Establishing the annual observance Spay Day USA in 1994, The Doris Day Animal League now partners with the Humane Society of the United States and continues to be a leading advocacy organization.

She also founded The Doris Day Animal League, which merged into The Humane Society of the United States in 2006.

* Humane Society of the United States – 28 % for 2005 – 2006

* 1954 – The Humane Society of the United States is founded.

The Humane Society of the United States takes the position that all sexual molestation of animals by humans is abusive, whether it involves physical injury or not.

Washington, D. C .: Humane Society Press.

Michael Specter writes that it provides for groups such as the Humane Society of the United States the same dynamic that Malcolm X provided for Martin Luther King, or Andrea Dworkin for Gloria Steinem — someone radical to alienate the mainstream and make moderate voices more appealing.

The US Humane Society estimates that there are over 79. 2 million owned dogs in the United States ; however, the number of pit bull-type dogs has not been reliably determined.

Organized groups dedicated to protecting animals, such as the Humane Society of the United States and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, target some horse sports with claims of animal cruelty.

In April of 2011, the Arizona Humane Society released a valley-wide pet health alert throughout the Phoenix, Arizona area.

The overpopulation of dogs is a national problem that organizations such as the Humane Society and ASPCA face every day.

There are plans to move the Louisville Metro Humane Society to Lynnview by 2008.

The community's most notable features are the Dixboro General Store, founded in 1840, and the Humane Society of Huron Valley, founded in 1896.

The Calgary Humane Society has found itself at odds with other organizations by choosing to work with the Stampede to ensure that stress on the animals is kept to a minimum.

The local media faced national scrutiny in 2009 when both major newspapers refused to run anti-rodeo ads sponsored by the Vancouver Humane Society.

" The Herald reversed its decision a year later, running a full-page ad sponsored by the Vancouver Humane Society.

She was involved in benevolent and philanthropic movements including the Ottawa Humane Society.

In 1959, Hormel was the first meatpacker to receive the Seal of Approval of the American Humane Society for its practice of anesthetizing animals before slaughter.

McDonnell is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States.

* Kathi Mills won an anti-SLAPP motion against the Atlanta Humane Society, Atlanta Humane Society v. Mills, in Gwinnett County ( Georgia ) Superior Court ; case 01-A-13269-1 She had been sued based on comments she made to an internet forum after a news program had aired critical of the AHS.

He was subsequently awarded a certificate of merit by the Humane Society.

The campaign to achieve the UDAW is being co-ordinated by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, with a core working group including Compassion in World Farming, the RSPCA, and the Humane Society International ( the international branch of HSUS ).

For example, the United States has established the Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, which requires that an animal be stunned before killing.

In the United States, there is the Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, a law requiring that all swine, sheep, cattle, and horses be stunned unconscious with just one application of a stunning device by a trained person before being shackled and hoisted up on the line ( chickens are exempt from this Act ).

The United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) is opposed to the Humane Slaughter Act, and violations of the Act carry no penalties.

In the United States, a federal law called the Humane Slaughter Act ( P. L.

They are commonly used as models for human diseases in cardiology, endocrinology, and bone and joint studies, research that tends to be highly invasive, according to the Humane Society of the United States.

The Humane Society of the United States writes that the procedure can cause redness, ulceration, hemorrhaging, cloudiness, or even blindness.

* Humane Society of the United States

Avian contraception has the support of a range of animal welfare groups including the Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS ), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ).

The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 3-4 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year in the US because of a lack of homes.

* Pet Adoption Information-from the Humane Society of the United States

As a result, organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States began to investigate breeding kennels, leading to the passage of the Animal Welfare Act of August 24, 1966.

According to the Humane Society of the United States, thousands of puppy mills are located around the country.

Doctor Albert Schweitzer, famous for his medical and humanitarian work, served as an Honorary President of the International Kindness Club, before it was incorporated into the Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS ), of which Mrs. Flemming became an honorary board member.

In the United Kingdom, it may also be a society that provides a waterways rescue, prevention, and recovery service, or that gives awards for the saving of human life ( see: Royal Humane Society ).

Local humane societies in the U. S. are independent of similarly named national organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS ) or American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ).

The Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS ) does not operate, control, or fund local humane societies.

* Humane Society of the United States

Smith has also been honored with induction into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame, and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Cal Poly.

She has received many honorary Degrees, including Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of Western Ontario in June 2000, Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University in May 2001, and Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of British Columbia in November 2001, the University of Waterloo in October 2006, in June 2009 from the University of Alberta and University of Guelph, and from Simon Fraser University in October 2009.

Carter has won numerous awards for his significant contributions to typography and design, including an honoris causa Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Art Institute of Boston, an medal in 1995, the TDC Medal from the Type Directors Club in 1997, and the 2005 Typography Award.

In the state of New York, the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division has powers to investigate cruelty and enforce laws.

The Humane Law Enforcement division has been featured on the Animal Planet television program, Animal Precinct.

He has also received Honorary Doctorates in Humane Letters from the University of Notre Dame, Winston-Salem State University, and Gustavus Adolphus College, as well as Honorary Doctorates of Laws from the University of Notre Dame, St. John ’ s University, Westfield State College, Luther College, and the University of New Haven.

Winkler has also received a Doctor of Humane Letters from Austin College.

Sherman ’ s voting record has consistently earned a 100 % rating from the Humane Society which has awarded him the “ Humane Champion ” award for five consecutive years.

Trained as a Registered Nurse, Lewis holds a Diploma in Teaching in Schools of Nursing from Dalhousie University, a Masters of Business Administration from Saint Mary's University, and in 1993 was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University. She has 30 years experience in health care

It has also been criticized for its efforts to portray groups such as the Humane Society of the United States as " violent " and " extreme ," and for its opposition to banning the use of trans fats.

The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG ) has contracted with the American Humane Association ( AHA ) for monitoring of animal use during filming or while on the set.

The Humane Society of the United States has documented multiple cases of abuse and neglect, and cite several reasons for opposing the use of animals in circuses, including confining enclosures, lack of regular veterinary care, abusive training methods and lack of oversight by regulating bodies.

So popular and influential were Landseer's paintings of dogs in the service of humanity that the name Landseer came to be the official name for the variety of Newfoundland dog that, rather than being black or mostly black, features a mix of both black and white ; it was this variety Landseer popularised in his paintings celebrating Newfoundlands as water rescue dogs, most notably Off to the Rescue ( 1827 ), A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society ( 1838 ), and Saved ( 1856 ), which combines the Victorian conception of childhood with the appealing idea of noble animals devoted to humankind — a devotion indicated, in Saved, by the fact the dog has rescued the child without any apparent human involvement.

Under investigation from animal welfare organization Humane Society of the United States, Burlington Coat Factory has been accused of labeling real fur products as " faux fur ".

The website has been thoroughly debunked by Snopes. com and the Humane Society of the United States, among other prominent organizations.

He has been editor of several publications, including Dollars & Sense ( the newspaper of the National Taxpayers Union ), Update, and the Humane Studies Review, and has published articles in such newspapers and magazines as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Spectator of London, National Review, Slate, Ethics, and the Cato Journal.

O ' Brien has given several keynote speeches over the years, including the undergraduate commencement at Bryant University in May 2007, where she was presented with a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree, the convocation speech at Cornell University's Commencement in May 2007, a speech at Binghamton University commencement in December 2007, and the keynote speech at the 2008 annual National Association of Student Personnel Administrators ( NASPA ) Conference in Boston, MA in March 2008.