2009 HSUS Annual Report

This is the annual report that HSUS published to describe its program priorities in 2009. It contains a message from president Wayne Pacelle to supporters, testimonials from a selection of HSUS employees, and a summary of its program accomplishments and consolidated financial data.

2009 highlights included 121 state laws enacted to regulate animal treatment, a European Union ban on commercial seal products from Canada, undercover investigations at a cattle ranch and a medical research lab, an expansion of the End Dogfighting program in Atlanta, protests against commercial dog breeding operations, a program to protect wildlife from hunters, and broadening the reach of Humane Society International.

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