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BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Buying A Pure-Bred - Also see PUPPY MILLS

Careers in Dogs

Exotic Pets

PUPPY MILLS

This section has two purposes: to educate the public about puppy mills and to enable activists to help stop them. Animals in shelters die because people still buy from pet stores rather than adopt. Please ASK your pet store from where their animals come. Some pet supply stores advocate for adoption and even host Adoption Outreaches. Petco, Petsmart, and Pet Food Center are three perfect examples of pet supply stores which take active roles assisting animal welfare organizations. If you are ever concerned about the safety and welfare of an animal, REPORT IT.

DANGEROUS DOG BREEDS

LAB ANIMAL RESEARCH

Mainstream medical professionals understand that today's animal-research models are crucial to finding tomorrow's cures. The March of Dimes funds these tests. So do the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (Race for the Cure), the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the American Red Cross, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Alzheimer's Association, the American Lung Association, the National Kidney Foundation, the American Liver Society, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, and on and on.

Extreme Animal Rights groups would have you believe that all research using lab animals is cruel, painful, and unnecessary. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) advises the public to withhold donations from all of these charities, and nearly 100 others. {PCRM president Neal Barnard is also the president of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection (FSAP), which shares a mailing address with PETA. Ingrid Newkirk, PETA's president, is listed as a "Director" of the same foundation. As of 1998, its assets were in excess of $2 million, and its tax filings list both PETA and PCRM as "supported organizations." PETA has given PCRM over $850,000, most of it funneled through FSAP. Barnard is PETA's Medical and Scientific Adviser. And PCRM's Jerry Vlasak serves on the board of the Los Angeles Animal Defense League with PETA's Gary Yourofsky.} In order for many humans and animals to live, some animals must be used in research. These groups believe such a trade-off just isn't worthwhile. Although there have been cases of laboratories operating inhumane programs, most research is carried out under rigorous guidelines set by law, observed and enforced by veterinarians and animal welfare organizations. Virtually every major medical advance of the 20th century involved the use of animals, including antibiotics, vaccines, and treatments for diseases such as diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, and cancer. New medicines are giving millions of people longer, better, more active lives. In the near future, childhood leukemia, heart disease, cystic fibrosis and even HIV/AIDS could be just memories. Whether we're aware of it or not, we all benefit from scientists' work with animals every day.

Animal welfare advocates strict enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act - the major federal statute on protection of animals. Random source, Class "B" animal dealers are of great concern because of the suffering many of them inflict on dogs and cats obtained by illegal means. Class "B" dealers are major suppliers of dogs and cats for laboratories.

Animal welfare strongly supports the 3 R's
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• Replacement of experimental animals by alternatives.
• Refinement of housing, handling and experimental procedures to reduce discomfort, pain, fear, stress and suffering.
• Reduction of numbers of animals used.

Please take time to learn about the many ways science is advancing health. Tell others what you find out and support the efforts of health education and research programs.

SERVICE ANIMALS

GENERAL ANIMAL WELFARE

Local

Local Veterinary

Local Shelters & Rescues

Regional

AANI - Animal Advocacy Network of Indiana

Offers very informative emails for Animal Advocates on Animal Related News, Events, Legislation, Local Issues, and Information Exchange

ABRASCI - All Breed Rescue Alliance of South Central Indiana Inc.
Adopt A Lab IN Inc.
ARPO - Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership
ASTRO - American Staffordshire Terrier Rescue Organization
AWAC - Animal Welfare Action Coalition's Needs Assessment and Action Plan - Monroe County/Bloomington, IN
Animal Protection Coalition
The Animali Farm - California Horse Rescue
Bat World Hoosier Hills (Bloomington, IN)
Bat World South Indy
Black Pine Animal Park - Exotic Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
C.A.R.E. Inc. (Community Animal Rescue Effort) Columbus, IN Bartholomew County Education & Adoption Assistance
Casa Del Toro Bully Breed Education & Rescue
Cats Haven No-Kill Shelter
Central Indiana Lab Rescue Adoption
Circle City Ferret Club
The Dakoda Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (serving Delaware, Madison and surrounding Counties)
Eaton's Bats
FACE Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic (Indianapolis, IN)
Friends of Animals (Dearborn County, IN)
FIDO - Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside (Indianapolis, IN)
Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue - Serving Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Northern Kentucky
The Halfway House Pit Bull Rescue
Happy Endings Rat Rescue - Small Mammals
Helping Paws of Indiana dedicated to helping homeless animals through education
Helping Paws Animal Welfare Association McHenry County, IL Fox Valley no-kill animal shelter
Home for Friendless Animals
Homeward Bound Dog Rescue
Hoosiers Helping Homeless Pets (HHHP) - a non-profit coalition organized to help with Petfest and future events and programs in order to educate the public about rescues and shelters
Humane Society of Indianapolis
Humane Society of Putnam County
ILLINOIS LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS - from People and Animals in Community Together Humane Society
Indiana American Eskimo Rescue
Indiana Coyote Rescue Center
Indiana HRS - House Rabbit Society
Indiana Horse Rescue

Indiana-PAW - Indiana Proactive Animal Welfare, Inc.

Excellent Source of Indiana Animal Welfare contacts and information; Sign up on their Distribution List to get press releases

Indiana Petite Paws Rescue Angels, Inc.

Focusing on the rescue of the Yorkshire Terrier, but no paw too small. Home Base is located in NW Indiana.

Indiana Sheltie Rescue, Inc.
Indiana Turtle Care, Inc. - Pogos Pals
Indiana Veterinary Technicians Association (IVTA)

IndyFeral Inc.

The website has many outstanding feral cat solutions; Their Feral mailing list is a wonderful resource for all Indiana Animal Advocates

Indy Pit Crew
Internet Miniature Pinscher Service of Indiana and Illinois
Jericho Society No-Kill Shelter (Danville, IN)
MSIR - Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue
MidAmerica Border Collie Rescue
Mixed Up Muts
Move to ACT
Neuter Scooter Mobile Cat Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic
North Central Indiana Spay and Neuter (Lafayette area)
Northern Lights Sled Dog Rescue
Northwest Indiana Pet Rescue Connection
PAAIN Inc. - People Assisting Animals In Need
Pals for Paws Inc. (Decatur, Franklin, and Ripley counties)
Paws & More Animal Rescue - Canine Division for Animal Protection Coalition, Inc.
Paws and Think - Indiana Service and Assistance Dogs
Peggy's Pups Coonhound Rescue
Pet Adoption Center
PetsConnect! Inc.
Pets ALIVE!
Puppy Porch Rescue
Pure Bred Cat Rescue
Red Wolf Sanctuary & Raptor Rehab Center
Rescue Farm
Ripley County Humane Society, Inc. - No Kill animal shelter in Ripley County, Indiana
Rivers Edge Farm - Illinois PMU Horse Rescue and private farm breeding horses
S.A.F.E. Sanctuary - Save Animals From Euthanasia
Schnauzer Rescue Co-op
Second Chance Horse Rescue and Outreach Center Ohio Horse Rescue
Sheltie Rescue Of Central Indiana Inc.
Siamese Cat Rescue Center
Southern Indiana Guinea Pig Rescue
Southern Indiana Save-A-Pet (Vincennes, Bartholomew, Franklin, Jackson, Jennings, Madison-Jefferson, Ripley, Salem, Switzerland, Brown, Floyd and Ohio Counties in Indiana)
Southside Animal Shelter No-Kill (Indianapolis, IN)
Spay-Neuter Services of Indiana (Central Indiana counties: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Shelby, and Tipton)
Tails a' Waggin' Rescue
Twisted Oaks Animal Rescue - Exotics Division for Animal Protection Coalition, Inc.
ULF - Unconditional Love Foundation (Muncie, IN)
Volunteer Rescue Animal Transport Central Indiana and Illinois area
Wags Stray Animal Foundation
WildCare Inc.
Wildcat Wildlife Center
Will County Humane Society Shorewood, Illinois rescue
WINAWIDI - Wildlife In Need & Wildlife In Deed, Inc. (Southern Indiana counties: Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Harrison, Washington and Scott)
Wolf Park

National

In August of 2004, a group of animal welfare industry leaders from across the nation convened at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California for the purpose of building bridges across varying philosophies, developing relationships and creating goals focused on significantly reducing the euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals in the United States. Through hard work, lively discussion and brainstorming, a common vision for the future was adopted.

FOR ANIMAL OWNERS & CAREGIVERS

Pet Food Controversy

Just as there is contention over the ideal human diet, there is strong debate and a variety of opinions on what animals should be fed. Many owners agree their animals have lived long and healthy lives on cheap commercial pet food. Many owners agree that domestic pets have a variety of health problems which stem from commercial pet food. Studies performed by commercial pet food companies indicate that animals fed a regular diet of commercial pet food can live long, healthy lives. Other studies indicate that common ingredients in most commercial pet foods cause anything from allergies to cancer. Some veterinarians caution owners of the serious dangers of feeding bones, and they can cite cases and even show x-rays of intestines clogged or pierced by shards of undigested bone. Other veterinarians insist that a majority of RAW bones are critical for dog and cat health, and that it is COOKING which renders bones too brittle to digest properly. They, too, can cite cases of healthy animals regularly fed raw bones, and can show more studies which prove that dogs and cats need Bio-Active Raw Foods for optimum health. Still others agree that commercial pet food contains dangerous ingredients and bones and raw meat are also dangerous, but explain that Ultra Premium Pet Foods have all the necessary bio-active enzymes without the dangerous preservatives, raw or filler ingredients.

The bottom line is this: feed the best food you can. The more you research, hopefully the better equipped you should be to form your own opinion about what that best food consists.

Vaccination Controversy

The VAFSTF is a joint effort of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and Veterinary Cancer Society (VCS), and includes representatives from each of the groups, plus veterinary researchers and clinicians, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS), and the Animal Health Institute (AHI).

Law & Legislation

Lost & Found

Cats

DECLAWING

FERAL AND STRAY CATS

Dogs