Motivated by these sobering statistics, the goal of the Artists Helping Animals program is to improve the image of animal shelters and animals in need. Artist members contribute their services through beautiful, professional-quality imagery and promotional pieces, including photographs, graphic design, writing, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, drawings, and videos, to support and empower animal welfare organizations. Each year, this program impacts over 200,000 animals who are awaiting homes across the globe. Monthly, HeARTs Speak artist members are giving more than 12,500 hours of time and working in 1/3 of the animal shelters in the U.S. alone.