American Humane Hero Dog Awards®
The American Humane Hero Dog Awards® are a nationwide campaign that recognizes heroes on both ends of the leash and reaches millions of people each year. Hundreds of nominees compete,…
Grants and Awards
Offering help and recognition to those who deserve it most
American Humane is proud to accept applications for our grant programs, which fund a spectrum of lifesaving work benefitting both humans and animals. These grants support and facilitate efforts to rescue, shelter, and care for animals in need—whether homeless, injured, or abused—and those harnessing the remarkable powers of the human-animal bond.
Grants and Awards Initiatives
Feed the Hungry COVID-19 Fund
Like every other business or organization in America, rescue shelters are struggling to maintain basic services and care for their animal residents in the face of the current worldwide pandemic.…
Second Chance® Grants
Every year, countless animals suffer deplorable abuse and neglect. Often, local shelters and rescue groups are saddled with the steep expenses of saving, sheltering, and caring for these animals in…
Hero Veterinarian and Hero Veterinary Nurse Awards™
For millions of Americans, animals are not just their best friends, but their heroes. Whether they are lending eyes to the unsighted, ears to the deaf, protection to the sleeping…
News & Updates
Courageous Canine Who Lost His Legs but Not Hope Wins Nation’s Top Title at the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards® Gala
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, November 13, 2021 — Based on more than a million votes by the American public and the deliberations of a VIP panel of dog experts and celebrity animal lovers, Boone, a four-year-old hound mix from Butler, Pennsylvania, who lost two legs but not hope, has been named the country’s most heroic canine. Boone, who survived heartbreaking cruelty…
November 13, 2021
America’s Top Dog to be Revealed November 12 at the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards Gala
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, October 21, 2021 — It all comes down to this. After nearly a year, more than 400 nominations, a million votes by the animal-loving public, and a national television broadcast, seven courageous canines are converging from across the nation to compete for the top prize next month at the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards gala. The…
October 21, 2021