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As a federally tax-exempt IRS 501 (c)(3) organization, COLAA must generate the lion's share of its funding from individual members. Additionally, greater membership means greater strength to accomplish our common goals.
COLAA
was founded in 1981 as the "Coalition of Louisiana Animal
Activists"and incorporated in early 1982.
Ours is the oldest
continuously active statewide humane activist group and still
the most extensive network of
animal activists in Louisiana.
COLAA was founded by Holly
Frederick Reynolds, the grand
dame of the modern humane movement in Louisiana and the
founder of such
other important Louisiana humane groups as:
St. Tammany Humane Society
http://www.sttammanyhumanesociety.org
Capital Area Animal Welfare Society
http://www.caaws.org
To the present time, Holly Reynolds continues to guide and
inspire
our work.
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LEGISLATIVE
ACHIEVEMENTS
In achieving the passage of humane legislation in Louisiana, some of our most important legislative achievements (usually in concert with other Louisiana animal advocacy groups) include: mandate spay/neuter for pets adopted from animal shelters, public or private felony penalty for participating in dogfighting a visionary law against pet theft (now being copied by legislatures in other states) valuing stolen pets based on the emotional value to the owner rather than his/her market value increasing the penalty for dogfighting to be comparable to those for aggravated cruelty to animals law banning hog-dog rodeos where dogs attack penned hogs a federal ban on interstate transportation of birds for fighting purposes statewide cockfighting ban with the help of our members and concerned citizens, changing the date on the ban of the gas chamber to begin on 1/1/2013 rather than 2015 deleting the loophole/exception in the sterilization bill, LRS 3:2475(D), in its entirety Links to Gov't, Welfare and Cruelty Laws PROGRAMS
COLAA has facilitated the formation of a number of humane organizations. We work cooperatively with other humane organizations, animal control agencies, activist groups, and rescuers to achieve common goals. We participate in the Adopt-A-Classroom program of the National Association for Humane & Environmental Education (see Link below). Designed for students pre-K-6th grade level, this program promotes good citizenship, humane treatment of animals, and respect for the environment. Teachers also report that this program helps raise students' reading levels because of the enthusiasm it generates in young people. The cost of the program ($25 per year per classroom) is defrayed in part by local businesses working with COLAA.
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P.O. Box 51648, Lafayette, LA 70505-1648