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Advocacy Center

The ASPCA works with local, state and federal legislators to help enact meaningful protections for animals. We also offer advocacy training and support for citizens who wish to engage in grassroots lobbying. Stay informed and get involved—politics is not a spectator sport!

USA: Stop Letting Internet Puppy Mills Escape Regulation!

Tell the USDA to start licensing and inspecting puppy mills that sell dogs online. Submit a comment in support of new regulations »

USA: Military Dogs Deserve Better!

Support the Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act, which will classify working military dogs as "canine members of the armed forces" instead of as "equipment." Act Now »

MD: Court of Appeals Declares All Pit Bulls "Dangerous"

Urge Governor O'Malley and your state legislators to overturn this senseless ruling! Act Now »

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USA: Prevent the Torture of Tennessee Walking Horses!
USA: Support and Protect Retired Military Dogs!
USA: Help Make Organic Standards Truly Humane!
USA: Urge U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to Deny Horse Slaughter Plant Applications
USA: Stop Double-Decked Horse Transport!
USA: Protect Racehorses, Prohibit Performance-Enhancing Drugs!
USA: Tell Congress to Pass a Complete Ban on Horse Slaughter
USA: Bring All Commercial Dog Breeders Under Federal Oversight!
AL: Urge Your State Senator to Crack Down on Cockfighting
AL: Keep Your Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Open!
AZ: Don't Allow Abuse of Working Dogs to Become Legal!!
CA: State Senate to Vote on Cruel Hounding of Bears and Bobcats
HI: Improve Care Standards for Puppy Mill Dogs!
IL: Don't Allow Repeal of State Horse Slaughter Ban!
MA: Support Bills to Ban Intensive Confinement of Calves and Pigs
MD: Strike Back at State's New Pit Bill Bias!
MI: Fight Puppy Mill Cruelty in Your State!
MT: Urge Your U.S. Senators to Back Humane Horse Transport
NC: Preserve & Protect Wild Horses of the Outer Banks!
New Jersey Animal Advocates—Join Our Team!
NY: Let's Crack Down on Animal Fighting!
NYC: Urge City Council to Put Carriage Horse Industry Out to Pasture
OK: Stand Up for Puppy Mill Dogs!
PA: Protect Pigeons from Live Shoots!
RI: Support Bill to Ban Tail Docking of Cows
RI: Support Bill to Ban Intensive Confinement of Calves and Pigs
SC: Several Animal Bills About to Die--Please Help!

Resources for Animal Advocates

NEW: What Are Ag-Gag Bills?

If big agribusiness has its way, whistleblowers alerting the public about animal abuse and other violations on farms could go to jail for their heroism. Learn More »