About Us

The “Be Humane” public service campaign is a public education effort of the American Humane Association, the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals.

Founded in 1877, American Humane is a nonprofit organization, headquartered in Denver, with offices in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., areas.

Our mission, 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’s wide range of effective programs and activities include:

• Animal rescue and disaster relief
• Child protection research and evaluation
• Advocating for child and animal protection legislation
• Ensuring the safety of animals in film and TV productions (“No Animals Were Harmed”®)
• Shelter Services
• Animal-assisted therapy
• Increasing awareness about The Link® between violence to people and violence to animals
• Training and professional development for child protection and animal protection workers
• Farm animal humane treatment certification
• Be Kind to Animals Week®

Learn more about how American Humane protects children and animals -- and how you can help -- at www.americanhumane.org.