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HSUS formed after a schism surfaced in the American Humane Association over pound seizure, rodeo, and other policy issues. The incorporators of HSUS included four people—Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser, Helen Jones, and Fred Myers—all of whom were active in the leadership of existing local and national groups, who would become its first four employees.
The Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF) reports that since 2008, they have granted HSUS $385,000 for spays and neuters of 9,421 animals in 39 states: 6388 cats, 3007 dogs, and 26 rabbits. [2] Many other organizations and individuals worldwide provide financial support, volunteer and participate in fundraising activities to promote World Spay Day ...
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
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Rescue organizations are usually volunteer-run organizations and survive on donations and adoption fees. [7] The adoption fees do not always cover the significant costs involved in rescue, which can include traveling to pick up an animal in need, providing veterinary care, vaccinations, food, spaying and neutering, training, and more.
Gretchen Wyler, founder of the Genesis awards, with The HSUS supporters at the 20th Annual Genesis Awards at the Beverly Hilton in March 2006 The Genesis Awards is the only event of its kind honoring the entertainment industry and news media for raising awareness of animal-protection issues.
Trustees of the Massachusetts Humane Society. 1858. Captain Joshua James, volunteer. The Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, better known as the Massachusetts Humane Society was founded in 1786 by a group of Boston citizens who were concerned about the needless deaths resulting from shipwrecks and drownings and wanted to find ways to save lives. [1]
The Hawaiian Humane Society is a private nonprofit organization and open admission animal shelter in the Mōʻiliʻili neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S..Its founding mission was to help animals, as well as at-risk children and unwed mothers; but in 1935 they changed their focused to work with only animals.