Advocacy

We educate communities on the suffering and public safety concerns of tethering dogs outside and advocate for shelter and anti-tethering ordinances.

Breed discrimination demonizes a breed of dog irrespective of individual behavior, raises constitutional issues, and fails to increase public safety.

Addressing the climate change impacts of animal agriculture requires a multi-faceted approach involving systemic change, advocacy, and personal choices.

We provide resources and build partnerships to humanely care for community cats while reducing populations and protecting local ecosystems.

We support the search for humane alternatives to testing on animals and advocate for policies that make animal testing illegal for cosmetics worldwide.

We promote the use of dissection alternatives and support choice laws that give students the right to opt out of animal dissection in schools.

Ohio has gone from bad actor to national model. We continue to educate and advocate for stronger regulations that protect exotic animals in our state.

To support struggling families and their pets, we advocate for stronger protections and provide a resource list of programs and services.

The Ohio Spay/Neuter Connection is an initiative of OAA in partnership with United Spay Alliance to reduce the pet population through spaying and neutering.

We advocate for at-risk family members and safety planning for their pets because we recognize the link between family violence and animal abuse.

We support legislation to protect dogs and puppies in mills, spread awareness about the plight of mill dogs, and encourage Ohioans to adopt a pet.

We promote coexistence with Ohio’s wildlife by advocating for protective policies at the state and local level and supporting conservation efforts.