100% Volunteer
A Voice For The Voiceless
Animal Aid – Saving Over 200 Unwanted Pets Every Month

We work with law enforcement to investigate the worst cases of animal abuse nationwide. Every year, we rescue thousands of animals from puppy mills, animal fighting operations, disasters and other large-scale situations of cruelty and neglect.

The Animal Rescue Team is highly trained and ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. Before and after disasters, the team works with local agencies on pre-storm preparations, developing pet-friendly evacuation plans, securing food and other resources and emergency field rescue for animals caught in harm’s way.

The team typically gets called in to assist with disasters or cruelty cases when the scope of animal needs exceed what local law enforcement or animal services has the capacity or resources to handle. Resources we can offer in these situations include legal assistance, temporary sheltering, on-scene assistance with evidence collection and animal handling, animal transportation and assistance with placement through our network of shelter and rescue partners—all at no cost to the community requesting help. In order for us to deploy, an official request must be made through the appropriate emergency management or law enforcement official.

We respond to animal needs in disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and wildfires. The team also assists with cruelty, animal fighting and neglect cases.

Thanks to a generous donation from the Fund for Second Nature, Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, has a custom-built mobile veterinary unit, equipped with a surgery suite, ultrasound unit, EKG machine, blood test analyzer, anesthesia machine and more. The unit enables our team to provide full-service veterinary care during deployments and at temporary sheltering locations when there are no nearby emergency veterinary clinics or local clinics lack the capacity to treat large numbers of animals.
During rescue deployments, animals with immediate medical needs are treated in the mobile vet unit. Nine kennels and nine pet carriers provide holding space for urgent care animals, who can be treated and closely monitored in a calmer, quieter environment. Kennel dividers can be inserted to increase the number of separate holding spaces or removed to accommodate large dogs or moms with litters.