Defending the Defenseless

Allie Phillips, Esq., is the Director of Public Policy at the American Humane Association. She specializes in advocacy and lobbying on child and animal welfare legislation, particularly pound seizure advocacy on federal and state legislation and conducts trainings on advocacy techniques, animal cruelty prosecutions, and The Link. She has conducted over 100 trainings primarily educating prosecutors, judges, law enforcement, child protection, animal welfare, domestic violence, and medical/psychological professionals on best practices in child and animal protection. She is the Vice President of No Paws Left Behind, a nonprofit organization formed in May 2008 to help pets caught in the foreclosure crisis and to award grants to pet owners to help them keep their pet while finding new housing and employment.

1 Introduction 2 Part One 3 Chapter 1: Animal Welfare and Animal Rights: Where do you Stand? 4 Chapter 2: Becoming an Animal Advocate: Where to start 5 Chapter 3: Staying Strong and Resilient: Overcoming Conflict and Compassion Fatigue 6 Part Two 7 Chapter 4: Humane Education: Kids helping Animals 8 Chapter 5: Advocating for Shelter Animals: Ending Outdated and Questionable ShelterPractices 9 Chapter 6: Models for Thriving Animal Organizations: Saving more Lives through Innovation 10 Chapter 7: Saving a Life: Transporting Shelter Animals 11 Chapter 8: Preventing Cruelty and Neglect of Animals 12 Chapter 9: Protecting Feral Cats 13 Chapter 10: Animal Emergency Preparedness: Disaster Response, Search and Rescue 14 Chapter 11: Attorneys Advocating for Animals 15 Chapter 12: Lobbying for Animals 16 Chapter 13: Using your Words to Benefit Animals 17 Chapter 14: Communicating with and Healing Animals 18 Part Three 19 Chapter 15: Keeping People and Pets Together: Everyone can Help 20 Chapter 16: Conclusion: Welcome to the Journey