Humane Society International Australia is an offshoot of what organisation that also was identified as teh 136th largest charity in the United States by the "Chronicle of Philanthropy"?
The Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), based in Washington, D.C., is an American nonprofit organization founded by journalist Fred Myers and Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, and Marcia Glaser in 1954, to address what they saw as animal-related cruelties of national scope, and to resolve animal welfare problems by applying strategies beyond the resources or abilities of local organizations. In 2013, the "Chronicle of Philanthropy" identified HSUS as the 136th largest charity in the United States in its Philanthropy 400 listing.
Peninsula Humane Society The Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) is one of the largest humane organizations in the United States. Located in San Mateo County, California, it is a private non-profit charitable organization with approximately 50,000 members. It is an animal rescue (including wildlife rescue), rehabilitation and adoption operation with two locations. The Tom and Annette Lantos Center for Compassion, where adoptable animals are housed, is in the city of Burlingame and the older physical plant, which serves as the intake shelter, is located at Coyote Point in the city of San Mateo. PHS has been responsible for considerable progress in the California Legislature with new humane laws in the state, especially since the late 1970s. PHS has been characterized as a progressive and innovative humane organization.