City of San Diego Budget Cuts

We need your help! Your voice as a resident of San Diego is powerful in compelling the city to prioritize the safety and wellbeing of animals and people.  Read More

San Diego Humane Society Leads Legislative Efforts to Expand Veterinary Access and End the Puppy Mill Pipeline in California

San Diego Humane Society (SDHS), in partnership with leading national animal welfare organizations, is proud to sponsor five key bills aimed at improving animal welfare in California.  Read More

San Diego Humane Society Sponsors Bills to Stop the Puppy Mill Pipeline in California

In response to a groundbreaking multi-part investigation into the puppy market in California by the Los Angeles Times this fall, Senator Tom Umberg and Assemblymembers Steve Bennett and Marc Berman jointly introduced legislation sponsored by San Diego Humane Society today in Sacramento to curb consumer fraud and abuse in California.  Read More

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

In early October, HPAI was confirmed in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. As of Jan. 18, 2023, data from the USDA shows that HPAI H5N1 had been detected in at least 6,192 individual wild birds in 50 states and the District of Columbia since January of 2022. The infection had been confirmed in 316 commercial and 449 backyard domestic poultry and mixed-species flocks in 47 states, affecting a total of 58. 39 million commercial and backyard flocks. In addition to birds and poultry, H5N1 viruses have been detected in some mammals.  Read More

Wake Up With Wildlife: Peregrine Falcons

Volunteer naturalist Don Endicott's presentation “The Peregrine Falcon, Fastest Animal in the World.”  Read More

Wake Up With Wildlife: Sea Turtles of California

The fact that there are thriving sea turtle populations along California’s coast is one of our State’s best-kept biodiversity secrets.  Read More