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HELPING DOGS WHO SERVE VETERANS

As Veterans Day approaches (Nov. 11), thoughts turn to those men and women who served our country. And at Humane-Beings, of course, thoughts also turn to the dogs who serve…
Travel

A STATUE DEDICATED TO THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND

A statue to compassion, dogs and the determination and solidarity of humane beings, “Unity” is a bronze art installation unveiled in March 2026 on the embankment of the Sayran Reservoir…
Travel

A HAVEN FOR BUNNIES — AND HUMANS

Bunny Haven Café in Toms River, N.J., is both a haven for rescued rabbits and the people who come to visit. During your visit at this family-friendly café, you’ll spend…
Travel

LOVE CATS, LIVE FOR FREE ON A GREEK ISLAND

Love cats and love to travel? You can live rent-free on the Greek island of Syros by volunteering to care for stray and rescued cats with animal welfare organizations like…

POSITIVITY (PAWSITIVITY?). FUN. KINDNESS. ANIMALS.

We’re Humane Beings, and because you’re here, we think you are too. We’re all about compassion and awareness about animals. We love animals, all animals, and want to make the world a better place for them. We’re spreading awareness about them through good news, good choices and good deeds. Here you can revel in the wonders of nature, celebrate victories and find the latest in what’s cool and cruelty-free. Humane Beings is an uplifting place where you can learn, be amazed and share ideas on how to live in harmony with all creatures great and small.

Amazing Animals

Companion Animals

Heroes for Animals

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Your Backyard

Choosing trustworthy animal charities
Featured Stories, Your Backyard

CHARITIES: KEEP YOUR HEART — AND YOUR EYES — OPEN

So many good causes for animals, so little “disposable income.” How do you know which causes are legit? I try to donate to animal rescues and causes every day. And…

Fashion

Fashion

DOGGY BAGS FOR PEOPLE

OK, these bags are too cute not to mention. JW Pei has its heart in the right place – animals. Animal-shaped and -adorned handbags, that is. And not one of…

Good News

Good News

FIRST NEW CAT IN A CENTURY

A local resident in the Bolivian Yungas cloud forest (where the Andes meet the Amazon basin) found an abandoned young kitten near a roadside around 2016–2017 and raised it as…

Legislation

Endangered wildlife protection for polar bears
Legislation

ENDANGERING WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Recent news about the undercutting of the Endangered Species Act has been met with astonishment and a feeling of helplessness by many Americans, who have lived for decades knowing the…