Programs

  • Missouri Alliance for Animals Education

    THE MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON A MULTITUDE OF ANIMAL ISSUES FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS OF ANIMAL WELFARE AND TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. THIS INCLUDES EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS WHEN PURCHASING A PUPPY SO AS NOT TO UNWITTINGLY SUPPORT AN INHUMANE BREEDER. THIS ALSO INCLUDES EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS AND THE PROMOTION OF PET FRIENDLY LICENSE PLATES IN WHICH THE PROCEEDS ARE USED FOR SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF DOGS AND CATS. OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS INCLUDES MONTHLY MEETINGS VIA OUR CANA CONFERENCES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS TO KEEP THEM ABREAST OF ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS AND TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE IN MATTERS RELATED TO STATE ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS. EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF BROCHURES, INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, AND NEWSLETTERS, AS WELL AS LIVE PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE. THE ALLIANCE ENCOURAGES GRASS ROOTS SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT THE HUMANE CARE OF ANIMALS AND TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION OF ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES. THE ALLIANCE OCCASIONALLY HOSTS PUBLIC-INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS TO ASSIST IN EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS AND THE PROMOTION OF ANIMAL WELFARE WORK. THE ALLIANCE EDUCATES LOCAL ACTIVISTS ON SITUATIONS INVOLVING ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THESE MEETINGS ENABLE US TO ENCOURAGE EFFORTS TO ENFORCE MISSOURI'S ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ON OCCASION, MAA ALSO GIVES PRESENTATIONS AT UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS ON ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
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    $158.7K