Humane Rescue Alliance

The Washington Humane Society, now operating as the Humane Rescue Alliance, is an animal-welfare organization serving Washington, D.C. It protects animals from cruelty and neglect, rescues and shelters homeless pets, facilitates adoptions, provides veterinary and behavior services, and offers animal-control and humane-law-enforcement services. It also supports pet-owning families and advocates for policies and community programs that promote animal well-being and strengthen the human-animal bond.