The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement Learning Center
Change Laws to Change Lives: Influencing Local Policies to Protect Animals
Recorded On: 06/16/2020
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The animal protection movement has grown into an amazing force for saving animals from abuse and neglect. But how can we prevent cruelty from happening in the first place? We need strong laws on the books, and we need savvy, informed, effective advocates for passing those laws—including animal sheltering professionals. This presentation will explain how the legislative process works at the state and local levels, to arm you with the knowledge you need to work within the process to advocate for animals. Getting involved in passing laws can seem like intimidating territory, but stories from past efforts to pass statewide bills and local ordinances in New Mexico will give you a sense of how lobbying works in practice—and hopefully inspire you to be a part of changing laws to change animals’ lives for the better.
This session was recorded during the Spring Conference for Animal Welfare 2020.
This session is approved for
• CAWA CEs
• Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) CEs toward ACO CE requirements per Ch. 829 of the Texas Health and Safety Code
• NACA CEs
Jessica Johnson
Chief Legislative Officer, Animal Protection of New Mexico and Animal Protection Voters
As Chief Legislative Officer for Animal Protection of New Mexico and its 501(c)(4) arm, Animal Protection Voters, Jessica Johnson leads the organizations’ legislative and political efforts for the protection of New Mexico’s animals, and oversees programmatic and legal work to prevent wildlife cruelty. Armed with 8+ years of experience in government relations work for animal protection and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School specializing in environmental and animal law, her expertise includes grassroots citizen advocacy, legislative analysis, campaign strategy and communications, and get-out-the-vote efforts.
