OUR VISION IS A WORLD
WITHOUT ANIMAL SUFFERING
WHERE ALL BEINGS ARE
TREATED WITH COMPASSION.
HAP Updates
The Challenge
Billions of animals suffer needlessly every year
More than 10,000
animal cruelty charges are filed a year in Pennsylvania alone. And that’s just a fraction of the number of animals abused.
Over 300
land animals are killed or abused every second in the US.
Animal abuse comes in many forms…
Puppy Mills. Factory Farms. Habitat Destruction. Wildlife Trapping. Culls. Exploitation. Killing Contests. Pollution. Neglect. Domestic Violence.
Our Work
Creating lasting change for animals
HAP works to protect animals by addressing the systems and practices that cause suffering. Through Education, State and Federal Initiatives, Habitat Protection, and Compassionate Living, we give people the knowledge, tools, and opportunities to turn compassion into meaningful action.
Our Impact
Compassion in action. Change that makes a difference.
Through advocacy, education, collaboration, and community action, HAP works to create meaningful and lasting change for animals. Explore some of the ways our work is making an impact.
Circus Ban
As a circus elephant performing around the country, Becky lived in chains, endured travel in extreme temperatures, and was beaten into submission in order to perform humiliating and painful tricks. HAP initiated and passed a law in 2017 banning training instruments of pain thereby barring animal circuses from ever performing within city limits again.
Puppy Mills
As the “Puppy Mill Capital of the East”, Pennsylvania has some of the worst-of-the-worst puppy mills in the country. HAP’s multi-faceted approach to ending puppy mill misery included passing the first retail-sales ban of mill-bred animals in PA, which bans pet stores from selling puppy mill dogs.
Single-Use Plastics
Single-use plastics (SUPs) are killing animals – and us – and habitat loss is at an all-time high. We are fighting against plastic pollution by organizing community litter clean ups, increasing awareness of proper composting procedures, and were instrumental in passing Pittsburgh’s “plastic ban ban”.
Farm Animal Protection
At HAP, we work on behalf of all animals and that includes those who experience the most egregious abuse: farmed animals. Cows, pigs, chickens, and dozens of other species treated as products rather than sentient beings are deserving of our attention, compassion, and advocacy. We recognize the urgent need to address the systemic issues within the industrial farming system that perpetuate immense suffering for these animals.
Take Action
Be a Humane Action Hero.
There are many ways to stand up for animals. Give, volunteer, or take action on the issues that matter to you.
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