Action for Animals Austin

Action for Animals Austin (and Austin for Cruelty Free Entertainment) is proud to endorse Kathy Tovo for mayor in the upcoming city council election.

As council member in 2014, Ms. Tovo was the first city council member to sign on as a sponsor for our sister group's proposed ban on the use of bullhooks on elephants in circuses. Throughout the two year process, Ms. Tovo never wavered in her support for this ordinance. In 2016, on the day of the city council meeting to vote on the ordinance, Ms. Tovo led the city council and the mayor on a lengthy discussion on the benefits of passing the ban on bullhooks. She was, in fact, the reason the ban on bullhooks passed by a vote 10-1. Without her support, the animal protection community in Austin would still be working to protect animals in circuses in Austin. With this ban in place, Austin joined a small but progressive list of cities in the USA that had passed similar ordinances. Shortly afterwards, Ringling Bros Circus announced it was ending the use of elephants in their shows, and in 2017, Ringling Bros announced they were ending their 146-year run and would close all of their shows. This ended a 25-year campaign against Ringling Bros Circus among the animal rights community led by Action for Animals Austin. We could not have done it without Ms. Tovo's support. For that reason, Action for Animals Austin (or ACFE) is endorsing Ms. Tovo for mayor in the upcoming election.

We're collecting signatures for 3 petitions today at , so by and see us.

We're at Texas VegFest 2023! Come by and sign our petitions!

Though not a ban on animal testing, this is a big step forward. From the article: Instead of animal testing, new drugs can now move onto human trials following successful rounds of “non clinical tests,” an umbrella term that includes animal tests but also allows for technological advances like computer simulations, organ chips, and 3-D printed body parts to replace animals.

FDA Will No Longer Require Animal Tests Before Human Trials for All Drugs The new legislation is a big adjustment in decades-old drug testing requirements.

The Austin City Council is auditing the Animal Services Office and is seeking feedback on how the city runs it's animal sheltering services, specifically in regards to Austin's no kill policy. This survey will be available until Thanksgiving (Nov 24, 2022).

Animal Services Audit Community Engagement Survey Complete this survey to provide your comments about the 2022 City of Austin Animal Services audit.

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The Texas Animal Rights March is coming up, on Saturday, Oct 22. This year it's being held here in Austin. More info at the link:

The Texas Animal Rights March March the streets of Austin to speak for the innocent that can not speak for themselves.

The Texas Animal Freedom Fighters are having a fundraiser & sign making party in preparation for the yearly Texas Animal Rights March. The fundraiser is being held at Counter Culture and tickets are $15. The charge covers sign making supplies, appetizers and lemonade. More info at the link.

Sign making party with appetizers and lemonade Action Network

We can't say this enough, don't go to the Austin Aquarium. This place should be shut down.

Austin Aquarium Under Scrutiny Again After PETA Investigation One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish