
A Family Pet Should not be Collateral Damage
By Thaddeus Johnson and Natasha Johnson Photo from Vanessa Marseille
97% of Animal Welfare holds an implicit bias against individuals from low socioeconomic status, and over 65% hold implicit bias toward Latin X and African Americans.
The work we do at CARE, Human and Animal Well-Being, addresses the bias within Animal Welfare in service to the field and marginalized people and their pets.
HUMAN AND ANIMAL WELL-BEING [HAW] is a unique, three stage, method of community support and advocacy that centers the well-being of people, in contrast to Animal Welfare’s traditional animal only focus. Few organizations work in the same way as CARE. As illustrated below, we start with building trust with community members before attempting to implement programming.
The communities we support need your help more than ever. Please give what you can now, we need you.
Black and Brown people suffer a great many challenges, but none greater than Erasure.
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CARE hosted our Philly Town Hall in Hunting Park last Friday. We shared the news of the new Puppy ban to a room of people (aside from Animal Welfare humans) that had no idea about the new bill.
The room was filled with questions.
- Why was this written/passed?
- How can they prove the age their puppy is?
- How can they prove what city their dog was born in?
- What if their puppy is spayed or neutered?
- What do they do if they see a lost puppy?
A women shared a recent story that there was a loose dog and they rescued the dog and fostered it until they found the owner 3 days later. They found out the dog belonged to a young lady with Autism who hadn’t been able to sleep for days. It was her support dog.
Thank you @n10_phl for hosting the Town Hall. Thank you @emancipet , @newleashonlifeusa , @hand2paw_philly and @phillypaws for showing up to listen. And thank you @raisingcanes for feeding the community (need more dog ornaments please!) Thank you @petsmartveterinaryservices_ @critterfixerveterinaryhospital for providing Free Vouchers for Veterinary services.
A very special Thank You to @sheeny.___ and his team at @asiplantthisseed. Your support helped save pets and their humans. Thank you for Showing up!
More community engagement to come July 27th. Stay tuned for details.
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This year’s Gathering, we shared a Love Note wall. We wanted people to share their love and take what they needed. We will be sharing these notes with the community. Please share these with someone who needs it!
“If you’re going through Hell, Keep Going”
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“Everyone’s fight is different.
Everyone’s role within the fight looks different.
This is a gathering of those forces, saying hey we are all in this together.” Lateefah, ED of Hand2Paw
Hand2Paw works with at risk youth.
They provide levels of stability to have their interns prepared for the professional world.
That includes:
Intimate conversions
Knowing who their supports are
Meeting them with their every day needs
They build bonds beyond their internship time.
Learn more and follow @hand2paw_philly
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Moratorium on the Sale and Transfer of Puppies
No person, business, or entity shall:
(1) Breed, cause, or allow a dog to give birth within the City of
Philadelphia; or
(2) Sell, offer for sale, advertise for sale, exchange, or transfer for
consideration any
We acknowledge there are irresponsible breeders, BUT this bill, created without the community’s input, again puts community members at risk for being penalized and punished without informing the community.
Have questions? Want to learn about resources? Do you want to join together and create community solutions?
Join us Tonight at North10 Philly, 5:30-7:00 at Lenfest Center
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Multiple states restricted dog ownership by Black citizens in the antebellum area. This legacy never went away. As one example, it is reflected in the new Philadelphia puppy moratorium, which allows for fines of up to $1,000 for each puppy born in violation of the law.
Located in Philly? Come to our Town Hall July 10th at North10 5:30pm.
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– Coretta Scott King

By Thaddeus Johnson and Natasha Johnson Photo from Vanessa Marseille

Partnership not Punishment How Moratoriums and Bans on neighborhood breeders

By: James Rodgers, Executive Director of Increased ACCESS PART