More Than a Pet 2025 Community Hero Award Winner Demonte Moore

Lisa Michel-Weis / Wisconsin Humane Society

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Announcing the 2025 More Than a Pet Community Hero

I am honored to announce that Demonte Moore has been voted the 2025 More Than a Pet Community Hero for the good he has done...

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Ending animal testing Farmed animal welfare Protecting equines Stopping puppy mills Wildlife protection Animal rescue and response
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A young fox at a fur farm stares out from their cage
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It is the height of absurdity that, in 2023, animals continue to be born to be killed and skinned for a coat trim or a pom...

Farmed animal welfare
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May 11, 2023, stands out as historic for animal protection: On that day, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision upholding...

A HSI responder greets a dog at a meat farm rescue
Animal rescue and response Ending the dog and cat meat trade
2023: An unforgettable year in the fight to end the dog and cat meat trades

November 17, 2023, was a truly historic day in the fight to end the dog meat industry. In South Korea, where up to one...

Kittens in a cage at a slaughterhouse
Animal rescue and response
Owner of cat meat restaurant in Viet Nam chooses compassion over slaughter

For the past five years, Pham Quoc Doanh has been making his living by running a cat meat restaurant and slaughterhouse in...

A child watches as dead coyotes are piled up after a killing contest
Ending animal fighting Ending the dog and cat meat trade
UN recognizes children’s right to be free from exposure to violence against animals

The United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of the Child has formally recognized the damage that witnessing violence...

Mouse held in a petri dish
Ending animal testing
Tell the FDA: No new animal tests for sunscreen ingredients

If the FDA does decide that new safety information is needed, methods that use sophisticated technologies instead of relying...

Gray wolf on a mountain ridge in Denali National Park, Alaska
Helping captive wildlife Wildlife protection
In 2023, we fought for wild animals all over the world

Wild animals face a chilling multitude of threats. At a time when so many are vulnerable to the unprecedented impacts of...

Protecting equines
This deadly horse racing season signals urgent need for zero-tolerance anti-doping and track safety policies

2023 could have been a watershed year for the welfare of racehorses in the U.S. with the historic implementation of national...