Help End Puppy Mills and Save Thousands of Dogs Every Year

Every year, millions of puppies are bred in cruel, inhumane conditions in puppy mills across the United States. Dogs are often confined to tiny cages, deprived of medical care, fresh air, and proper food, and treated as breeding machines rather than living beings. Many of these puppies are sold to unsuspecting families, sometimes carrying serious health issues, while millions of adoptable dogs in shelters are euthanized each year.

Humane World for Animals is fighting back.

We work to:

- Rescue dogs from mills: Our Animal Rescue Team has saved over 10,000 dogs, providing emergency care and rehabilitation.
- Reduce demand for puppy mill puppies: Through our Puppy Friendly Pet Stores program, over 3,000 pet stores now help local shelters with adoptions instead of selling commercially-bred puppies—resulting in more than 34,850 pets finding loving homes.
- Strengthen laws and enforcement: We’ve helped pass 335 local ordinances and 3 state laws regulating or banning puppy sales, conducted undercover investigations, and worked with law enforcement to close dozens of abusive mills and stores.
- Educate the public: Our campaigns guide consumers to adopt from shelters and support responsible breeders, while exposing the cruelty hidden behind puppy mill doors.

Your support makes a real difference:

- Help us expose abuse and hold mills accountable.
- Fund rescues, veterinary care, and safe adoptions for dogs in need.
- Support nationwide campaigns to shift people from buying to adopting pets.

With your help, we can save more dogs, close more puppy mills, and create a world where all dogs are treated with the care and compassion they deserve.

Every donation brings us closer to a future without puppy mills.