At the Humane Rescue Alliance, we honor more than 150 years of commitment to protecting animals, supporting families, and advocating for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. HRA serves as a national leader and local champion for all animals. 

LOCAL FOCUS

With a people-focused, community-based approach, we treat every animal as an individual and emphasize specialized care for both animals and their families. Through our five campuses in the District of Columbia and New Jersey, 19 animal control contracts, and direct care, rescue, and community-based services, we are the largest animal services provider in our region, touching the lives of over 100,000 animals annually. Our teams find solutions to both small and big problems, from providing direct care to an animal in crisis to tackling systemic barriers to affordable, pet-friendly housing.

NATIONAL REACH

Our reach empowers us to reimagine the traditional sheltering system and tackle the most difficult issues facing animals and people who love them. We are building a national Alliance that weaves a supportive network for vulnerable people and animals to address the challenges of today while working toward solutions for tomorrow.

We have the largest disaster response team on the East Coast, allowing us to deploy on a moment’s notice to ensure animals survive and can be reunited with their families. Our WayStation program is the nation’s preeminent transport program and has moved over 20,000 pets from areas of need to places of opportunity through a network of more than 90 sheltering organizations. Through our Give Back program, we have invested more than $350,000 back into our source shelter partners whose communities are often struggling under the weight of pet overpopulation so that they can address the root causes in their own community, based on their unique needs.