Hi there! I volunteer at the local Human Society. Are you familiar with them?
Yes, it's my understand that they are a nonprofit based out of Washington D.C. that address animal-related cruelties and resolve animal welfare issues by applying resources.
I enjoy taking care of the cats and dogs at my local shelter. I wonder if they help any other types of animals?
Yes, as of 2001, they deal with the fur trade and wildlife abuse as well as cats and dogs.
I understand some people don't like them very much, though. Are there any controversial aspects of their work?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA ; stylized PeTA) is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A nonprofit corporation with nearly 400 employees, it claims that it has 6.5 million members and supporters, in addition to claiming that it is the "largest animal rights group in the world." Its slogan is "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment,
Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), based in Washington, D.C., is an American nonprofit organization founded by journalist Fred Myers and Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, and Marcia Glaser in 1954, to address what they saw as animal-related cruelties of national scope, and to resolve animal welfare problems by applying strategies beyond the resources or abilities of local organizations. In 2013, the "Chronicle of Philanthropy" identified HSUS as the 136th largest charity in the United States in