News Releases

April 1, 2008
Essential Gear for Pets: ID Tag, Celebrate American Humane’s Tag Day, April 5 - Pet care is not just about feeding and playing with your animals, but also about taking responsibility to tag them so if they are ever lost they can be reunited with you. To raise awareness about lost pets, the American Humane Association celebrates Tag Day, also known as Every Day is Tag Day, on the first Saturday of April each year. read more

March 28, 2008
National Conference to Convene Child Welfare and Immigration Professionals in Chicago - The Migration and Child Welfare National Network (MCWNN) will host the second National Forum related to current issues affecting families involved with both child welfare and immigration systems from Tuesday, April 1, through Thursday, April 3, in Chicago. read more

March 24, 2008
United Egg Producers Announce Animal-Welfare Auditing Relationship With American Humane Association - United Egg Producers (UEP), a trade association representing most U.S. egg farmers and companies, has developed a new working relationship with the Denver-based American Humane Association, the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. American Humane has a 131-year legacy of being the gold standard of animal welfare. read more

March 13, 2008
American Humane Association Appoints Jessalyn Nash, M.A., as Director of Restorative Justice Initiative for Youth - Jessalyn Nash, M.A., of Sonoma County, Calif., has joined the American Humane Association as director of the Restorative Justice Initiative for Youth. read more

March 13, 2008
American Humane Appoints Mabel McKinney-Browning to Board of Directors - The American Humane Association announced today that Mabel McKinney-Browning of Chicago has been elected to its board of directors for a three-year term. read more

February 26, 2008
American Humane Elects Three New Members to Board of Directors - The American Humane Association announced today that Roque R. Gerald of Washington D.C., Michael Steinig of Washington, D.C., and Carla Marie Zilka of New York, New York have been elected to its board of directors for three-year terms. read more

February 26, 2008
Non-Resident Fathers Project Selects Four National Sites for Funding to Increase Father Involvement and Improve Outcomes in Child Welfare - The National Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the Child Welfare System (QIC-NRF) today announced the four projects that have been selected to receive funding from the Administration of Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 2008 to 2011. read more

February 26, 2008
Hound River Farm in Georgia Is First Sheep Farm To Become American Humane Certified™, Facility in Hahira, Ga., Recognized for Humane Treatment - Acres of pasture, a large lake and homegrown hay are just part of the natural environment in which Hound River Farm sheep are raised. These indications of humane treatment of the animals and meeting all of the standards for certification helped the farm achieve distinction as the nation’s first sheep farm to become American Humane Certified. read more

February 25, 2008
Calling All Kind Kids! American Humane Calls for Nominations of the Nation’s Kind Kids for the Be Kind to Animals™ Kind Kid Contest - Do you know a child or young person whose passion is helping animals? Maybe he is an exemplary volunteer at the local shelter. Maybe she collects blankets, toys or food to help homeless animals. Well, the American Humane Association is looking for them! read more

February 13, 2008
American Humane Launches Program to House Pets in Women’s Shelters - The American Humane Association, the leading organization raising awareness about The Link® between animal abuse and other forms of violence, has created the first national initiative to promote on-site housing of pets at women’s shelters and to acknowledge the human-animal bond, which can be crucial to recovery after a crisis. read more

February 4, 2008
American Humane Shares National Outrage Over Treatment of “Downed” Dairy Cows in California - The American Humane Association joins other humane agencies in condemning the inhumane treatment of downed dairy cows at a slaughter facility in Chino, California. Further, American Humane says the only way the meat industry can meet consumer expectations of humane behavior is to undergo rigorous third-party verification of humane treatment of animals destined for food, such as that provided by the American Humane Certified™ farm animal program, the nation’s first and original farm animal-welfare certification program. read more

February 4, 2008
American Humane Ensures Animal Safety During Super Bowl of Advertising - American Humane Association, Sole Grantor of the “No Animals Were Harmed”® End Credit, Verified Animal Safety During Super Bowl Ads read more

January 19, 2008
American Humane Association and University of Denver create $2 million endowed chair to research human-animal connection - The Denver-based American Humane Association and the University of Denver (DU) have established the American Humane Endowed Chair in DU’s Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW). The $2 million endowed chair is one of the first in the nation created to explore the expanding field of animal-assisted social work and research the bond between humans and animals. read more

January 15, 2008
American Humane Grants $25,000 to Find Ways to Sterilize Pets Without Surgery - The Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D) received a $25,000 grant from the American Humane Association this week. “We are delighted to count American Humane among our colleagues and supporters”, writes Joyce Briggs, President of ACC&D. “This generous gift is critical to helping us reach our goal of safe, effective, non-surgical methods for sterilizing cats and dogs.” read more

December 12, 2007
American Humane Assures Television Viewers That ‘No Animals Were Harmed’® in a Realistically Intense Depiction of Dogfighting on ‘CSI’ Thursday Night - On Thursday, Dec. 13, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation viewers will witness what may be the most accurate and graphic portrayal of dogfighting in television history, yet the scenes were created merely through “acting” and special effects. read more

December 10, 2007
American Humane: Vick’s Dogfighting Sentence Incomplete Without Counseling, Community Service - American Humane is pleased that NFL quarterback Michael Vick was sentenced today to a minimum of 23 months in prison for his part in a dogfighting ring, along with three years of supervised release and a ban on owning dogs. read more

November 6, 2007
Casey Family Programs and American Humane Form Partnership to Promote Safety in Child Welfare - Casey Family Programs and American Humane have teamed up for an innovative project to improve safety and risk assessments in the child welfare system. The effort will draw on some of the foremost experts in the country to plan, field test, evaluate and then rapidly deploy new strategies and tools that will transform the practice of child welfare. read more

October 18, 2007
Steve Dale Presented Media Award From American Humane Association - The American Humane Association has awarded Steve Dale with its 2007 Media Award for his significant contributions toward increasing public awareness of animal welfare issues. read more

October 15, 2007
American Humane Association Appoints Tim Amlaw Manager of American Humane Certified™ Farm Animal Program - The American Humane Association announced that Tim Amlaw of Denver, Colo., has joined the organization as program manager for its American Humane Certified™ program. He will be working from American Humane’s headquarters in Denver to increase the number of producers certified by American Humane and promote best practices for the humane treatment of farm animals. read more

October 15, 2007
American Humane Certified™ Farm Animal Program Will Promote Humane Treatment to Food Industry During the Worldwide Food Expo - Responding to consumer demands for socially conscientious food products, the American Humane Certified™ farm animal program will be at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago, Oct. 23-27, to educate food producers on how they can practice improved husbandry and promote humane treatment of livestock read more