why we care
Every day in Tennessee, preventable suffering is impacting animals, families, and communities. We believe in a better path... one built on compassion, responsibility, and informed decisions.
Our Three-Pillar Approach
Advocacy
Promoting the humane dogs and cats, and encouraging responsible care.
Education
Empowering people with the knowledge to make informed and compassionate choices.
Reform
Strengthening systems by addressing gaps and advancing meaningful, lasting change.
This impacts all of us
For Families
When families face hardship, they should have safe, responsible options for their pets. Too often, overcrowded shelters and rescues leave them with nowhere to turn, and facing heartbreaking, and sometimes unsafe, decisions.
For Animals
When a community has more animals than they can responsibly care for, they're more likely to experience neglect, abandonment, or exploitation through practices like irresponsible breeding, dog fighting, and other forms of abuse.
For Communities
Animal overpopulation affects more than pets. Roaming animals can threaten public safety, increase traffic hazards, impact local wildlife, increase the spread of disease, and create challenges for farmers and livestock owners.
For Tax Payers
As animal populations grow, so do the costs of responding to the crisis. Animal control, sheltering, and emergency response strain public resources that could otherwise be invested in prevention and long-term solutions.
$620
MILLION
Estimated annual damages caused by feral dogs in the United States, including livestock losses
-USDA Wildlife Services
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The Bark: A Pet Podcast Unleashed
We launched a podcast with our sights set on educating the public about animal issues in Tennessee... while providing a level of entertainment, obviously. The Bark will peel back the ripple effects of pet irresponsibility and what that means for all of us. Plus, we’ll open up conversations with industry experts and community members, confronting things like animal rescue, breeding, the climate of our pet landscape, and how it all impacts you. Catch us on Youtube, and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
Lasting change takes all of us
Whether you're a pet owner, educator, policymaker, business owner, volunteer, or advocate, you have a role to play.
Together, we can build stronger communities for people and animals.
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