Animal Connection of Texas (ACT) is dedicated to the elimination of animal suffering.
ACT is a grassroots, all volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with no funds going toward salaries. Contributions are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law. Join us!
Founded in 1986, ACT has accomplished the following:
+Fought and won a 4-year battle to end pound seizure in Dallas (the practice of selling dogs and cats from city shelters to research labs). +Established SNYP (discount spay/neuter coupon program, used throughout the metroplex). Call 214-349-SNYP for coupons and information. +Helped bring to Dallas: +Placed anti-fur billboards and TV commercials +Placed anti-rodeo ads on DART buses |
+ACT members collected signatures and spoke at city council meetings to help pass a proposition to fund a new animal shelter for the city of Dallas. The proposition passed in the 1996 bond election. +Hosted a 9-month long weekly radio show that featured topics on animal welfare, animal rights, the environment, and some social justice issues. Click here for a list of topics and to order tapes. +Attends and organizes various events and protests. Click to see photos from the 2000 circus protest, the Primate Tour, a joint PETA/ACT fur protest, ACT's first annual Vegetarian Day event, recent Barkathons and more. +Public education on spay/neuter. ACT worked with SNAP to widely distribute Spanish-language spay/neuter information as well as continuing to promote SNYP's discount coupons. |
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ACT at animalconnectiontx.org
214·373·7867
Animal Connection of Texas
660 Preston Forest Center
Box 121
Dallas, TX 75230
NEXT MEETINGS:
October 11 / November 8
Meetings are held the second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m., at the Center for Community Cooperation, 2900 Live Oak Street in downtown Dallas. Call the ACT info-line (214-373-7867) for more information.