Rescue Diary Entries

Before Hurricane Florence hit the east coast, the American Humane Rescue Team had already jumped into action evacuating shelter cats in the path of the approaching storm and transporting them…

For more than 100 years, American Humane Rescue teams have been helping animals in the midst of catastrophic natural disasters. Last year alone, our teams helped animal victims of Hurricanes Harvey,…

The American Humane Rescue team received an urgent call from Tennessee authorities. What local officials had discovered on a nearby property was jarring – 26 dogs living outside in a flooded…

In 2017, generous supporters of American Humane allowed us to accomplish so much—from helping care for abused and neglected animals, to recognizing the heroic military canines who sacrifice so much…

American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, Chicken Soup for the Soul, the Banfield Foundation, Zoetis, and philanthropist Lois Pope today made it possible to deliver more than a…

A gigantic gift promising safer, healthier, and happier lives for animals throughout Louisiana rolled into Baton Rouge to gasps of awe, curiosity and, mostly, relief from pet owners. One year…

American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, and Chicken Soup for the Soul worked together today to deliver 5,382 pounds of nutritious food and love to the animals at…

The destructive flooding that struck Louisiana in August 2016 was devastating to people and animals in parishes across the state. The Humane Society of Louisiana, which frequently responds to large-scale…

As Ascension Parish and surrounding areas experienced record-breaking water levels during the August 2016 flood, Louisiana organization Companion Animal Rescue of Ascension (CARA)’s House, was in a dire situation. The shelter…

The disastrous flood that swept through Louisiana in August 2016 caused devastation across the state and led to animal overpopulation problems in many areas. Prior to the flood, the CATNIP Foundation…