HSNY – Humane Society Of New York

a small dog dog sits in a yellow car seat.

Eloise

It was a very long journey, seven years in the making, that brought her to us. Litter after litter was born to this Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as she spent her days stuck inside a dirty barn in Ohio. She sat there patiently and accepted her lot in life. Although her constitution was delicate, no ...

The Issue With Eggs

Take Action! Don’t support the cruelty associated with battery-cages. While chickens raised on cage- free farms don’t have an idyllic life, it is a far better than the life “battery hens” endure. Did you know that most hens used to produce eggs spend their entire lives confined in cages so small that they cannot even ...

Canned Hunts

Take Action! What is canned hunting? Simply stated, it is the shooting of animals (with guns or arrows) in enclosed areas from which they cannot escape. Fencing or other barricades help prevent the animals from getting away from individuals who pay several hundreds to several thousands of dollars to shoot and kill them. Many of ...

Circuses and Roadside Zoos

Take Action! The term “roadside zoos” is used to describe zoos that are unaccredited and where wild animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys, and bears, are kept in small cages, fed inadequate food, provided with little mental stimulation, and deprived of necessary medical care. They suffer greatly in this barren existence. These zoos, while not ...

Live Animal Markets

Take Action! Live animal markets are establishments that have live animals, such as chickens, goats, sheep, rabbits and ducks, and slaughter them on site for sale to consumers. These markets even exist in densely populated areas in New York City. Pursuant to our Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, the Humane Society of New York ...

Chumley

We received a call from a man who needed medical help for his ten-year-old dog. His neighborhood vet was closed because of COVID and they advised him to contact us. He had discovered a growth on Chumley’s back and it was getting bigger every day. The owner couldn’t manage him on a bus and he didn’t have ...

cat littler box taped up with duct tape.

A Cat’s Story

One night, a kindhearted man was walking his dog in the rain and heard mewing sounds coming from a pile of garbage. His dog was barking and laser-focused on a certain spot. The man knew there was a live animal in there. He called his friend who was a cat rescuer, and she came over ...

A young girl and her fluffy white dog snuggle up on the couch together

Sasha

The woman lived in Maryland and needed to surrender her dog. There were several rescue organizations in her area, but a friend recommended that she contact our Society. Sasha was two years old, a classic beauty, and weighed 101 pounds. The woman had grown up with Great Pyrenees dogs; she cherished the breed and Sasha, in particular. ...

Highway

A lot of people come in for the young ones. In our Vladimir Horowitz/Wanda Toscanini Horowitz Adoption Center we have everything: young, middle-aged, and senior animals who come to us in need. One is Highway, a Dalmatian mix. It’s easy to imagine him as a youngster with his whimsical spots and sweet disposition. Highway is aptly ...

Nacho

Nacho is a senior Chihuahua, around ten years old and blind. His lean little legs are long and vulnerable. He was being roughly handled by a group of teens on the street. A concerned adult stepped in and sensed that they had no attachment to the dog. When she offered them ten dollars, they gladly made ...