Mitchell Nelson

70 years of fighting cruelty to animals whenever and wherever it occurs Seventy years ago, it was the status quo for cows, pigs and other animals to experience prolonged suffering during slaughter. It was the norm for dogs, chimpanzees, rabbits, rats, mice and other anima...

HUGE NEWS this Friday 2/14! 🌎🌍🌏

“Later this week, I will have the honor of making an announcement that captures the further evolution of our vision for animals" -HSUS President & CEO Kitty Block

GREAT NEWS IN DETROIT! City Council just unanimously passed an ordinance banning the sale of dogs and cats in local pet shops. This will go a long way toward ensuring the puppy mill industry and related bad actors can’t take root in MI’s biggest city. Thank you Council members and advocates!

Wolves score a win in the fight over their protections in the US In a victory for wolves, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently denied two petitions filed by trophy hunting organizations aimed at removing federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves ...

Big victory for Michigan’s wolves at the federal level last week!

Proud to be The Humane Society’s new Michigan State Director! I’ll be sharing updates here as we fight to end the cruelest animal practices across the state. Legislators, advocates, experts, whoever: reach out and let’s figure out how we can work together.