For decades, Humane World for Animals has helped shelter and rescue professionals as well as pets and their families.
We empower and support shelters and rescues through training, education, advocacy, mentorships and programs. We help shelters and rescues succeed while tackling the root causes of why animals are in shelters in the first place, such as lack of affordable veterinary care, spay/neuter access and pet-inclusive housing.
How we empower animal shelters and rescues
We train shelters and rescues, helping them stay up to date on best practices in their facilities and with their communities, getting at the root causes of pet homelessness. We help them extend their programs into the community to keep more pets with their families.
We offer extensive training programs and resources to help every shelter and rescue professional, volunteer and advocate succeed:
- Virtual learning: HumanePro is our comprehensive education and empowerment hub offering blogs, tool kits, fact sheets, articles, webinars and a full Video Learning Library on topics from creating foster programs to transporting horses.
- Collaborative learning: We host the annual Animal Care Expo, attended by 2,000-plus animal welfare professionals each year.
- Mentorship and training: We provide mentorships and trainings through our Pets for Life and Rural Area Veterinary Services programs. We also run a Shelter Mentorship program, which provides selected shelters with expertise, hands-on support and $15,000 grants.
- Beyond the shelter: Our free Law Enforcement Training Center trains thousands of law enforcement officers and attorneys annually on how to investigate and prosecute animal cruelty cases. Our Humane Veterinary Medical Alliance offers trainings, webinars, continuing education credits, scholarships and internships to veterinary professionals serving lost pets and shelter animals.
But we do so much more
We work proactively to prevent pet surrender or suffering before animals ever reach shelters:
- Policy change: We support and defend policies that address community cats, access to veterinary care such as spay/neuter and vaccines, puppy mills, animal cruelty and fighting, pet-inclusive rental housing and pet overpopulation.
- Direct support: When shelters and law enforcement need help with large-scale cruelty cases, neglect situations or disasters, our Animal Rescue Team provides direct rescue support. Then, our rehabilitation centers house and heal animals until they can be placed for adoption through our Shelter and Rescue Partners.
- Access to care: Through our programs such as Pets for Life and Rural Area Veterinary Services, we’ve supported hundreds of thousands of pets and people without access to veterinary care and pet essentials.
Questions? We’re happy to answer them. Contact us.