The Humane League of Philadelphia is a 501(c)3 animal advocacy non-profit based in Philadelphia, PA. We campaign for farm, lab, and companion animals through outreach, education, campaigns, and rescue. HLP was incorporated in 2005 and currently has several thousand members, predominantly in the greater Philadelphia area. We encourage anyone interested in working for a better world for animals to become a member by signing up for e-list or mailing list, joining us at events, or donating to support our work.

While animals may differ from us in a number of ways, like human beings they feel pain, feel pleasure, have desires and instinctual drives that seek satisfaction, and like us all animals desire to live and to be free. The Humane League of Philadelphia works to achieve tangible gains for animals this week, this month, and this year through our campaigns and educational outreach. Realizing that the greatest amount of animal cruelty is generated through systematic practices rather than isolated acts of cruelty, and realizing that farmed animals represent the overwhelming majority of animals that are abused and killed in this country, our primary focus is on farmed animal issues.

If this is your first time visiting us, we strongly recommend you check out our "Learn About" and "Humane TV" sections to read and view more about some of the institutionalized cruelties affecting animals in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation.

If you have additional questions about the Humane League of Philadelphia or the animal protection issues discussed on this site, feel free to contact us at info@thehumaneleague.com!