Helping your community
Is your community experiencing things like an increase in stray animal activity, free roaming animals, or rescues and shelters operating at capacity? Are there so many issues that you don't know where to start? We've been approached several times now by folks saying, "My community needs help. What do I do?"
Our mission is ultimately to inspire statewide changes, which begins with education initiatives. We understand that it takes time to create sustainable change so in the interim, we encourage residents throughout Tennessee to feel empowered to start peeling back the layers of the onion in their neck of the woods. We've pulled together some helpful resources and an actionable game plan that we're hoping may help you navigate the animal issues putting a strain on your community.
Stray animals
Call them and report the stray animal. (It should be the shelter's responsibility to respond with an Animal Control Officer (ACO). If your area has no shelter, try to safely contain the animal and contact nearby rescues who may be able to take it in.
The stray animals are likely unclaimed roaming animals or young pups that were born in the wild. Both are issues that have serious ripple effects. Begin to educate your community about this. You can find helpful resources in our Marketing Toolkit.
Get other locals on board and remind them how these issues impact all of you. (You can refer to the information we've compiled this page for some help.) Take your concerns to your city council as a unified front, emphasizing the detriment to your community.
Limited spay/neuter services
If you know any people in your community who are interested in getting their animal fixed but are having trouble finding access to those services, a good place to start is the Spay Tennessee website.
If community members are still unable to find services, identify the reasons why... Are clinics unable to come to your area? Are services unaffordable? Is transportation to/from the clinic unavailable?
Get other locals on board and remind them how these issues impact all of you. (You can refer to the information we've compiled this page for some help.) Take your concerns to your city council as a unified front, emphasizing the detriment to your community.
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