The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) is proud to present the Human Animal Bond Innovation Awards, which recognize individuals, companies and organizations doing innovative work designed to advance the human-animal bond and create a more pet-friendly society.
The 2024 nomination period is now open.
Presenting Sponsor
Pet-inclusive Culture Sponsor
Public Service Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Award winners are selected at the discretion of an expert committee of pet care community leaders. Winners are honored at an awards ceremony held on August 13th in conjunction with the annual SuperZoo show in Las Vegas.
Nomination Categories
Pet-inclusive Culture
Recognizes companies, organizations, or institutions creating a pet inclusive culture within communities, groups and/or workplaces.
Public Service
Recognizes organizations with impactful programs to protect and strengthen the human-animal bond in their communities.
Pet-inclusive Infrastructure
Recognizes companies, organizations, or institutions purposefully developing technology, transportation, architecture, policies or environments to safeguard and strengthen the human-animal bond.
Media
Recognizes an individual, media outlet or creative multi-media content that positively educates people about and illuminates key aspects of the human-animal bond.
Important Details
- Nominations are due and must be submitted online by 11:59pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 20, 2024
- Award recipients will be announced in-person at SuperZoo 2024 in Las Vegas, NV
Nomination Submission
Thank you for your interest in submitting a nomination for the Human Animal Bond Innovation Awards. We are excited to celebrate each of the honorees.
Please be prepared with the following information before entering the nomination form:
- Nominee's contact information
- Your contact information
- Your nominating statement describing the nominee’s work and why the company or organization should be selected for the award (no more than 500 words)
- Supporting documents which may include relevant materials, graphics, other collateral and letters of support (no more than five attachments)
Nomination Guidelines
- Nominations must contain sufficient information to inform the selection process without additional research.
- Nominations should include specific, recent examples of innovative products, practices and/or initiatives designed to advance the human-animal bond.
- Individuals, companies and organizations nominated may be global in nature.
- Companies and organizations may nominate themselves.
- HABRI employees, affiliates and supporters cannot submit themselves for a nomination.
- Multiple entries for the same nominee will not increase the nominee’s chances of winning.
If you have any questions about the nomination process or the Human Animal Bond Innovation Awards, please contact Sam Serrano at sserrano@habri.org.
Nominations and supporting documentation for the must be submitted no later than 11:59pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 20, 2024.
The Human Animal Bond Innovation Awards are administered by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute, a non-profit research and education organization which gathers, funds and shares scientific research to demonstrate the positive health impacts of companion animals.
Disclaimers
HABRI supporters are not eligible to apply for an award. HABRI reserves the right to recognize none, one, or several nominees with awards in the categories below. HABRI reserves the right to determine the category best fit for nominations received. HABRI does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, military status, age, marital status, or parental status.
