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How to Help Pit Bulls Get Adopted

This action kit describes how shelters, rescue groups, and animal lovers can help rescue pit bulls and get these dogs get adopted into loving homes.

adopted pit bull terrier-type dog smiling and looking straight ahead

Dangerous Dog Laws: Keeping People and Pets Safe

Laws targeting certain dog breeds are ineffective. When it comes to dangerous dogs, the focus should be on reckless or negligent people, not breed.

Breed restrictions against dogs like this friendly brown pitbull do not make communities safer.

Animal Cruelty and Abuse or Neglect

What should you do if you suspect a neighbor or someone else is abusing, neglecting or being mean to a dog, cat or other pet or animal? Get info now.

Outdoor orange tabby cat who was the victim of animal cruelty

Animal Coalition: How to Build a Successful One

Gregory Castle, Best Friends CEO, walks you through a dozen ways to help build a successful animal coalition of pet welfare groups and organizations.

Gregory Castle, former CEO of Best Friends, and cat. Best Friends is continually working to build and support a successful animal coalition.

Breed-Specific Legislation: Dog Breed Ban Alternatives

Dog breed bans don’t make us safer, and they force responsible people to give up their pets. Here are alternatives to breed-specific legislation.

Pit bulls like this brown dog, who is lovingly looking at his person, are frequently the target of dog breed bans, or breed-specific legislation.

Combating Puppy and Kitten Mills with Legislation

Puppy and kitten mills are cruel to animals. There are breeder licensing, mill inspection, consumer protection, and pet sale ban laws that help.

Dog rescued from a puppy mill

Dog Breed-Specific Legislation: Infographic

Download a breed bans infographic. Dog breed restriction is wrong. People should be allowed to own whatever canine they choose.

Group of pit bull terrier-type dogs sitting in front of a lake

How to Lobby for Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) for Cats

Want to lobby for trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR), aka trap-neuter-release (TNR), to help community cats (feral and stray cats)? Answer these questions before you sta...

black cat, who is part of an outdoor cat colony, standing among plants

How TNR Reduces Nuisance Complaints About Cats

Trap-neuter-return (TNR) reduces stray, feral and free-roaming cat nuisance complaints. Read official statements and excerpts from linked studies.

Ear-tipped Siamese mix type cat

End Puppy Mills: Tips for Writing to Legislators and Media

If you're looking for ways to stop puppy mills, here are some tips for contacting your legislators and media outlets to share your message.

Black pug smiling at the camera

Community Cats: Public Policy and Legal Issues

Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) programs for community cats (aka ownerless free-roaming, stray, feral cats) are sometimes opposed without sound reasoning or feasible ...

Feeding a community cat

Anti-Dog Breed-Specific Legislation by State

Here's a list of states that don't have breed-specific legislation. These states have provisions against BSL. The legislative provision wording is cited.

pit bull terrier-type dog sitting in front of a man outside

Dog Breed-Neutral Laws for Safe Communities

Dog breed-neutral laws don’t restrict certain breeds of dogs like breed-specific legislation (BSL), but instead they focus on reckless owners.

white-and-brown pit bull terrier-type dog lying and being petted by two people

Community Cat Programs Handbook: Managing Stray and Feral Cats

Here's a comprehensive guide for helping community cats (i.e., feral and stray outdoor cats) through trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) — also known as return-to-field (...

Ear-tipped black cat who is part of a TNVR program standing in tall grasses

How to Take Action Against Dog Breed-Specific Legislation

This action kit offers instructions on how to stop dog breed-specific legislation in your community.

person holding a brown-and-white pit bull terrier-type dog, a dog type that is often the victim of breed-specific legislation

Humane Pet Sales Laws by State

Here's a comprehensive and continually updated list of cities and states with humane pet sales laws.

A smiling beagle whose tongue is out