Archives: Military / Newsroom

March 13, 2019 — President Trump’s executive order creating a cabinet-level task force to address veteran suicides should be applauded (“Task Force Ordered on Veteran Suicides,” U.S. News, March 6).…

BOISE, IDAHO, December 5, 2018 — Military working dog (MWD) Bakk, who bravely served for seven years as a patrol dog protecting our troops in South Korea and is retiring…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, November 10, 2018 — They fight, make extraordinary sacrifices, and die to protect our freedom. So once a year, when Veterans Day arrives, let’s remember not…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, June 13, 2018 — In honor of Posttraumatic Stress (PTS) Awareness month, American Humane and the National Association of Veteran-Serving Organizations (NAVSO) are proud to announce…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, May 23, 2018 — Four heroic military dogs were recognized with the nation’s highest honor for canine service to our country in a special ceremony on…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, May 7, 2018 — The stories on the evening news are heart-rending and far too common: A veteran who fought for our freedom and is now…

TUCSON, ARIZONA, August 9, 2017 — After being separated from his closest friend and battle buddy, Military Working Dog Rick, who bravely served for six years as an explosives detection…

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, July 26, 2017 — U.S. military hero dog Cena, a 9-year-old Black Labrador who served as a bomb detection dog in Afghanistan and saved the lives of his…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, July 26, 2017 — American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, which has been working to support the U.S. military, veterans, and military animals for…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, July 16, 2017 — American Humane’s Lois Pope LIFE Center for Military Affairs has launched a new initiative to harness the healing powers of the human-animal…