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As a trusted animal welfare organization, we rescue, transport, and rehabilitate thousands of animals every year. Our sanctuaries provide safe, lifelong homes for animals with nowhere else to go.

475,000+
animals

rescued or cared for after disasters worldwide since 2017

4,000+
cruelty complaints

addressed each year

700+
domestic and exotic animals

cared for at our sanctuaries in Liberia, Texas, and Oregon

Always ready to help animals in need

Our highly trained Animal Rescue Team stands ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. Whether it’s a hurricane, wildfire, cruelty or neglect case, or animal fighting operation, our global animal rescue organization responds wherever animals need help.

A goat is being rescued by the HSUS Animal Rescue Team.

Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals

Six goats were saved by our Animal Rescue Team.

Rescue, relief and rehabilitation

When disasters strike, Humane World for Animals sends our Animal Rescue Team -- teams of responders and veterinarians who collaborate with local agencies and animal welfare partners. Every year, we save hundreds of animals from puppy mills, the dog meat trade, animal fighting rings, and other widespread cruelty situations.

Our work extends beyond immediate rescues—we also investigate animal abuse cases and ensure animals receive the care and rehabilitation they need for recovery.

Kitten rescued from hurricane reaches out to HSUS rescuer through carrier on boat in high flooded water

Anthony Rathbun/AP Images for the HSUS

Rescued after a hurricane.

Disaster planning for animals

Animal safety is often overlooked in emergency preparedness. Our organization trains first responders and communities on how to protect animals during disasters, making sure families don’t have to leave their beloved pets behind. By promoting animal-inclusive evacuation plans, we help keep people and their animals safe and together.

Volunteers help to transport a rescue dog to our rehabilitation center.

Kevin Wolf/AP Images

Volunteers help transport a rescued dog to our rehab center.

Join our Animal Rescue Team as a volunteer

Animal lovers can make a tangible difference by volunteering with our Animal Rescue Team in the U.S. and Canada. Volunteers assist with the care and rehabilitation of rescued dogs, cats, horses, and wildlife after emergency situations like hurricanes, earthquakes, or large-scale cruelty investigations.

Saving lives wherever animals are in crisis

Humane World for Animals is a leading global animal rescue organization, responding to disasters, cruelty cases, and neglect worldwide.

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Donate today to our Emergency Animal Relief Fund!

We never know where disasters will strike or when animals may be in need of urgent rescue, but we know we must be ready. Your support makes our preparedness, rescue, care and relief work possible.

Meredith Lee/The HSUS