Take Action! The next time you think of purchasing a cute dog from a pet store or online, please think twice. Most puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills, large commercial breeders where animals are often warehoused in unsanitary conditions, in cramped cages, deprived of socialization, exercise, and necessary veterinary care. The breeding dogs ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...