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Our presentations, reports and published papers provide examples of how monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment (MEIA) informs our dog and cat welfare and population management work.

Learn how millions of wild animals suffer each year on fur farms and from trapping, and how bans and consumer shifts are driving fur’s rapid global decline.

How Humane World for Animals helps local pet shelters and rescue groups

Are you concerned about a possible puppy mill in your area? Are you a law enforcement official or animal control officer who needs assistance with a puppy mill cruelty case? Use the form on this page to report it to us.

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Public records show that hundreds of weeks-old puppies are trucked to New Jersey pet stores from massive Midwest puppy mills each year. These puppy mills keep dogs in conditions that any New Jerseyan would be horrified by: some have been cited for emaciated dogs, dead puppies and dogs with open wounds, fleas and lice, injuries and signs of heat distress.

Stopping the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet shops will also shield consumers from misleading sales tactics, sick and genetically disordered puppy sales, disease outbreaks and predatory puppy loans.

Eggs in Illinois should be safer, more affordable and more humanely produced. Please support cage-free legislation to protect egg-laying hens and Illinois families.

A year-long audit of roughly 100 major food companies designed to gauge their progress.

Food service companies that prioritize plant-based foods are not only positively impacting the environment, but also addressing important health and ethical considerations—all important to consumers.

Cockfighting is an age-old practice in which two or more specially bred birds, known as gamecocks, are placed in an enclosed pit to fight for the primary purposes of gambling and entertainment. A typical cockfight can last anywhere from several minutes to more than half an hour and usually results in the death of one or both birds.

Animal exploitation exists across the food, fashion, entertainment, commercial trade, pet and science industries, the truth of which is often disguised and/or presented as a necessary evil. Sometimes, the only way to obtain the truth is by going undercover. That’s where our Investigations Team comes in.

We tackle the animal welfare challenges that were historically beyond the reach of local organizations.