Hello.

Welcome to the official blog of the National Animal Interest Alliance!

We are a nonprofit organization, founded in 1991 to support and promote responsible animal ownership and use, celebrate the human-animal bond, and provide a mainstream alternative to animal rights extremism.

We are the first group to bring together and represent both rural and urban values and expertise on animals, something we feel is incredibly important given just how truly local most animal issues are. Our membership is diverse; virtually all of our members share their lives with animals in one way or another: from loving pet owners to committed hobbyists and breeders, to animal rescue volunteers and employees, to academics, researchers, businessmen, outdoor enthusiasts, farmers, you name it -- if there is a hobby or career where humans and animals interact, you can be sure at least a few of our members are participants.

In this blog, we will be covering a similarly wide-ranging spectrum of animal-related topics. Everything from current events or local issues to accounts of the joy and pain we face alongside our animals, to moral or philosophical expositions to the occasional bout of silliness, you'll find it all here. We just might have a guest writer or two (always an expert in his or her field) appearing from time to time, as well.

We're excited for this opportunity to communicate with you. Subscribe, and check back regularly for updates!

And please feel free to leave feedback. A big part of why we're starting this blog is to answer questions, foster discussion, and stir debate. So long as your comments are civil, relatively on-topic, and spam-free, we'd love to hear from you!

Comments

[Apm510]

Would like to stay abreast of where we stand with our hands tied behind our back with HSPCA not being able to be chalanged...And court action allowing yellow journalism and animal rights to have full control of what we use to call SPCA,,,,
Since our country has been mortally wounded by anyone who wants to kick us from within.
keep up the good work evewn though it's just yak!

[Mark McCormack]

This is my first visit to the blog and I have delighted in it - broad selection of interesting subjects so well written. Thank you for a fine piece of work. I certainly will be visiting on a regular basis.

[National Animal Interest Alliance]

Thank you for the compliment, Mark. We hope to live up to your praise :)

[maggie]

Great blog to keep bloggers unified on issues , hopefully we can get our teeth into some to set the record straight and to make a difference in animal issues and change outdated laws.
maggie