American Humane Association

FOUNDED IN 1877, AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION, DBA AMERICAN HUMANE - FIRST TO SERVE (AMERICAN HUMANE) IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY, WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS. OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE FIRST TO SERVE IN PROMOTING AND NURTURING THE BONDS BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS.

AMERICAN HUMANE HOLLYWOODAMERICAN HUMANE'S "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WAS AND IS THE FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN FILM AND TELEVISION, SAFEGUARDING MILLIONS OF ANIMALS ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTIONS WORLDWIDE FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS. SINCE 1940, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN FILMED ENTERTAINMENT. WE ARE THE ONLY INDUSTRY-SANCTIONED ORGANIZATION WITH OVERSIGHT OF ANIMALS IN FILMED PRODUCTION AND THE SOLE ENTITY TO AWARD THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED END-CREDIT CERTIFICATION TO PRODUCTIONS THAT MEET OUR RIGOROUS STANDARD OF CARE.THE PURPOSE OF THE NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS TO HELP ENSURE AND CERTIFY THE SAFETY OF ANIMAL ACTORS, WHICH ALSO RESULTS IN GREATER SAFETY FOR HUMAN ACTORS, IN THE PRODUCTION OF FILMED MEDIA. THE PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALLY: WORKS TO PROTECT ANIMALS USED IN FILM, TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, NO MATTER WHERE FILMING OCCURS, DURING THE PRODUCTION AND ON SET. EDUCATES AND INFORMS FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL MEDIA COMMUNITY. VERIFIES AMERICAN HUMANE'S GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF ANIMALS IN FILMED MEDIA WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED CERTIFIED ANIMAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES, MANY OF WHOM ARE VETERINARIANS.OUR CERTIFIED ANIMAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTED 90,000 ANIMALS IN MORE THAN 300 FILMS AND EPISODIC SERIES, SUPERVISING 3,000 PRODUCTION DAYS OF ACTION ON EVERYTHING FROM INDIE FILMS TO THE BIGGEST BOX-OFFICE BLOCKBUSTERS.

AMERICAN HUMANE FARM ANIMAL PROGRAMTHE AMERICAN HUMANE FARM ANIMAL PROGRAM WAS - AND IS - THE FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF FARM ANIMALS. OUR AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS THE OLDEST, LARGEST, AND FASTEST-GROWING AUDITING AND CERTIFICATION EFFORT IN THE COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS VITAL PROGRAM IS TO HELP IMPROVE AND VERIFY THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS ON FARMS AND RANCHES UTILIZING EVIDENCE AND SCIENCE-BASED WELFARE STANDARDS, AND TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS.THIS PROGRAM CERTIFIES THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF MORE ANIMALS IN FOOD PRODUCTION THAN ANY OTHER AND HAS EXPANDED INTO SOUTH AMERICA. FARM ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS. THIRD-PARTY AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND ARE BASED ON OBJECTIVE, MEASURABLE, SCIENCE-BASED CRITERIA. THE PROGRAM COVERS THOUSANDS OF FARMS AND RANCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL IS NOW FOUND ON MANY PRODUCTS IN GROCERY STORES, INCLUDING DAIRY, CHICKEN, TURKEY, PORK, DUCKS, AND EGGS.

AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUEFOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE TEAMS HAVE BEEN FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS SUFFERING IN NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS MAN-MADE CASES OF CRUELTY, NEGLECT, OR HOARDING. AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE TEAMS SAVE, FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS IN CRISIS, AND PROVIDE LIFESAVING TIPS AND DISASTER PREPARATION TRAINING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER DISASTERS. THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE INTERVENTION FOR COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS AND TO HELP BUILD MORE HUMANE COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE THROUGH TRAINING, GRANTS, SHELTER SUPPORT AND HUMANE EDUCATION. PROVIDED HURRICANE RELIEF: AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE HAD TWO REQUESTS WITH FOUR MISSION TASKS FOR HURRICANE IDA THAT WAS A FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER FOLLOWING THE STRONG CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE THAT HAMMERED LOUISIANA FOR OVER 13 HOURS WITH 150 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS, 10-15 INCHES OF RAIN AND 5-12 FEET OF STORM SURGE. AMERICAN HUMANE RECEIVED THE SECOND REQUEST BY LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (LDAF) TO ASSIST OUR MOU PARTNER TERREBONNE AND LAFOURCHE PARISHES WITH THREE MISSION TASKS. TERREBONNE PARISH REPORTED 90% OF HOMES WERE DAMAGED, 60% OF THEM WERE LEFT UNINHABITABLE. SIX TEAMS RESPONDED, OPERATING UNDER HYBRID COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS DUE TO THE LACK OF HOTELS. OKLAHOMA AND LOUISIANA REGIONAL RESPONSE TRUCKS AND TRAILERS WERE UTILIZED ALONG WITH AN RV TO HOUSE RESPONDERS ON SITE FOR 31 DAYS. AN EMERGENCY TEMPORARY ANIMAL SHELTER WAS CREATED TO HANDLE THE OVERFLOW DOGS FOR BOTH PARISHES PROVIDING CARE, MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR 120 PLUS DOGS, DECONTAMINATION, AND DEMOBILIZATION OF THE SHELTER AT THE END. SAVED ANIMALS DURING THE PANDEMIC: AMERICAN HUMANE TOOK A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SUPPORTING SHELTER PETS ABANDONED DURING THE PANDEMIC, PROVIDING ONE MILLION MEALS, AS WELL AS CRITICALLY NEEDED SUPPLIES AND MEDICINES THROUGH ITS "FEED THE HUNGRY COVID-19 FUND" (THE FUND). THE FUND CONTINUES TO OFFER RELIEF TO SHELTERS AND RESCUES BEYOND THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING TO SHELTERS AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS IN DESPERATE NEED OF ASSISTANCE. TWO OF THE RECEIVING SHELTERS WERE IMPACTED BY THE DEVASTATING DECEMBER TORNADO OUTBREAK IN KENTUCKY. THIS BROUGHT US TO A TOTAL OF 1,166,250 MEALS ACROSS 46 STATES AND 1 TERRITORY. THE FUND ENABLES US TO SUPPORT LOCAL SHELTERS AND RESCUES DURING CHALLENGING TIMES, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE RELIEF NATIONWIDE. SHELTERED ANIMALS AMIDST THE CALDOR WILDFIRES: AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE WAS REQUESTED BY EL DORADO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH FOUR MISSION TASKS TO ASSIST EL DORADO COUNTY, CA AND DOUGLAS COUNTY, NV DURING THE CALDOR WILDFIRE THAT BECAME A FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER, BURNED OVER 200,000 ACRES, AND THREATENED SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. STILL OPERATING UNDER COVID 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS, THREE TEAMS RESPONDED, HELPING SHELTER OVER 680 SMALL ANIMALS ON BOTH THE WEST SIDE AND EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE, PROVIDED CRITICAL TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS OUT OF THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE EVACUATED AREAS ON THE EAST SIDE, SET UP, SECURED, AND PROVIDED MANAGEMENT OF THE EAST SIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER, AND ASSISTED WITH DECONTAMINATION AND DEMOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES ON THE WEST SIDE AS PETS WENT HOME AFTER EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED. ALL THIS ENABLED EL DORADO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES TO SHELTER OVER 1,700 ANIMALS AND PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES TO THE ANIMALS IN THEIR COUNTY. HELPED THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST: AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE HELD A VACCINE AND WELLNESS CLINIC DURING NATIONAL PET PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN JUNE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT ZOETIS AND TERREBONNE PARISH ANIMAL SHELTER. THE CLINIC ENABLED LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL PREVENTIVE VET CARE FOR THEIR CATS AND DOGS, EDUCATE THEM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VET CARE, AND HELPED CONNECT THEM WITH LOCAL VETERINARY RESOURCES FOR CONTINUED ROUTINE CARE. TRAINED MORE RESCUERS: AMERICAN HUMANE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF FIRST RESPONDER RESCUE TRAININGS AT THE AMERICAN HUMANE SANCTUARY, "SATURDAYS AT THE SANCTUARY." CLASS PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED HANDS-ON EDUCATION ABOUT DOG AND CAT BEHAVIOR AND PROPER HANDLING TECHNIQUES, HOW TO PREPARE THEIR PETS AND COMMUNITY FOR A DISASTER, AND ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF DEPLOYING AS AN AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE FIRST RESPONDER. PROVIDED SUPPORT OVERSEAS: AS WAR BROKE OUT IN UKRAINE, THE CONCERN WAS NOT ONLY FOR THE CITIZENS, BUT THE ANIMALS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. AMERICAN HUMANE COLLABORATED WITH NARSC PARTNERS THAT HAD EXISTING UKRAINE CONTACTS AND NETWORKS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND FACILITATE LOGISTICS. AMERICAN HUMANE PROVIDED $75,000 IN EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS AND ASSISTED EVACUEES AND THEIR PETS FLEEING TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN SECURING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE, DOCUMENTATION, AND SUPPLIES. THE GRANTS HAVE ALSO PROVIDED RELIEF, FOOD, CARE, AND CRITICAL EVACUATION TRANSPORT FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE REHAB FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED.