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Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary

The organization’s incorporation record states that the Humane Society of the United States was originally incorporated on November 22, 1954; its own anniversary history also identifies November 22 as the founding anniversary.

Date / ruleHistorical founding date: 22 November 1954
ScopeUnited States / organizational-history anniversary of the Humane Society of the United States, now Humane World for Animals
VerificationOrganization Incorporation History Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary?

The organization’s incorporation record states that the Humane Society of the United States was originally incorporated on November 22, 1954; its own anniversary history also identifies November 22 as the founding anniversary.

Date and recurrence

Historical founding date: 22 November 1954

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / organizational-history anniversary of the Humane Society of the United States, now Humane World for Animals. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Humane Society Anniversary Day

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Historical Context Only.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Humane World for Animals — Certificate of IncorporationOrganization Legal Record
  2. Humane World for Animals — 65th anniversary historyOrganization Primary
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary?

Historical founding date: 22 November 1954 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical founding date: 22 November 1954; anniversary context is organizational history, not a formal public holiday.

Does Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / organizational-history anniversary of the Humane Society of the United States, now Humane World for Animals. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary?

The stored designation basis is: The organization’s incorporation record states that the Humane Society of the United States was originally incorporated on November 22, 1954; its own anniversary history also identifies November 22 as the founding anniversary.. Supporting provenance includes Humane World for Animals — Certificate of Incorporation. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Humane Society of the United States founding anniversary international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / organizational-history anniversary of the Humane Society of the United States, now Humane World for Animals.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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