+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:
Pet-Fixx (mobile spay/neuter clinic, free to low-income residents)
Luv-A-Pet (now Spay /Neuter Assistance Program)
+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. |