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Access to care for pets

The bond between people and pets is universal, but many families struggle to access affordable vet care. Humane World for Animals helps provide low cost and free veterinary care options to keep pets

Animal cruelty

Our toughest fights work to address the systemic cruelties embedded in factory farming, animal research and other industries that impact millions of animals.

Animal fighting

No animal should have to suffer the barbaric practices of dogfighting and cockfighting. Humane World for Animals is working to end this cruelty in all its forms.

Animal rescue and response

Local emergency response departments, humane societies and animal shelters often don’t have the resources to help animal victims of disasters and large-scale cruelty cases. That’s where we come in.

Animal testing and research

We are working globally to replace cruel, outdated animal testing with modern, animal-free research methods that are better for both people and animals.

Banning trophy hunting

Thrill-seekers kill vital wildlife for trophies, display, photos, bragging rights and prizes, and pay big money to kill rare, often endangered, animals abroad and take home their body parts.

Dog and cat welfare

Every day around the world, millions of dogs and cats face neglect and cruelty. Humane World for Animals rescues animals, works to end puppy mills and expands access to veterinary care.

Ending the dog and cat meat trade worldwide

Millions of dogs and cats suffer in the meat trade each year. Join us in ending the dog and cat meat trade for good.

Farm animal welfare

Industrial farms cause animal suffering on an unimaginable scale. We work to improve animal welfare on farms, reducing extreme confinement, and to promote a more plant-forward global food system.

Going fur-free

The fashion industry is changing and it’s time to leave animal cruelty behind. Join us in building a future rooted in compassion, not fur.

Helping captive wildlife

Wild animals belong in their natural habitats, not kept in roadside zoos and circuses for our entertainment. With your help, we’re working to end this cruelty.

Protecting equines

Equines are companions and partners, and it's our responsibility to act as their guardians. Unfortunately, cruelty persists. Humane World for Animals tackles the root causes of this cruelty to end it.

Puppy mills

It's time to end the cruel treatment of dogs in mass breeding operations. We're fighting to stop puppy mills on all possible levels.

Wildlife killing contests

These senseless competitions promote the mass killing of animals for prizes and bragging rights.

Wildlife protection

Stand with Humane World for Animals to put an end to the senseless killing and exploitation of wildlife.

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Ways to take action

Your voice is needed on these important issues. Here’s how you can take action — and why it matters.

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Grizzly bears need your help!

Grizzly bear protections in the U.S. are under attack and we need your help to fight back.


 

Protect horseshoe crabs

Nearly one million horseshoe crabs are taken from the wild every year and exploited. Horseshoe crabs belong in oceans, not laboratories.

Help protect pangolins

Small and gentle pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world. Despite this, the majority of pangolin species are not protected. 

Stop the captivity of wildlife in Quebec

Help us ensure that no animal suffers at the hands of roadside zoos in Quebec ever again.

Put an end to cockfighting

Each year, thousands of roosters suffer in fighting pits in the United States. Razor-sharp gaffs tied to their legs, roosters suffer punctured lungs, broken bones and pierced eyes while fighting to the death. Will speak out against this cruelty and help ensure there is no haven for cockfighting?  

Replace animal tests with alternatives

Support a switch from cruel animal experiments to cutting-edge test methods that are based on how the human body works.

Urge the South African government to protect big cats!

All big cats—tigers, cheetahs, leopards and jaguars—should stay wild.

US: Fight for a federal ban on wildlife killing contests

Please act now to ban wildlife killing contests in the United States.

British Columbia: End wildlife killing contests

Please act now to help ban wildlife killing contests in British Columbia.

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Meredith Lee/Humane World for Animals