Animal Advocates is a partnership between HSI and animal protection groups around the globe. Together, we form a network committed to implementing humane standards for animal care everywhere. More about the program

Meet Our Partners

  • July 25, 2008

    A Friend in Need Deserves USPCA, Indeed

    Since 1998, the Uganda Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (USPCA) has been an uplifting African NGO that has been instrumental in HSI's development of East Africa's awareness about animal welfare issues.

  • July 6, 2006

    Abaco Animals Require Friends & Spay/Neuter Incentive Program

    Two organizations work together to help an island paradise save its animals.

  • August 14, 2008

    Afghan Stray Animal League

    The Afghan Stray Animal League (ASAL) has supported a local animal shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan since 2004.

  • July 26, 2004

    AHPPA Has Altered the Landscape of Animal Protection in Costa Rica

    Asociacion Humanitaria Para la Proteccion Animal de Costa Rica has combined education with veterinary services to help change the face of animal welfare in Costa Rica.

  • June 16, 2006

    Animal Aid Unlimited

    Involving the community right from the start has helped a small group called Animal Aid Unlimited based in Udaipur, India, successfully implement a local sterilization program.

  • April 14, 2010

    Animal Care Expo

    Animal Care Expo is an annual education conference which brings together hundreds of animal welfare groups and individuals for four days of seminars, exhibits, lectures and workshops, all to benefit animals across the globe. HSI sponsors a program for international attendees.

  • April 14, 2009

    Animal Care Expo: La Exposición sobre Cuidado de Animales

    Animal Care Expo (La Exposición Sobre Cuidado de Animales), una conferencia educativa combinada con una feria comercial internacional, atrae al mayor grupo de profesionales y voluntarios de cuidado y control de animales en el mundo.

  • June 27, 2007

    Animal Help Foundation

    Animal Help Foundation, based in Ahmedabad, India, takes a holistic approach to animal welfare and manages everything from a private veterinary clinic to wildlife rehabilitation projects to ongoing Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return programs for street dogs.

  • April 27, 2009

    Animal Welfare Coalition

    The Animal Welfare Coalition was established in 2006 by several animal welfare groups working throughout the Philippines.

  • July 6, 2006

    Animales S.O.S.

    One of the most effective animal welfare groups in Bolivia, Animales S.O.S. brings a lot of heart and energy to the cause of aiding animals all over the country.

  • July 6, 2006

    Animales S.O.S.

    Uno de los grupos de bienestar animal más efectivos en Bolivia, Animales S.O.S., dedica mucha dedicación y energía a la causa de ayudar animales en todo el país.

  • July 6, 2006

    ARCA Brasil

    ARCA Brasil encourages spreading the word about more humane treatment of animals through its many seminars, workshops, outreach programs and conferences.

  • June 22, 2006

    Bahamas Humane Society

    The most senior charity in the Caribbean, Bahamas Humane Society, sets the precendent for animal welfare through popular fundraising events, interactive children's outreach projects and good old-fashioned fun.

  • July 5, 2006

    Defense et Protection des Animaux, Refuge de Thiernay

    Defense et Protection des Animaux, Refuge de Thierney has a long history of helping animals in France and beyond.

  • August 29, 2002

    Defensores de los Animales de HSI

    El programa de Defensores de los Animales de HSI crea una red de grupos de proteccion animal, albergues y personas alrededor del mundo comprometidas a implementar estandares humanitarios para el cuidado animal.

  • April 27, 2009

    Dorothea Friz: Improving Animal Welfare in Italy

    Trading the cold winters in her native Germany for a warmer climate, veterinarian Dorothea Friz works to improve animal welfare in Italy.

  • June 14, 2007

    Dr. Jack Reece: A Dedicated Veterinarian Finds His Calling in India

    Dr. Jack Reece of Help in Suffering, Jaipur, India, has worked for years to make a difference in the lives of both animals and people in India.

  • April 5, 2008

    Estelle Raballand: Helping Wild and Captive Chimps

    Estelle Raballand directs Project Primate and its sanctuary, the Chimpanzee Conservation Center (CCC) in Guinea, West Africa.

  • April 27, 2009

    Fundacion ASOGUAU Proteccion Animal

    Fundacion ASOGUAU Proteccion Animal celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009. In just a decade, the organization became a force for Venezuelan animal welfare.

  • June 19, 2006

    Fundacion Humanitas

    Just outside of Panama City, Panama, a small group in Bethania called Fundacion Humanitas works dilligently, against many odds, to aid the street animals of the city.

  • September 16, 2011

    Fundacion VidAnimal

    Fundacion VidAnimal, based in Cali, Colombia, emphasizes the education of children to ensure better future protection of animals, which in turn, enriches the lives of these youths.

  • April 27, 2009

    Fundación ASOGUAU Protección Animal

    La Fundación ASOGUAU Protección Animal celebró su décimo aniversario en el 2009. En apenas una década, la organización se convirtió en un motor para el bienestar animal en Venezuela.

  • September 16, 2011

    Fundación VidAnimal

    Fundación VidAnimal, con sede en Cali, Colombia, enfatiza la educación de los niños para garantizar una mejor protección futura de los animales, lo que a su vez enriquece las vidas de estos jóvenes.

  • August 14, 2008

    Gente por la Defensa Animal

    People for the Defense of Animals, or GEPDA for its Spanish name, has thrived and become one of the most influential animal protection organizations in Mexico.

  • August 14, 2008

    Gente por la Defensa Animal

    Gente por la Defensa Animal, o GEPDA, ha prosperado y se ha convertido en una de las organizaciones de protección de animales con más influencia en México.

  • June 4, 2010

    Grupo Caridad

    At the 2010 Animal Care Expo, Grupo Caridad was invited to become an official HSI Animal Advocate group.

  • June 4, 2010

    Grupo Caridad

    Durante la Animal Care Expo del 2010, Grupo Caridad fue invitado oficialmente a convertirse en un Defensor de los Animales de HSI.

  • June 16, 2006

    Help in Suffering

    HSI Animal Advocate, Help in Suffering, changes the lives of humans AND animals through their highly successful educational and outreach programs in India.

  • June 24, 2009

    Jornada de Esterilización/Castración en Perú

    Humane Society International y la organización local Grupo Caridad se unieron para esterilizar y castrar animales en un distrito pobre en Lima, Perú.

  • June 27, 2007

    Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre

    Established in 2003, the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre provides sterilization of street animals, emergency services, and humane education.

  • July 26, 2004

    La AHPPA Ha Cambiado la Realidad de la Protección Animal en Costa Rica

    La Asociacion Humanitaria Para la Proteccion Animal ha combinado la educación con los servicios veterinarios para ayudar a cambiar el panorama del bienestar animal en Costa Rica.

  • July 3, 2006

    Lega Pro Animale

    More 20 years of Lega Pro Animale's sterilization programs in Italy's Campania region have produced lasting results and saved millions of animals' lives, while changing the minds of Italy's public.

  • April 27, 2009

    Lilian Schnog: Trabajando por los Animales en Costa Rica

    Lilian Schnog de Costa Rica recibió el Premio por Compromiso y Logros Extraordinarios de HSI durante la Expo del 2009.

  • April 27, 2009

    Lilian Schnog: Working for Animals in Costa Rica

    Lilian Schnog of Costa Rica was an HSI Extraordinary Achievement Award winner at Animal Care Expo 2009.

  • July 5, 2006

    NSPCA of South Africa

    Covering all of South Africa, the NSPCA has worked hard for 50 years to save animals from cruelty and abuse, initiating a First Strike program to address the root causes of these problems.

  • June 19, 2006

    Philippine Animal Welfare Society

    One of the first Humane Society International Animal Advocates awardees, Philippine Animal Welfare Society, has a long history of helping animals through education and influence around the Philippines.

  • August 14, 2008

    Rosemary Gordon: Helping People and Animals in Peru

    Rosemary Gordon spends her time improving the lives of the animals and humans of Colan, Peru.

  • May 25, 2011

    Sociedad Protectora de Animales de Medellin (SPA Medellin)

    Active since 1917, SPA Medellin leads the animal welfare movement in Colombia, with recognized accomplishments in decreasing the overpopulation of strays after years of advocating for sterilization, and banning the circulation of ATVs within city limits.

  • June 24, 2009

    Spay/Neuter Clinic in Lima, Peru

    Humane Society International and local group Grupo Caridad partnered to spay/neuter animals in an impoverished district of Lima, Peru in summer 2009.

  • May 26, 2011

    Tsunami Animal-People Alliance (TAPA)

    TAPA has had a tremendous impact on improving life for animals in Sri Lanka.

  • September 27, 2010

    TTSPCA and Animal Welfare Network

    At the 2010 Animal Care Expo, Animal Welfare Network and Trinidad & Tobago Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were invited to become an official HSI Animal Advocate group.

  • October 1, 2009

    Twenty Years of Dedication to Animals

    On its 20th anniversary, Italian animal welfare organization Lega Pro Animale reviewed progress made toward solving the country's overpopulation of dogs and cats.

  • July 25, 2008

    Uganda Society for the Protection and Care of Animals

    Uganda's largest animal welfare group, USPCA, save the lives of the country's animals and change the perspectives of its people through a new emergency hotline, humane education, and active community outreach programs.

  • July 6, 2006

    Yayasan Yudisthira Swarga (Bali Street Dog Foundation)

    Saving Bali's street dogs is Yayasan Yudisthira Swarga's mission.