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Indiana Society
for the Prevention to Cruelty the Animals – ISPCA believes that animals deserve
the most basic rights. We are seeking of means for the prevention of cruelty to
animals throughout of the State of Indiana. We speak up for our animals. We
lobby for them.
"the world's most progressive SPCA",
Prof. Charles Patterson
WE BELIEVE
* STRONG AND
PRAGMATIC LEGISLATION IS THE KEY FOR ANIMALS ISSUES.
FOCUS 2008 –
2010
PET OVERPOUPLATION IS THE ROOT OF MANY
ANIMAL-RELATED PROBLEMS IN INDIANA. ALTHOUGH THE PET OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM HAS
BEEN CRITICAL FOR DECADES.
THE LES FORMULA – LEGISLATION,
EDUCATION AND STERILIZATION – HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MANY STATES ( MAINE IN NEW
HAMPHISERE).
PET OVERPOPULATION IN INDIANA TODAY
CAN NO LONGER BE DEFINED AS SIMPLY A SURPLUS OF DOGS AND CATS .
RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS MORE COMPLEX
DYNAMICS AT WORK, AND MANY SHELTERS AND HUMAN SOCIETIES REPORT THAT MOST DOGS
AND CATS THAT COME THROUGH THEIR DOORS ARE NOT PUPPIES AND KITTENS, BUT ARE
ANIMALS OLDER THAN SIX MONTHS.
SPAYING AND
NEUTERING STILL LIE AT THE FOUNDATION OF ANY EFFECTIVE ANIMAL CONTROL PROGRAM.
REDUCING PET OVERPOPULATION NOT ONLY PREVENTS MANY SURPLUS ANIMAL BIRTHS AND
DEATHS BUT ALSO LOWERS THE COST ANIMAL CONTROL IN THE FUTURE AND SOLVE OTHER
PROBLEMS WELL.
STATISTICS SHOW
THAT INTACT ANIMALS ARE MORE THAN TWO TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BITE THAN STERILIZED
ANIMALS. IN FACT, UNSTERILIZED DOGS ACCONT FOR 95% PERCENT PF ALL FATAL
ATTACKS.
I ) MANDATORY
STERILIZATION OF ANIMALS.
II) GOVERNMENT
–SUBSIDIZED CLINICS AND PROGRAMS.
III ) BREEDER
PERMITS, REPRESENT PART OF THE FUTURE OF STATE POLICY FOR CONTROLLING THE
NUMBERS OF HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS.
IV )
INDIANA SHOULD REQUIRE AND PROVIDE LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTERING TO REDUCE ITS HIGH
PET EUTHANASIA RATE. ISPCA WANTS TO INFORM ABOUT THE PET OVERPOPULATION
IN THE
STATE, THE LEGISLATOR HAS TO PASS THE LAW THAT REQUIRE SPAY/NEUTERED.
50% OF ISPCA’S TIME WILL BE INSIDE
THE STATE HOUSE OF INDIANA.
ISPCA WILL STRESS THE INDIANA
LEGISLATOR ABOUT PET OVERPOPULATION.
50 %
ISPCA WILL TRY TO REACH THE COMMUNITY OF INDIANA.
HOOSIERS
NEED TO KNOW THE PROBLEM
HOOSIERS NEED TO
THINK ABOUT THE PROBLEM
HOOSIERS WILL
ACT PRO ANIMALS
Why isn’t ISPCA a
“non-profit organization”?
There are those
who feel it is somehow improper for nonprofit, tax exempt organizations to
lobby.
The Federal tax
code says tax-exempt organizations are only in danger of losing their
tax-exempt status – and along with it the ability to assure supporters their
contributions are tax deductible – if they engage in “substantial” lobbying.
Because lobbying is 85% ISPCA’S activities they cannot apply for non-profit
status.
The amount of an
organization's budget that can be used for lobbying is limited.
- ISPCA will spend
more than 50% of its budget in lobby matters.
Section 501(c)(3)
organizations cannot participate in candidate races in any way. They cannot
endorse or oppose candidates or contribute to a campaign; nor can workers for a
Section 501(c)(3) be associated in an official capacity with a candidate.
(Individuals may volunteer on their own time to help individual candidates.)
ISPCA has to
endorse its candidates. ISPCA could have a tremendous impact on the positions
taken by its elected officials.
Knowing exactly how much you can lobby and
understanding the rules surrounding these rules requires a certain amount of
expertise. Your organization should have a lawyer to advise you on how to abide
by existing rules.
Does ISPCA have
any relation with any “non-profit” organization?
ISPCA does
not have any relation with any “non-profit organization”. In 2008, the
ISPCA
is planning to open another organization with mission “to educate our society
about animal rights”. This organization will apply for be a “non-profit’,
according to IRS laws.
What does ISPCA
do?
Lobby. The organization focus on state laws. Legislation is the master key in
Animal Rights.
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