The American Humane Association

www.AmericanHumane.org

The mission of the American Humane Association, as a network of individuals and organizations, is to prevent cruelty, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children and animals and to assure that their interests and well-being are fully, effectively, and humanely guaranteed by an aware and caring society.

American Humane envisions a nation where no child or animal will ever be a victim of willful abuse or neglect. As a recognized leader in professional education, training and advocacy, research and evaluation, American Humane joins with other similarly missioned individuals and organizations to make this vision a reality.
Programs

Founded in 1877, American Humane is the nation's oldest organization dedicated to both child and animal protection. From its headquarters outside Denver, Colorado, and from regional offices in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, American Humane provides national leadership in the development of programs, policies, and services on behalf of children and animals who are abused and neglected. Our work also includes administering and advancing programs for the prevention of abuse and neglect, as well as raising public awareness of this critical issue.

Animal Welfare

American Humane is a well-established animal welfare organization with a reputation of dedicated leadership on critical animal welfare issues. American Humane believes that being first means being positive and credible. We have learned to effect change by working with other organizations though cooperation and coalition building. American Humane gets things done through positive advocacy and action.

Our programs focus on many animal welfare fronts, including:

* Animal adoption
* Care and issues
* Disaster relief
* Farm animals
* Film monitoring
* Shelter services
* Legislative action
* Education and awareness

Child Welfare

For more than a century, American Humane has been a national leader in preventing the abuse and neglect of children, while strengthening families and communities and enhancing social service systems.

In Children's Services, our activities are organized around three major goals:

* Increasing child safety, permanency, and child and family well-being by advancing child welfare practices.
* Improving and enhancing the capacity of child welfare systems and the broader community to respond to child abuse and neglect and to strengthen families.
* Preventing child maltreatment.