ANIMAL WELFARE

  • Dogs Deserve Better
    DOGS DESERVE BETTER is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the chained dog, and bringing our ‘best friend’ into the home and family.
  • Pet-Abuse.Com
    Fight animal cruelty
  • The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
    The ASPCA was the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. Our mission, as stated by our founder, Henry Bergh, in 1866, is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.”
  • The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
    The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the world’s foremost authority on the humane care and sheltering of animals, runs a wide variety of programs designed with one goal in mind: to help local animal shelters and humane organizations.
  • Unchain Your Dog
    Dogs are pack animals. In the wild, canines live, eat, and sleep with their family. In the absence of other dogs, humans become their “pack.” A chained dog feels rejected and doesn’t understand why.
  • Virginia Animal Control Association
    It is the vision of the Virginia Animal Control Association to continue to provide quality leadership in the animal control field through consistent professionalism, humane law enforcement, and dedication to improved levels of training.