With a goal of working not only hard, but "smart," The PaLC team forges alliances with key stakeholders, pooling resources to maximize the scope of impact.


American Partnership for Pets
www.americanpartnershipforpets.org

The new PaLC team has taken a leadership role in developing an unprecedented collaborative program "American Partnership for Pets" designed to speak with one voice on behalf of our nation's homeless pets. To kick-start the program, this exciting team will use the recently issued spay/neuter commemorative postage stamps to promote the health, behavioral and societal benefits of spay/neuter.

Animal Friendly License Plate (and other fundraising and pet population program) Resource and Review

Interested in finding sustainable funding sources for targeted pet population programs, the new PaLC team is working to research and analyze (among other programs) Animal Friendly License Plate programs in Virginia and around the country with the purpose of of making best practice recommendations for the programs.

Their new website also serves as a central information resource and collaborative forum for those interested in reviewing the existing programs and making best practice decisions for their own states.

To date, many states have passed "Animal Friendly" legislation or have speciality license plates laws, and several other states are on their way. In addition several states are starting to add state wide pet population programs, funded by dog license fees, and state check off programs.

These programs vary greatly by state, and it is important to define best practices to assist states in ensuring the success of existing or future AFLP and other state fundraising programs.

On the agenda also, is collecting the data required for in-depth analysis of the issues faced by their home state, Virginia.

And last, but not least the new team is preparing to focus on "broad and big picture" collaborative research and program development with a mission to humanely align the numbers of animals with demand, and ensure for them a lifetime of humane treatment.

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Goals and Results By Calendar Year

Accomplishments for Year Ending 12/31/2004

1. Starting in 2002 and continuing into 2005 and beyond, the PaLC team continues to develop its nationally recognized central information resource for all things Animal/Pet Friendly License Plate. In 2004 we expanded our work to include information about other state fundraising programs such as tax check off programs. We continue to research these state programs, and to bring experts to our forums (marketing and legislative) in order to make best practice recommendations.
   
   Our informational websection on AFLP and other state fundraising programs currently consists of over 200 pages of information. which is available free of charge.

2. We continued with our campaign to win a reprint of the Neuter or Spay postage stamps.

Objectives for Year Beginning 01/01/2005

1. PaLC continues to collect and compile a variety of Virginia data in order to define statewide animal issues, and provides a central resource of data to the state and interested parties.

2. PaLC continues to collect and analyze data from Animal Friendly License Plate programs and other state pet population fundraisign programs. We are in the process of developing a list of best practices, online legislative and marketing tools and resources.

3. PaLC continues its work on the unprecedented American Partnership for Pets program with national and local reach designed and begin planning for a multi-year social marketing campaign on pet population issues.
   
   The Partnership continues its campaign and is optimistic that it will be successful in it's collaborative national effort to win a reprint of the sold out "Neuter or Spay" social awareness stamps and ultimately earn a pet population program fundraising stamp.