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?
It is! the SPCA stands for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
It's a wonderful organization too. Do you know when the Humane Society was established?
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
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 (