Socially Conscious Sheltering was recognized by the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (AAWA) as a national model for animal welfare.  With input from animal welfare leaders and communities across the country, socially conscious sheltering has been rebranded as PACT – People and Animals in Community Together. PACT is a compassionate, transparent, and thoughtful model of how shelters, rescues, and other animal welfare organizations can best support vulnerable animals. Like Socially Conscious Sheltering, PACT is a shared set of tenets that animal welfare organizations worldwide are embracing to create the best possible outcomes for companion animals and the people who care about them.  To find out more about PACT and to access a toolkit to bring PACT to your community, click here.

SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SHELTERING

The Socially Conscious Animal Community framework allows each of us to understand our role in creating the best outcomes for pets. This concept is based on the most respectful treatment of animals. It’s about placing every healthy and safe animal that ends up in a shelter or rescue. It’s about transparency and leadership. It’s about thoughtful public policy. It’s about safe communities. We can work together to create the best outcomes for all animals while nurturing the human-animal bond, and we can educate colleagues, friends, family members, neighbors and policy makers so animals receive the care and respect they deserve. The cornerstone for Socially Conscious Animal Communities is Socially Conscious Sheltering.