🥣❄️ 5th Annual Best Vegan Soup in the ’Burgh is back! ❄️🥣 Pittsburgh’s coziest winter tradition! Join us Feb 1, 2026 @ Helltown Brewing (Strip District) for delicious vegan soups, live music & voting for your favorite chef! 🌱🔥 🎟️Tickets on Eventbrite https://t.co/LBe6166PBG

🎉 Big news at HAP Joshua Marquez, our Eastern PA State Director is now joining the team full-time — expanding our impact across Philadelphia region & beyond. Josh brings creativity, heart, and dedication to animal advocacy. Let's congratulate him on this well-deserved step!🐾

🎉 HISTORIC WIN! 🎉 The U.S. Senate just ended the 80-year “cow’s milk mandate” — and HAP helped make it happen. Schools can now offer dairy-free milks, provide lactose-intolerant students alternatives, and cut massive waste. Huge step for kids, taxpayers & animals. 💚 #HAP

🦝💛 Give Big is Dec 2! Help Humane Action Pennsylvania spread love for our wild neighbors through murals, humane messaging & youth leadership. Your gift supports coexistence across PA. Join us for #GiveBigPittsburgh—link in comments! #HumaneActionPA #LoveYourWildNeighbor

🎉 BIG NEWS! 🎉 Pittsburgh City Council has officially proclaimed Nov 18, 2025 as “Youth for Humane Action Day”! 🐾 Our amazing Youth Steering Committee accepted the honor for their dedication to protecting animals and our ecosystem. So proud! 💚 #YSC #FutureLeaders

📷 It’s Election Day! Get out and vote — your voice matters. Thank you to all the elected officials who work to make Pennsylvania more compassionate. 📷 #ElectionDay #Vote #HumaneActionPennsylvania

🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Kevin McCluskey to the HAP Board of Directors! 🐾 A Pittsburgh-area physician and lifelong advocate for animals, his appointment was featured in the Post-Gazette’s “People on the Move” (link in comments!). Congrats, Kevin! #HAP #Pittsburgh

Please join us in congratulating James Miller and Michelle Johns, the newest members of Humane Action Pennsylvania’s Board of Directors! 📷 And thanks to the @PittsburghPG for highlighting them in their People on the Move column! https://t.co/aA1FfImWf0

“Protecting pets from domestic abusers” — a powerful letter by HAP blogger Jessica Breen. 💜 In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, she highlights how Act 146 (2024) ensures pets can be included in protection orders—keeping survivors & animals safe https://t.co/txB3coqXh1

📷 We’re still glowing from our incredible Savor Türkiye night! 📷 Huge thanks to Chef Yunus Atacan of Alihan’s Mediterranean Cuisine. And of course, heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us in support of Humane Action Pennsylvania. #SavorTurkiye #humaneactionpennsylvania

HAP's Eastern PA State Director, Josh Marquez, had a great meeting with @reptarikkhan to discuss 2 of our statewide initiatives — HAP Hive, which creates pollinator gardens across Pennsylvania & our Love Your Wild Neighbor mural series, celebrating local wildlife through art. 📷

🚨 LAST CALL: Lobby Week Registration! Oct 27–31 The most impactful things you can do for animals is just a few clicks away. Join HAP’s virtual Lobby Week — we’ll handle scheduling, prep you with talking points, and join your calls. You bring your voice. https://t.co/CdqdVjcPaC

📷 Exciting collaboration alert! 📷 We’re thrilled to be partnering with brilliant Carnegie Mellon University students from the Civil & Environmental Engineering department on our Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden! 📷 📷 #HAPHive #PollinatorGarden #BeeHotels #CarnegieMellon

Our Youth Steering Committee had an inspiring visit to Kindred Spirits Rescue Ranch this weekend! 📷📷📷 Students spent the day connecting with rescued farm animals, learning their stories, and seeing first hand why compassion in action matters. 📷 #HumaneActionPA #YouthInAction

🎉 Huge shoutout to our Plastics Collaborative partners Reimagined Recycling! Their game night at Velum Fermentation was a blast! We’re so proud to partner with organizations like this that turn sustainability into something fun and inspiring! #PlasticsCollaborative

📷 Remember: “Love Your Wild Neighbor” Pigeon Merch Is Live! 📷 We've teamed up with the Pittsburgh City Pape to release a merch line celebrating pigeons — and 10% of proceeds go towards HAP! 📷 Shop now: https://t.co/UUxWN71ERc #LoveYourWildNeighbor #PigeonPride #PGHMerch

Fall Volunteer Day = mission accomplished: The Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden is a thriving home for our native pollinators! Want to get involved? Email Shannon at Shannon.d@humaneactionpennsylvania.org! 📷📷 #SwissvaleCommunity #Pollinators #UrbanHabitat #HAPHive

Youth Steering Committee welcomed guest speaker Keith Allison for a session on factory farming & food systems 🌱Students explored how food choices affect animals, people & planet—and shared inspiring ideas for a more compassionate future. 💚 Support YSC: https://t.co/2b2TXgb0CJ

Huge night! 🎉 Our Executive Director Natalie Ahwesh was honored at City & State PA’s “40 In Their Forties,” celebrating leaders shaping the Commonwealth. Her advocacy for animals & communities moves our mission forward daily. We’re so proud of you, Natalie! 💙🐾#40InTheirForties

🍽️ Only a few days left — and just 8 tickets remain for Savor Türkiye! 🇹🇷✨ Don’t miss this unforgettable plant-based dining experience by Alihan’s, featuring Chef Yunus Atacan of Pittsburgh Vegan Restaurant Week. Seats are limited—grab yours today! 🎟️ https://t.co/QavI88hKr1