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American Humane Association
An American Humane Association Certified Animal Safety Representative™ keeps a canine cast member warm on the set of Marley & Me and makes sure “No Animals Were Harmed”®.
By Mark Stubis, Chief Communications Officer, American Humane Association
Since its founding in 1877, American Humane Association has been at the forefront of virtually every major advance in protecting children, pets, and farm animals from cruelty, abuse and neglect. Today, we’re also leading the way in understanding human-animal interaction and its role in society.
Effective Programs That Make a Difference
As the nation’s voice for the protection of children and animals, American Humane Association reaches millions of people every day through groundbreaking research, education, training, and services that span a wide network of organizations, agencies, and businesses. Our scope of vital, effective programs includes:
- First item • Red Star Animal Emergency Services™, established during World War I at the request of the U.S. government to tend to animals on the battlefields of Europe. Today, our Red Star national first-responder team deploys to hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other animal emergencies nationwide.
- Second item • “No Animals Were Harmed”®, based in Hollywood to oversee the humane treatment and safety of animals in film. We monitor tens of thousands of animals appearing in more than 2,000 film and television productions each year.
- Third item • Our farm animal welfare certification program, American Humane Certified — the nation’s first, largest, and fastest growing independent animal welfare program dedicated to the humane treatment of farm animals.
- Forth item • Leading-edge programs that protect children from abuse and neglect in communities across America and provide better outcomes for at-risk children and families who find themselves in the child protective services system.
- Fifth item • Animal-assisted therapy, which draws on the remarkable power of the human-animal bond to help children and adults heal, learn, and find comfort and motivation. Through these and other essential programs that improve quality of life for children and animals, American Humane Association advances the values of compassion, caring, and hope.
- Sixth item • American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards™ One way we’re celebrating the special bond between people and animals is by leading the search for America’s top Hero Dogs. Voting for American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards™ is currently under way at www.herodogawards.org. Dogs were nominated in eight categories: Law Enforcement and Arson Dogs; Service Dogs; Therapy Dogs; Military Dogs; Guide Dogs; Search and Rescue Dogs; Hearing Dogs; and Emerging Hero Dogs, which includes ordinary dogs who do extraordinary things. Finalists in each category will be judged by a blue-ribbon panel consisting of both celebrities and animal experts— including Victoria Stilwell and Whoopi Goldberg — to determine the winning American Hero Dog. The winner will be announced at the first-ever American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™ gala, presented by CESAR® Canine Cuisine, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Oct. 1, 2011.
Learn more about American Humane Association at:
www.americanhumane.org
Vote for your favorite Hero Dog at:
www.herodogawards.org |
