The goal of our animal advocacy is not only to help homeless animals in our shelters find loving homes, but also as much as we are able, reduce and eliminate animal suffering for all animals. Often the challenges we face seem daunting: animal shelters are chronically underfunded, especially those that choose to service municipal animal control contracts. Animal shelters often bear the final brunt of social ills affecting people and animals, such as economic distress, socioeconomic injustices, increases in costs, lack of affordable veterinary care services—the list goes on. We are the option of last resort for a desperate family being evicted who can no longer have pets and must make the heartbreaking decision to surrender their animals. We are the option of last resort when law enforcement removes sick animals from a hoarding situation or dogs from an illegal animal fighting enterprise. When we implement and effectuate better advocacy campaigns for animals, we are able to raise awareness and push for better policies and approaches that address the problems at their root cause. Our goal advocating for animals is always to help them and help our communities be stronger and more humane for all. You have the power to be a voice and a vehicle for positive change.