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25 Ways One Person Can Make A Difference |
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- Know who your local animal control officer is and let him/her be the eyes and ears for you on animal problems. Support your ACO by requesting your town provide him/her resources to do their job
- Volunteer at your local shelter
- Write letters to your State Representative and Senator to support animal protection legislation
- Become a member of MFOA and/or other animal protection organizations
- Use the tax return check-off to support the state spay / neuter program
- Write a letter to the editor in your local daily and weekly newspaper
- Become a vegetarian
- Set up an MFOA informational table / booth at a local function, event or county fair
- Donate financially to animal protection and support organizations
- Educate a neighbor / resident about his/her ‘dog chained for life’
- Report animal cruelty to ACO, the state Animal Welfare Program, MFOA and the local media
- Live and shop with compassion
- Copy MFOA newsletter and distribute it to others to get others involved
- Know your adversaries and what they are doing
- Educate yourself on the issues (see MFOA web site and links)
- Demonstrate on annual anti-fur day (day after Thanksgiving)
- Become part of our online community and receive MFOA Action Alerts and Updates.
- Run for public office (contact MFOA for advice, support and assistance)
- Protest circuses with captive wildlife in Maine
- Feed a feral cat
- Work to help elect an animal-friendly legislator
- Make your property wildlife friendly (contact HSUS or MFOA for assistance)
- Adopt a pet from your local shelter, not by buying from a kennel or pet store
- Be a MFOA District Coordinator
- Host a fundraising party
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