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Advocacy and Legislation

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Advocacy Due Diligence Playbook

This playbook helps you and others understand the problems and challenges you identified and produce ideas, alternatives, and outcomes to ask a decision-maker or elected ...

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Supporting a Lifesaving Animal Ordinance in Your Community

In chapter 3 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, you'll learn how to promote ordinances that save homeless dogs and cats.

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Hosting a Action Team Meetup

In chapter 5 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn tips for hosting a Action Team meeting.

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Community Organizing to Help Homeless Pets

In chapter 1 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn how to connect with advocates for homeless pets in your community.

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Starting a Local Action Team Chapter

In chapter 2 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn how to start a local Action Team.

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Creating Petitions and Gathering Signatures

In chapter 4 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit you'll learn tips for creating successful petitions to help save more homeless pets.

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Tabling and Canvassing in Your Community

In chapter 6 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn tips for tabling and canvassing to raise awareness for homeless pets.

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Engaging With Local Schools

In chapter 7 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, you'll learn how you can involve young people in saving more homeless pets.

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Using Social Media to Support Your Advocacy Efforts

In chapter 8 of Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit, learn tips for using social media to save more dogs and cats.

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Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit: Introduction

Best Friends Animal Society's Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit provides a guide to creating compassionate communities for pets and people.

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Pet-Friendly Rentals Increase Profitability for Landlords

Landlords with pet-friendly rentals enjoy higher profits than those who do not allow pets. Learn more about why pet-friendly housing makes sense.

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How to Organize a Protest to Stop Puppy Mill Dog Sales

Pet stores typically sell puppies from puppy mills or other unscrupulous dog breeders. Learn how to organize a protest to stop puppy mill dog sales.

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5 Steps to Resolve Conflicts Over Community Cats

People have different opinions over what to do about trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) for community cats (aka stray or feral cats). Here’s how to find common ground.

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Studies of Dogs From Puppy Mills

Learn the results from two large-scale studies of dogs from high-volume commercial breeding facilities — i.e., puppy mills.

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State Restrictions Against Dogfighting Victims

Learn about legislation that restricts dogs seized in dogfighting cases, stigmatizing them as damaged and unadoptable and denying them an opportunity to prove otherwise.

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Where Are Puppy Mill Dogs Sold?

Educate yourself about where puppy mill dogs are sold, so you're not inadvertently a puppy mill's next customer; choose adoption.

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