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Nina Thompson
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Press Releases:

March 17, 2025
San Diego Humane Society’s Walk for Animals – North County Returns for 2025!
Come join the fun on Saturday! San Diego Humane Society’s 26th annual Walk for Animals – North...

March 11, 2025
San Diego Humane Society Hosts Virtual Kitten Shower to Prepare for Busy Season
Community members can give critical supplies or make a donation that will double up to $20,000

March 6, 2025
San Diego Humane Society Concludes Investigation After Pregnant Horse Dies at Petco Park Rodeo
San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement team has concluded its investigation into the...

March 3, 2025
Gray Fox Burned in Airport Fire Returns Home
Animal’s traumatic burn wounds on paws healed after 153 days of treatment

March 1, 2025
Is Your Pet the MVP of March Meowness 2025?
San Diego Humane Society’s Slam-Dunk Pet Photo Competition Returns for Its 6th Year!

Investigation Into Death of Horse at Petco Park Rodeo

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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.

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.