We currently have many projects underway. These
include:
1. Keeping Families Together: Please see our
(Keeping Families Page) about CoPAL's program
to help families in crisis by donating pet supplies to
area food pantries.
2. Housing assistance: CoPAL is working with
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) program to
partner animal owners with NLS housing attorneys
to provide assistance for homeowners and renters
who have companion pets and are facing a housing
crisis. When appropriate, CoPAL's volunteers will
assist these families with housing kits and other
help in finding suitable pet friendly housing.
3. Help for Seniors: CoPAL has plans to work with
local Council on Aging and Senior Centers to
provide support for seniors owning pets.
4. Help for Farm Animals: CoPAL has plans to
help owners of farm animals obtain supermarket
unused perishable food
5. Legislation: CoPAL is working with our state
legislators to support a number of proposed animal
welfare laws. These include legislation to allow
taxpayers to help fund spay and neutering programs
through a check-off box on their local tax bills, and
allowing pet trusts.
6. Humane Education: CoPAL believes strongly
that humane education will prepare our children to
be compassionate and empathetic adults. With the
marked rise in bullying and animal abuse incidents
by young adults, such learning is timely - and
important. (See Boston Globe editorial on the left)
CoPAL is presently partnering with HEART, a
renowned national organization that teaches
humane education.
CoPAL and HEART will be offering a free training
program on June 26, 2010 on humane education. Check
back for further information as it becomes available.
7. Animal welfare license plates: CoPAL is
supporting the state's vanity Animal Friendly
license plate. Look for brochures on this program
at your town offices. Funds raised from these plates
are distributed to state animal welfare groups. For
more information on how to obtain your very pretty
animal friendly plate, click on this link now:
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/express/mac.htm
AND our list goes on..............We welcome your
ideas and input!
include:
1. Keeping Families Together: Please see our
(Keeping Families Page) about CoPAL's program
to help families in crisis by donating pet supplies to
area food pantries.
2. Housing assistance: CoPAL is working with
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) program to
partner animal owners with NLS housing attorneys
to provide assistance for homeowners and renters
who have companion pets and are facing a housing
crisis. When appropriate, CoPAL's volunteers will
assist these families with housing kits and other
help in finding suitable pet friendly housing.
3. Help for Seniors: CoPAL has plans to work with
local Council on Aging and Senior Centers to
provide support for seniors owning pets.
4. Help for Farm Animals: CoPAL has plans to
help owners of farm animals obtain supermarket
unused perishable food
5. Legislation: CoPAL is working with our state
legislators to support a number of proposed animal
welfare laws. These include legislation to allow
taxpayers to help fund spay and neutering programs
through a check-off box on their local tax bills, and
allowing pet trusts.
6. Humane Education: CoPAL believes strongly
that humane education will prepare our children to
be compassionate and empathetic adults. With the
marked rise in bullying and animal abuse incidents
by young adults, such learning is timely - and
important. (See Boston Globe editorial on the left)
CoPAL is presently partnering with HEART, a
renowned national organization that teaches
humane education.
CoPAL and HEART will be offering a free training
program on June 26, 2010 on humane education. Check
back for further information as it becomes available.
7. Animal welfare license plates: CoPAL is
supporting the state's vanity Animal Friendly
license plate. Look for brochures on this program
at your town offices. Funds raised from these plates
are distributed to state animal welfare groups. For
more information on how to obtain your very pretty
animal friendly plate, click on this link now:
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/express/mac.htm
AND our list goes on..............We welcome your
ideas and input!
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