By Pam Barbe | June 7, 2009
How do those two go together? Simply put, if the Animal Rights (AR) activists have their way, you won’t have to be concerned about your pet’s health because you won’t have a pet.
The AR agenda is a serious threat to our right to own and control the care for our pets.
BECOME AWARE!
- Learn about what AR really means: http://www.naiatrust.org/what-is-animal-law-available-for-download/
- Do you know the difference between Animal Rights and Animal Welfare? http://protecttheharvest.com/2016/12/06/animal-rights-animal-welfare-know-difference/
- Animal Rights as a world problem - http://www.naiaonline.org/body/articles/archives/animalrights.htm
- The Animal Rights goals for ending the use of animals. http://www.naiaonline.org/articles/archives/aragenda.htm
- The Future of Dogs www.pet-law.com
STAY INFORMED!
http://www.naiaonline.org/about-us/mission-statements/
The NAIA Trust is a nonprofit 501 (c) 4 organization established under the Internal Revenue Code to promote responsible animal care and ownership and reasonable laws, policies and regulations to protect animals and the people who care for them.
The focus of this group is to influence legislation.
- AKC Canine Legislation https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/donations/
- Who are the Animal Rights organizations? or Follow the Money! www.activistcash.com
- What are the pending laws in your state? http://cqrcengage.com/naiatrust/home?2
- Pending legislation by state updated monthly Monthly National Legislation Report
- Pass the word
“Friends don’t let friends donate to HSUS, PETA or ASPCA.” - Walt Hutchens, Timbreblue Whippets
TAKE ACTION!
- Who is supporting the pro pet lobby?
- American Dog Owners Association - good sample letters www.adoa.org
The Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners' Voting Alliance is a nationwide, nonpartisan group of volunteers seeking to elect politicians who will oppose the “Animal Rightist” (AR) threat to our rights as Americans.
- What to do when activists want to pass a law in your area… http://www.pet-law.com/whattodo.html
- Who represents me? (put your zipcode + 4 in the search box) http://www.votesmart.org/
- Is your candidate pet friendly or Animal Rights sponsored? http://www.saova.org/2008endorse.html
- State email lists and resources: http://www.pet-law.com/statelists.html
- What to do when animal control comes knocking http://www.americanssupportinganimalownership.com/aco.pdf
- Spread the word - brochures and handouts:
- AKC Government Relations Department https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/
- 7 things you did not know about HSUS and Peta from the Center for Consumer Freedom
- The Truth About Animal Rights brochure (pdf)