Guiding Animal Welfare Worldwide with Global Humane Society
Global Humane Society, the international arm of American Humane Society, is dedicated to raising animal welfare standards across the globe. Our comprehensive certification programs set rigorous, science-based benchmarks to protect animals in zoos & aquariums, ecotourism, working environments, film and television productions, farms and more. These initiatives help ensure humane treatment and care for animals while promoting sustainable practices worldwide.
Through groundbreaking conservation initiatives and welfare certifications, Global Humane Society actively shapes global standards for animal welfare. From certifying international zoos and advancing humane farming practices to supporting endangered species conservation across Africa, we are driving meaningful change worldwide.
Explore our work to protect animals and ecosystems around the globe.
Visit ecotourism and explore how Global Humane Society certifies wildlife operations with science-based practices for humane and responsible wildlife interactions.
Learn about our mission to conserve, rewild and protect Africa’s wildlife and wilderness areas.
Find zoos and aquariums around the world that are certified for the humane treatment of animals in human care.
Watch our documentary films
Escape from Extinction films tell the stories of critical efforts to save one million species on the verge of a catastrophic mass extinction.
