-
Fred Myers the Co-Founder of the Humane Society was born in 1904 in Kansas City Missouri.
-
The Humane Society was founded on November 24, 1954 by a man named Fred Myers.
-
Fred Myers died in 1963, however his legacey and incredibly helpful Humane Society lives on and still continues to help animals everywhere.
-
The HSUS campaigned and popularized the practice of spay/neuter and pet adoptions from shelters and rescues in the mid 1970's.
-
In 2007 the HSUS helped close the last horse slaughter plants operating in the U.S. and have blocked the opening of new plants since that time.
-
The Hsus helped 69 states pass laws that protect pets during disasters in 10 states, strengthening animal fighting penalties, protecting wildlife, and so much more.
-
in 2011, the Humane Society passed the Shark Conservation Act that bans the removal of shark's fins at sea in all U.S. waters.
-
in 2013, the HSUS helped to pass a law in Ohio that prohibited the private possesion of dasngerous wild animals.
-
After coming under suspicion by the HSUS, California became the first state in the union to phase out the use of lead ammunition in sport hunting.
-
In 2014 South Dakota enacted its law against malicious cruelty because of the HSUS's efforts. It was the final state in the U.S. to enact the law.
