We’re ending exclusionary breed restrictions that are often used to violate people’s rights and discriminate against marginalized individuals and prevent community progress.
Join us as we
Create inclusive communities for People and Dogs
breed restrictions suck
Who we are
Our work centers around the relationship between dogs and people and its unique role in society.
We are currently focused on ending dog breed restrictions. These restrictions, which on their surface appear to exclude dogs based on how they look, are ultimately about excluding the people who own the dogs.
We are currently focused on ending dog breed restrictions. These restrictions, which on their surface appear to exclude dogs based on how they look, are ultimately about excluding the people who own the dogs.
What are breed restrictions?
Laws and policies that exclude dogs based on how they look aren’t about dogs at all. Most often, these practices are put in place as a way to uphold discrimination against humans.
All dogs are individuals
Breed restrictions most often rely on breed stereotypes and visual breed identifcation. But, the canine genome tells us that how a dog looks has nothing to do with how a dog behaves.
Breed-Specific Legislation Legal Action Fund
We help dog owners affected by breed-specific legislation sue their local governments because no one should have to lose their home or their pet based on stereotypes.
our grants
We help communities stay inclusive
We help keep people and pets together
Our People and Pets Together Grant funds services that incorporate co-occurring animal and human support, with the aim of reducing barriers to pet-retention, this often involves things like housing or access to services like food or veterinary care.
We help make better dog adoption matches
Did you know that the breed label you see on a shelter dog’s adoption listing is probably inaccurate? And even if it was, it won’t really tell you anything about how that might fit into your family.
That’s why we grant funds to companion animal shelters that have removed breed labels from their kennels.
our service dogs
Helping people and dogs thrive
Our service dog program challenges peoples expectations of what a service dog is and gives people with disabilities more freedom.