October 15, 2007
Nearly Half of Americans Won’t Flee Without Fido
- Flood waters may be approaching. Wild fires could be closing in. Yet 47 percent of Americans surveyed would refuse rescue assistance if it meant leaving without their family pet.
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October 9, 2007
American Humane Association Today Celebrates 130 Years Of Protecting Children and Animals
- One hundred thirty years ago today, on Oct. 9, 1877, a national organization was born with the mission of protecting children and animals from cruelty, abuse and exploitation. Back then, common practices like child labor, forcing animals to work until they dropped from exhaustion, and corporal punishment were considered the norm. But it was these very practices that the founders of the American Humane Association were determined to stop.
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October 8, 2007
Eggland’s Best To Receive Certification By American Humane Association
- Eggland’s Best, Inc., America’s No. 1 branded egg, will be certified by the American Humane Association. First developed in 1999, American Humane’s assessment and certification process will verify that Eggland’s Best Cage Free and Organic egg products are produced humanely and according to the Association’s strict animal welfare guidelines.
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October 4, 2007
American Humane Association Adds Direct Services in Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy
- In order to advance its human-animal bond initiative, the American Humane Association has joined forces with Denver Pet Partners to offer direct services in animal-assisted activities and animal-assisted therapy.
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September 25, 2007
American Humane Association Grant Helps Ensure Affordable Veterinary Care at Animal Humane’s New Clinic in Albuquerque
- Albuquerque’s first and only low-cost veterinary clinic soon will be bigger, better and ready to serve more animals than ever before, thanks in part to a grant from the American Humane Association.
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September 25, 2007
American Humane Association Grant Helps Rhode Island’s Potter League For Animals Go “Green”
- Climate-controlled rooms. Natural lighting from southern windows. High-efficiency appliances. Soundproof walls. It’s the ultimate in interior design -- and it’s all for the stray and homeless pets of Rhode Island.
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September 24, 2007
American Humane Launches New Child Protection Research Center
- The American Humane Association, which is observing its 130th anniversary this year as the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals, announced it is launching a new national child protection research center to operate under the leadership of John Fluke, Ph.D.
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September 24, 2007
California Catnaps Just Got Better at the Sacramento SPCA Thanks to Grant from the American Humane Association
- The felines at the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will soon be taking a better kind of catnap when the society builds its new cat habitat.
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September 12, 2007
Find the Perfect Dog at a Local Shelter During Adopt-A-Dog Month® This October
- Many people recall the dog they had growing up as a kid. Fond memories of games of fetch and exuberant displays of affection when you got home from school round out your recollection of your best friend. He was a mutt, but he was perfect.
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September 11, 2007
American Humane Association Announces Pets & Pals Photo Contest™ Winners
- Animals and children are notoriously difficult to photograph, but the results are often worth the effort. This was certainly the case for the 2007 winners of the American Humane Association’s annual Pets & Pals Photo Contest, who were announced today. Roberta Lites of Chandler, Ariz., and Oda Erstling of Norwalk, Conn., took top honors.
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September 6, 2007
Small Animals Will ‘Live Large’ At Humane Society Of Pinellas Thanks To Grant From American Humane
- In an effort to increase the adoptions of smaller pets like rabbits and hamsters, the Humane Society of Pinellas is adding a “Small Wonders” room at their Clearwater, Fla., shelter. Funded by a $4,000 Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant from the American Humane Association, the “Small Wonders” room will be able to provide hundreds of small and exotic animals taken in each year by the shelter with an inviting and stimulating place to live.
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September 6, 2007
American Humane Association Second Chance® Fund Grant Gives Life And Hope To ‘Willy’ The Cat
- Although many cats and dogs enjoy a happy life as the family pet, it is an unfortunate reality that others are not so lucky, suffering cruelty, abuse and neglect.
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September 6, 2007
American Humane Helps Fund New Surgical Suite for Cloquet’s Friends of Animals Humane Society’s Spay and Neuter Program
- The American Humane Association has awarded the Friends of Animals Humane Society of Cloquet, Minn., a $4,000 Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant to aid in the construction of an on-site surgical suite at the shelter facility. The humane society plans to convert its current treatment room, where animals are seen for routine exams and minor medical procedures, into a fully functional surgical unit where veterinarians will provide animals with more extensive medical care.
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September 6, 2007
‘Real Life’ Is Real Fun For Cats At Humane Educational Society, Thanks To Grant From American Humane
- House cats will soon be able to play like wildcats in the Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga’s new “real-life” jungle-themed cat room, funded in part by a $4,000 Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant from the American Humane Association.
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September 6, 2007
American Grass Fed Beef Upholds Humane Standards with American Humane Association’s Certified Free Farmed
- The American Humane Association has approved American Grass Fed Beef of Doniphan, Mo., as American Humane Certified Free Farmed®. The American Humane Certified Free Farmed program is a third-party assessment and certification process that verifies a company’s animal products were produced humanely and according to animal-welfare guidelines set forth by the organization.
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August 20, 2007
American Humane Association Grant Going To The Cats At Alexander County Animal Control Facility
- The cats at Alexander County Animal Control in Taylorsville, N.C., will be able to pounce, jump and roam to their hearts’ delight after the facility installs a new, more feline friendly cattery at the animal shelter.
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August 20, 2007
Loleta Cheese Company Earns American Humane Certification for Humane Treatment of Livestock
- The American Humane Association has granted Northern California’s Loleta Cheese Company its American Humane Certified Free Farmed® designation for Loleta’s organic and traditional dairies. The American Humane Certified Free Farmed program provides independent verification that livestock and poultry are raised humanely, in accordance with animal welfare standards set forth by American Humane.
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July 30, 2007
Rumiano Cheese Company Continues Humane Practices with American Humane Association’s Certified Free Farmed
- The American Humane Association has approved Rumiano Cheese Company in Crescent City and Willows, Calif., as American Humane Certified Free Farmed®. The Free Farmed program provides independent verification that livestock and poultry are raised humanely, in accordance with animal welfare standards set forth by American Humane. Rumiano says it sought the certification to help its organic producers advertise what they have been doing for generations: raising and treating their animals humanely.
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July 30, 2007
The American Humane Association’s Annual Conference To Feature Workshops, National Leadership Forum And A 130th Anniversary Celebration
- Hundreds of professionals in the fields of animal welfare, animal protection and humane education will gather in Alexandria, Va., Sept. 27-29 for the American Humane Association’s 2007 Annual Conference.
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July 27, 2007
Large Animals To Get Second Chance At Life With Grant Given To Greater Birmingham Humane Society From American Humane
- The American Humane Association has awarded the Greater Birmingham Humane Society of Birmingham, Ala., a $4,000 Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant to aid in the construction of their Equine and Large Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Barn, and improve the humane society’s ability to address the needs of large animals.
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