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'''Hessian cloth''' or just '''Hessian''', also called '''burlap''', is a loose, coarse [[cloth]] made from [[jute]]. It is used for making sacks, and as a backing material for [[upholstery]]. It is usually unbleached, with a natural light brown colour.
A '''humane society''' is a group that aims to stop animal and human [[suffering]] due to [[cruelty]] or other reasons.


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Examples include: [[American Humane]] which was founded in [[1877]] as a network of local organizations to prevent cruelty to children and animals. The [[Humane Society of the United States]] (HSUS) which was founded in [[1954]] and The [[American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (ASPCA.)


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Many local humane societies were founded earlier, and are independent of these similarly named organizations. Therefore local humane groups called SPCA or Humane Society are "not" related to the national groups such as The HSUS or ASPCA.

To find listings of humane organizations in the United States, you can visit www.pets911.com and search by zip code.

== See also ==
* [[animal cruelty]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.hsus.org/ Humane Society of the United States]
* [http://www.americanhumane.org/ American Humane]
* [http://www.americanpartnershipforpets.org/ American Partnership for Pets]
* [http://www.pets911.com/ Pets 911 national directory searchable by zip code]
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Revision as of 10:40, 15 January 2005

Hessian cloth or just Hessian, also called burlap, is a loose, coarse cloth made from jute. It is used for making sacks, and as a backing material for upholstery. It is usually unbleached, with a natural light brown colour.