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Animal Rescue Team's Jessica Johnson with horses from a rescue in Texas
Animal Rescue Team FAQ

Contents What is Humane World for Animals’ Animal Rescue Team? How/when does the team get called in to help? What sort of...

Horse suffering from soring on his legs
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What is horse soring?

Soring involves the intentional infliction of pain to a horse's legs or hooves in order to force the horse to perform an artificial, exaggerated gait. Here are important facts about this cruel abuse.

Two horses nuzzling each other
Preparing for emergencies
Equine disaster preparedness

Horses and other equines require extra consideration in disaster planning.

Wild red fox relaxing in the snow
Pet health and safety
Humane shopping guide

Animals exploited for leather, furs or other products suffer immensely. You can save them by making compassion your preferred fashion and showing others that wearing animals is simply going out of style.

Two outdoor cats, also known as community or feral cats, comfort each other
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Outdoor cats FAQ

Contents What is an outdoor cat or community cat? What is TNR? Where can I get help sterilizing the cats I feed? How can I...

A cute cat walking outdoors
Preparing for emergencies
Community cat emergency and disaster preparedness

You can help community (feral and stray) cats that live outdoors before and after a hurricane, earthquake, flood, or other disaster.

dog getting sprayed by skunk getting bath to get rid of skunk smell
Pet health and safety
What to do when a skunk sprays your dog

Follow these four steps to clean up your canine if your pooch gets sprayed with scent.

Positive reinforcement will help you crate train your dog
Pet health and safety
How to crate train your dog or puppy

Follow our four-step process to help your dog become acquainted with spending time in a crate.

Illustration of a dog with leash in his mouth, cat on a carrier, and luggage in front of a stormy window.
Pet health and safety Preparing for emergencies
Pet emergency plan and disaster preparedness

Prevent tragedy by preparing for a disaster or emergency evacuation before it happens.

Three cows standing
Preparing for emergencies
Farm animal disaster preparedness plan

Be prepared in the event of an emergency to keep your animals safe before the next hurricane, tornado, or flood hits.

Koala in charred trees after the Australia wildfires
Preparing for emergencies
Wildlife disaster preparedness

You can help wild animals survive extreme weather and disasters, especially wildfires, with just a little preparation before you evacuate.

Gray Squirrel in tree eating berries
Humane backyards
Build a humane backyard habitat for wildlife

Here are 13 ways you can turn your backyard into a habitat that supports wildlife.