humane society is a group that aims to stop human or animal suffering, have you ever been to a humane society?
I have. Where I used to live was a very well managed and equipped Humane Society. My friend used to take old towels from her work there for the animals.
That is very nice of her, in many countries the group is backed by the SPCA.
Oh, I didn't know that. Is the US Humane Society backed by the SPCA here?
Humane society
A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). 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).
Australia.
The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (
rodeo folk send their animals to the packing house where ... I have seen cattle so extensively bruised that the only areas where the skin was attached [to the body] was the head, neck, legs, and belly. I have seen animals with six to eight ribs broken from the spine and at times puncturing the lungs.
Positions of animal groups.
Positions of animal groups The Calgary Humane Society (CHS).
"The Calgary Humane Society opposes the use of animals for any form of entertainment in which they