The Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation (St. Louis, Missouri 63130) founded in 1990, is a non-profit organization working to bring positive change for animals through legislative means. It’s efforts are combined with the actions of concerned individuals, other groups, organizations, and agencies interested in the enactment and/or protection of animal welfare laws.
The Alliance’s goals include increasing public awareness regarding the plight of animals, addressing problems with appropriate legislation, and providing information to the proper authorities to ensure enforcement of the laws. As the only organized animal welfare lobbying group in Missouri, the Alliance is dedicated to furthering animal welfare issues by achieving these goals.
The Alliance concentrates its efforts on state legislation. It drafts and introduces legislation and track its progress through the Missouri General Assembly. The Alliance educates legislators regarding the issues surrounding legislation, and supports (or opposes) additional animal-related legislation proposed by other organizations. The Missouri Legislature is in session each year from January through May. During that time, the Alliance attends and testifies before committees, provides supporting documentation when needed, meets with legislators, and issues action alerts to its supporters for their help.
