Back in the early 2000s, AWLQ leadership started to assess the issues it was facing in the Gold Coast — namely, a deluge of homeless pets — and began to examine
how other animal welfare organizations around the world were addressing their challenges.CEO Denise Bradley, board chair Sylvana Wenderhold, and Verrinder realized that AWLQ was in a unique position to try new approaches to reduce the euthanasia of healthy, treatable animals.
Among
other bills, Senator Schatz amended onto HB 1355 the language that was in HB 1828 which would regulate
how animal welfare organizations advocate for
animals with law enforcement agencies.