Recent Advocacy Stories
Learn more about San Diego Humane Society's efforts to advance animal welfare.
The California State Senate is scheduled to vote on AB 519 soon. We need your help to urge your senator to vote YES!
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.
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.
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.
San Diego Humane Society is proudly sponsoring legislation this year to ensure critical funding for native wildlife rehabilitation remains available to California’s licensed, nonprofit rehabilitation organizations.
Eleven organizations are asking the community to join them in saving lives by adopting, fostering and spaying and neutering their pets, before the situation becomes even more urgent during the busier summer months.
Press Releases
July 29, 2025
Monthlong Adoption Special to “Clear the Shelters”
Half-off adoptions all August at SDHS to help give shelter pets a second chance
July 21, 2025
Make Your Pet a Star and Help Save Lives
Enter San Diego Humane Society’s 2026 Photo Fundraiser contest
July 17, 2025
Tiny Pets, Big Need: San Diego Humane Society Urges Adoptions for Nearly 200 Tiny Critters
San Diego Humane Society is bursting with small pets and is nearly out of space for its smallest...
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