Legislative alerts and updates

How would you like to get involved?

Support pet-friendly laws and ordinances

Find an alert/petition relevant to where you live (organized by state abbreviation) and fill out the contact fields with your information. Where applicable, a personalized email will be sent to the decision-maker(s) on your behalf.

USA: End steep pet fees for families in public housing 

USA: Help keep pets and families together 

CA: Protect our state's most vulnerable residents (support AB 1215)

CO: Help keep pets and families together (SUCCESS - updated 6/13/2023)

FL: Help keep pets and families together (SUCCESS - HB 941 / SB 942)

IL: Help end breed-restrictive insurance practices (SUCCESS - updated 6/13/2023)

IL: Take action for Chicago's pets and public animal shelter workers (CACC support)

KS: Stop puppy and kitten mill sales in Wichita

MA: Help keep pets and families together (UPDATED for 2023, supports SD 1318/HD 2505)

MN: Help end breed-restrictive insurance practices (support HF 1532/SF 762)

NM: Protect cats in Doña Ana County

NJ: Help New Jersey's community cats (support A.2275 / S.179)

OR: Help stop puppy and kitten mills (support HB 2915 - SUCCESS!)

TX: Support Baytown community cats

TX: Help keep pets and families together (support HB 1159 / SB 349)

TX: Protect community cats and their caregivers (SUCCESS - updated 6/13/2023)

Pasadena, TX: Help protect your community's cats (NEW July 2023)

Email legislative@bestfriends.org with questions about these legislative campaigns.

 

Priority petition efforts

See more petitions, or create your own, at action.bestfriends.org.

AR: End dog breed restrictions by insurance companies

LA: Support safe, humane communities for people and pets in Louisiana

NC: Support positive change for the pets and people of Robeson County 

NM: Support safe, humane communities for people and pets in New Mexico

TX: End Texas insurance breed restrictions 

TX: Create change for Pasadena cats/ Crea un cambio para los gatos de Pasadena

 

Pledges

USA: Pledge to support your community and its cats

USA: Pledge to adopt your next pet from a shelter or rescue

NC: Declare support for shelter pets of Johnston County

AL: Declare support for shelter pets of Autauga County

 

Email action2025@bestfriends.org with questions about these community efforts.

 

Last updated August 28, 2023.