Because
Pets
Matter.

We are the policy voice of the responsible pet care community, advocating for pet care priorities at the local, state, federal and international levels.

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Policy Priorities

Advocacy

Pet Health & Availability

Ensuring pet lovers have access to healthy, well-treated pets and the products & services needed to care for them.

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Pet Ownership Barriers

Challenging barriers that prevent pet owners, businesses, and hobbyists from the joys and rights of pet ownership.

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Environmental Stewardship

Using educational outreach and policy to bring science-based best practices to the pet care community.

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Human-Animal Bond

Making sure everyone can experience the wide-ranging benefits of the human-animal bond.

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The Latest News

  • Press Release.

    Judge Denies Lawsuit Filed to Save New York Businesses from “Puppy Prohibition” Law

    Law Banning Pet Sales Will Close Businesses, Grow Puppy Black Market Alexandria, Va. – Today, Judge Tinari denied a lawsuit filed by the Pet Advocacy Network and six New York businesses to stop a statewide pet sale ban, which will officially go into effect on Sunday (Dec. 15). Mike Bober, president and CEO of PAN,… Learn More

  • Press Release.

    Lawsuit Filed to Save New York Businesses from “Puppy Prohibition” Law

    Law Banning Pet Sales Will Close Businesses, Grow Puppy Black Market Alexandria, Va. – Today the Pet Advocacy Network, which advocates for the responsible pet care community at all levels of government, announced the filing of a lawsuit seeking an injunction against an upcoming New York law that will put local pet stores across the… Learn More

  • Press Release.

    Pet Advocacy Network Condemns Ojai’s Overreaching Ban on Beloved Pet Breeds

    Sweeping Law Outlaws the Breeding of French Bulldogs, Pugs, Dachshunds, Corgis, Shar-Peis, Mastiffs, and More Alexandria, Va. – On Tuesday night, Ojai Mayor Betsy Stix and the Ojai City Council in California voted to adopt a misguided new law — the Companion Animal Protection Ordinance — making it the first city to ban the breeding… Learn More


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