Our Impact

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With your help, we are shaping the dialogue to catalyze animal welfare reform and influence public opinion, corporate priorities, legislative action and governmental collaboration.

See the impact HSI makes globally

We’re driving positive change for animals

We’re convincing leading food service providers to go cage-free.

We’re getting national bans on animal testing of cosmetics passed in countries around the world.

We’re fighting the dog meat trade and dealing effectively and humanely with companion animal overpopulation.

Making progress

We continue to push the incremental but steady shift in people’s mindsets to increased awareness of welfare issues, better-informed consumer choices and support both for initiatives providing relief to animals and laws mandating their protection.

Read our 2022 Annual Report

21 dogs rescued just in time from being slaughtered

HSI, together with our partners Korean K9 Rescue, rescued 21 dogs from a dog meat farm in Ansan City, South Korea. The rescue came just days before Boknal season began.

Australia fires: Search & rescue, helping animals in need

As soon as our partners in Australia reached out to us for help during the country’s terrible wildfires, we immediately responded by sending staff to Kangaroo Island to lead a search and rescue mission.

A slaughterhouse in Viet Nam is closed for good

Eighteen dogs, who were once doomed to be someone’s meal, now have bright futures ahead of them.

Helping animals of Ukraine

HSI country directors and Animal Rescue Team colleagues are leading a broad animal relief effort to help pets and people affected by the war in Ukraine.

Save Ralph

“Save Ralph” uses the magic of stop-motion animation and performances by an A-list multinational cast in the next phase of HSI’s global campaign to outlaw cosmetic animal testing once and for all.

Helping wildlife in Guatemala

ARCAS and HSI/Latin America have worked together since 2007 to protect wildlife in Guatemala.

Saving elephants' lives

Shooting these magnificent animals to control their numbers is antiquated, cruel and unnecessary. Immunocontraception is the future of humane elephant conservation.