Say NO to animals in pet shops campaign

Support Our "Say NO to Animals in Pet Shops" Campaign

You can contribute to our efforts to ban the sale of animals in pet shops in several ways:

Subscribe to our e-newsletter and keep informed of the latest efforts being made by the SayNo campaign and related information

Volunteer for one of our HELP ROLES. The "Volunteer Help Role Table" specifies all the volunteer roles required by the Say No To Animals in Pet Shops campaign. The more people that volunteer their time, then the faster and easier it will be to achieve our mission. This table is in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click on the icon to download the free Acrobat Reader

Sign our National online petition to ban the sale of animals in pet shops - this petition will be submitted to Australia's Federal Government

Collect petitions in your State - NSW - ACT - VIC - QLD - SA - WA - NT - TAS - print the petition form for your State and collect as many signatures as possible. Remember to post your signed petitions back to us! (And please also sign our on-line Australia-wide petition too - see above). Our SAY NO to Animals in Pet Shops Petitions are in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click on the icon to download the free Acrobat Reader

Download our flier - two to an A4 page and print it out and distribute it wherever you go. The more people who know the truth about the sale of animals in pet shops, the better! Our SAY NO to Animals in Pet Shops flyer is in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click on the icon to download the free Acrobat Reader

Purchase a SAY NO bumper sticker for only two dollars to help us fund our campaign! Or become a SayNo Sponsor, or simply make a donation to assist with the campaign costs

Write to your government Animal Welfare Ministers (listed below with a sample letter) and ask them to take action - it takes next to no time to fax or post a letter and voice your concerns

Support all of your local Pet Shops that do not stock puppies, kittens and other live animals

Write to local government representatives

Below are the names and FAX numbers of Animal Welfare Ministers, along with a sample letter. We appreciate your taking the time to write to your government representatives - it is only through your support that we will be able to reduce the number of helpless, homeless animals.

If you prefer to post rather than FAX your letter, all letters to Federal Ministers should be addressed c/o Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600. All letters to State Ministers should be addressed c/o Parliament House, in your capital city.

Sample letter

Dear Minister:

RE: Petition calling for you to agree with the organisation 'SAY NO TO ANIMALS IN PET SHOPS Inc.' and immediately ban the sale of animals (especially dogs and cats) from pet shops.

Because the Australian pet shop market for live animals represents big money, backstreet breeders and puppy farmers are indiscriminately producing enormous quantities of puppies and kittens and selling them to pet shops.

Pet shops encourage the impulse purchase of animals by ill-informed people who later discard their pet when they realise that pet ownership is not as easy or cheap as they thought. These are the animals that end up in the pounds and many thousands are euthanased each year.

Even though statistics are difficult to obtain and are poorly kept, we estimate that 130,000 dogs and 60,000 cats are euthanased each year in Australia by animal welfare agencies. There are simply too many bred and not enough homes. This is an absolute disgrace and no humane Australian could possibly want this situation to continue.

People can buy their animal companion from pounds, animal shelters or rescue centres and save a life! Or visit a reputable, registered breeder. They will receive better information on the future care of their pet and be vetted for suitability as an owner.

I look forward to hearing from you about how you will close the pet shop market for puppies and kittens that keeps cruel puppy farmers and backstreet breeders in business churning out more and more animals. Pet shops should only be for the sale of pet food and accessories.

Please don't reply with a standard, duplicated letter that talks about the conditions under which animals are kept in pet shops and other issues which, whilst important, are not relevant to those raised here.

Yours sincerely,

YOUR NAME
Your address

P.S. Please visit www.saynotoanimalsinpetshops.com for more information

How You Can Help

Support Our "Say NO to Animals in Pet Shops" Campaign

Write to local government representatives

Sample letter