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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 its Philanthropy 400 listing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Chronicle of Philanthropy – The news and tools you need to change the world )〕〔October 16, 2011. (Lists From the Philanthropy 400 ). The Chronicle of Philanthropy〕 The group's current major campaigns target five issues: factory farming, animal fighting, the fur trade, puppy mills, and wildlife abuse. The organization works on a full range of animal issues, including companion animals, wildlife, farm animals, horses and other equines, and animals used in research, testing and education.〔Simon M. Shane. (Jan. 14 2014).(Interview with Wayne Pacelle president of the HSUS ). Egg-Cite.com.〕 HSUS reported its revenue as US$133 million and net assets of US$215 million as of December 31, 2013. HSUS pursues its global work through an affiliate, Humane Society International, which listed staff members in 17 nations for 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Annual Report 2013 : The Humane Society of the United States )〕 Other affiliated entities include the Doris Day Animal League, founded by the actress Doris Day, and the Fund for Animals, founded by the social critic Cleveland Amory. Together with its affiliate, the Fund for Animals, HSUS operates animal sanctuaries in five states.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): A Partnership for Animals )〕 HSUS does not run local shelters or oversee local animal care and control agencies, but promotes best practices and supports such entities throughout the country with a range of services. In 2014, it claimed more than 11 million Americans among its members and supporters. ==Overview== HSUS formed after a schism surfaced in the American Humane Association over pound seizure, rodeo, and other issue of policy. The incorporators of HSUS included four people—Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser, Helen Jones, and Fred Myers—all of whom were active in the leadership of existing local and national groups, who would become its first four employees. They believed that a new kind of organization would strengthen the American humane movement, and they set up HSUS as the "National Humane Society," in Washington, DC to ensure that it could play a strong role in national policy development concerning animal welfare. HSUS's guiding principle was ratified by its national membership in 1956: "The Humane Society of the United States opposes and seeks to prevent all use or exploitation of animals that causes pain, suffering, or fear."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="A Social History of Postwar Animal Protection" by Bernard Unti, et al. )〕〔Unti, Bernard. Protecting All Animals: A Fifty-Year History of The Humane Society of the United States (2004), idem.〕〔W. Swallow, The Quality of Mercy: History of the Humane Movement in the United States, Boston, 1962, 165.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of The Humane Society of the United States – FundingUniverse )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Humane Society of United States founded )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Humane Society of the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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