Thousands of dogs are forced into painful experiments in laboratories, while many are left with horrific injuries from dogfighting.
Every year, an estimated 20 million dogs and 10 million cats are stolen and slaughtered for the dog and cat meat trade, enduring extreme suffering and cruelty before being killed for human consumption.
In puppy mills, mother dogs spend their entire lives in cramped cages with little to no personal attention and are bred until exhaustion.
30 million dogs and cats are suffering in the meat trade each year. Many are stolen pets, slaughtered by brutal methods.
Despite bans in 55 countries, dogfighting continues. Fights can last hours and cause horrific injuries. In Australia, fights are linked to gambling and drugs.
In some Australian states, puppy farms can keep unlimited dogs, often confined in cages with mothers bred until exhaustion.
While we think long-term to create far-reaching, systemic changes, we also have team members right now who are working tirelessly on the ground. Together, they are making the urgent and immediate rescue of taken and abused pets that really just belong back in their warm, loving home.
Animal Welfare Campaigner Georgie Dolphin recently returned from South Korea, where she witnessed the heartbreaking reality of the dog meat trade. One image that stuck with her: a bag filled with discarded collars, silent proof of those already lost.
But there is hope. Thanks to our Models for Change program, thousands of dogs have been rescued, and a nationwide ban on the trade will soon take effect.
Boba was rescued from Viet Nam where he was destined for the cat meat trade. After being saved from a brutal fate, he was flown to Washington DC to begin his new life.
His new home with Regan, a Humane World for Animals worker who fell in love with him during the rescue operation.
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