2023. Less radical than PETA, more embedded in legislative corridors and corporate boardrooms. They run animal sanctuaries (including Black Beauty Ranch), coordinate disaster response, and push policy at the federal level.

They are the "suit-and-tie" wing of the movement, working inside the system rather than against it.

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Focus Areas

• Farmed animal welfare and plant-forward food systems

• Ending the dog and cat meat trade

• Stopping puppy mills

• Wildlife protection and trophy hunting bans

• Animal testing alternatives

• Captive wildlife and equine protection