News Releases

In Wake of Oklahoma Tornado, American Humane Association Focuses on Helping Protect Companion Animals --- Charity Highlights Emerging Technology and Top 10 List for Emergency Kits

Officials to hold large pet adopt-a-thon on June 23

American Humane Association Focuses on Health, Welfare and Loving Homes for Country’s “Most Popular Pet” and Offers Top 10 Checklist for Cat Parents-To-Be

American Humane Association’s Red Star™ Rescue Team Brings a Century of Experience (and Two Giant Trucks) to Help Animals of Moore, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma’s Own Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation Lends Crucial Aid to Community. Convoy of Vehicles including 82-foot-long Red Star™ “Rescue Rig,” 50-foot Lois Pope LIFE Rescue Vehicle En Route to Moore, Oklahoma. Emergency Deployment Supported by Mars Petcare US, Rescue Bank®, Banfield Pet Hospital, Zoetis, Lois Pope, MuttNation Foundation, and Caring People Across America.

Every year more than 4.5 million Americans, more than half of them children, are bitten by dogs. As part of the National Dog Bite Prevention Week® American Humane Association, the nation’s oldest and largest humanitarian organization protecting the welfare of animals and children, encourages adults to teach children how to avoid dog bites and learn the importance of pet owner responsibility.

Representative for Nevada’s Third District Will Be Honored at “Lights of Compassion” weekend May 17-18th, raising funds for American Humane Association, veterans’ programs, local rescue efforts

Expert in Animal Rescue to Take Helm of Venerable Rescue Program During Time of Rapid Expansion.

American Humane Association’s century-plus history of caring for the nation’s horses helps shape the next steps for equine welfare issues, including standards for aftercare of thoroughbreds

More than 1 in 10 animals taken from shelters no longer in homes six months later, according to major study aiming to help increase pet retention; Research released during “Be Kind to Animals Week®”

One week after the terror attacks and manhunt in and around Boston, the psychological and emotional trauma is still being felt by so many, especially children. To help the healing begin, American Humane Association has mobilized its famed Red Star™ animal-assisted therapy dogs, who are being readied to provide comfort and restore a sense of normalcy to the stricken city.

In the first national conference to focus on the transformative impact of innovation and technology and their crossover applications for human and animal health, America’s top leaders in science, medicine, philanthropy, and business will examine how breakthroughs in the fields of human and veterinary health can be accelerated through collaborative research involving all family members (animals and people), especially as catalyzed by new devices and technical advances.

American Humane Association and Hallmark Channel announced today the return of the “American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™,” a unique program designed to honor our canine allies and the incredible range of contributions they make to our lives every day.

Following the apparent bombings during the Boston Marathon today, American Humane Association issued these tips for parents and other caregivers to help children cope with the fear and uncertainty caused by this tragedy:

We are saddened to report that a dog who had been scheduled to appear in a commercial shoot passed away in a clinic yesterday before filming of the animal was to take place.

Today at noon in Palm Beach, Florida, American Humane Association dedicated the Lois Pope Red Star Rescue Vehicle. The 30,000-pound, 50-foot long Ford F-350 with trailer is specifically-designed and outfitted to provide a wide array of emergency services, particularly in the immediate aftermath of such disasters as hurricanes and tornadoes.