Animal Rescue and Care

Helping animals recover after Chile’s forest fires

Helping animals recover after Chile’s forest fires

In Chile, forest fires recently left entire families without homes. More than 6,000 people have been displaced. In February, a group of first responders discovered a family sleeping in a tent with the last of their belongings and their two dogs. One of their dogs . . . 

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In major win for animals, Indonesia’s capital city bans dog and cat meat trades

In major win for animals, Indonesia’s capital city bans dog and cat meat trades

Earlier this month, authorities from the Special Area of the City of (DKI) Jakarta—the most populous metropolitan area in Indonesia, which includes the capital city—announced they have banned the dog and cat meat trades, which will save the lives of an estimated 340 dogs and . . . 

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Nearly 200 dogs saved from slaughter as HSI shuts down 18th dog meat farm

Nearly 200 dogs saved from slaughter as HSI shuts down 18th dog meat farm

Not long ago, our Humane Society International team in South Korea discovered yet another heartbreaking scene on a dog meat farm: Dozens and dozens of dogs were locked in feces-filled cages awaiting slaughter. Many were pregnant, days away from giving birth to puppies who would . . . 

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Rescuing and reuniting animals after Türkiye’s devastating earthquakes

Rescuing and reuniting animals after Türkiye’s devastating earthquakes

The devastation wrought by earthquakes in Türkiye earlier this year is almost unfathomable. Our rescue team is still on the ground, honored to bring some joy and relief to survivors, who lost virtually everything, by reuniting them with their animals. With each passing day, our . . . 

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Animal Care Expo is building a stronger animal protection movement

By on February 27, 2023 in Animal Rescue and Care with 0 Comments
Animal Care Expo is building a stronger animal protection movement

We’re looking forward to Animal Care Expo 2023, which takes place this year in New Orleans. In anticipation, Hilary Hager, our vice president of outreach, engagement and training, reflects on how Expo brings people together and strengthens the animal protection movement. The first time I . . . 

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Exploring the rich, overlooked history of Black animal activism

Exploring the rich, overlooked history of Black animal activism

I recently wrote about how all people, no matter their circumstances, have an inherent connection with animals. The composition of the animal protection movement, however, has not always reflected everyone’s voice. Recently our staff had the pleasure of hearing historian Paula Tarankow, who holds a . . . 

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We’re on the ground in Turkey to help save animals

We’re on the ground in Turkey to help save animals

Over the weekend, our disaster relief team arrived in Turkey (Türkiye) to provide emergency relief to thousands of dogs, cats and other animals in the aftermath of the devastating and fatal 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the region earlier this month. When the first team . . . 

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This year’s ‘Puppy Bowl’ features two very special dogs

By on February 8, 2023 in Animal Rescue and Care with 5 Comments
This year’s ‘Puppy Bowl’ features two very special dogs

For some of us the big “Bowl” this coming weekend is not “Super,” it’s “Puppy.” Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XIX will air before the Super Bowl and feature more than 100 shelter and rescue dogs from across the U.S., many of them already adopted into . . . 

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Animal Rescue Team helps to rescue 176 cats in Mississippi

Animal Rescue Team helps to rescue 176 cats in Mississippi

Early on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, our Animal Rescue Team deployed to support local law enforcement agencies with an alleged neglect case involving nearly 200 cats in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. By day’s end, responders had removed 176 cats from three residential properties owned by one . . . 

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The cause of animals is a cause for us all

By on January 17, 2023 in Animal Rescue and Care with 2 Comments
The cause of animals is a cause for us all

The cause of animals is a call to action. A call to provide the best possible care for animals, whether they live in our homes, in our communities or in the wild. A call to save, defend and protect them against dangers and threats to . . . 

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At our care and rehabilitation facility, recovering dogs have their day

By on January 13, 2023 in Animal Rescue and Care with 7 Comments
At our care and rehabilitation facility, recovering dogs have their day

Our work at the Humane Society family of organizations impacts millions of animals, through public education and media outreach, litigation, corporate social responsibility reforms, and supporting regulations that govern the treatment of animals or legislation that protects them. This work is vitally important, and many . . . 

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How we kept fighting to save dogs and end the dog meat trade in 2022

How we kept fighting to save dogs and end the dog meat trade in 2022

It never becomes easier to witness the immense suffering caused by the dog and cat meat trades or to think about the estimated 30 million dogs and millions of cats who are stolen or farmed, trafficked and slaughtered every year to supply meat for human . . . 

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