National Humane Education Society

Humane education: during fiscal year 2024, we were able to provide humane education presentations to children in a select number of schools in fl, ky, md, ny, ri, va, and wv; thereby reaching thousands of children across the country. We continued creating and distributing humane education materials and calls for action nationwide through direct mail, nhes websites, social networking sites and email newsletters. We also continued our advocacy for animals by encouraging private companies, law enforcement, regulatory agencies, lawmakers, and others to adopt policies and practices that support the humane treatment of animals.

Spay today: provides reduced-cost spay/neuter services for people who understand the need to spay/neuter one's animal(s) but cannot afford the nominal fees for these procedures. In fy 2024, working together with participating veterinarians, spay today served animal welfare by: (1) spaying/neutering thousands of animals; (2) working collaboratively with myriad humane organizations and rescue groups to spay/neuter animals; and (3) providing spay/neuter information and referral services for people across the country.

Nhes' alliance partnership program involves nhes working with, and providing funding to, other reputable humane organizations whose missions and charitable works embody one or more of nhes' 12 guiding principles; thereby helping to create a more humane world for animals. In fy 2024, nhes partnered with and provided funding to (1) the network for endangered sea turtles and other marine wildlife on the outer banks of north carolina; (2) operation catnip of gainesville, florida, in conjuction with the university of florida, college of veterinary medicine, to help them humanely reduce the number of community cats by utilizing veterinary students, monitored by veterinarians, to spay/neuter community cats; and (3) friends of felines of cape hatteras island, to help them monitor and humanely manage the free roaming community cats on this barrier island.