Some tips on what to do if you suspect animal neglect or cruelty

• First, call the animal control office for your county. The number is either in the phone book under county government or it's available from Information. Tell the officer that you believe an animal is being mistreated and explain the situation.
• Another way to get the officer to take a look into the problem is to ask whether or not the County has a rabies vaccination certificate for that animal. Since that is a big law in most places in the US, if not the world, that is a way to get Animal Control to investigate.
• Another thing you can do is go around the house and take a camera with you. Take photos of the animal and of the environment in which s/he is being kept. You can send those photos to the County government or to the Animal Control Office or both.

Also, here are some links to animal rights/welfare organizations.

• Animal Legal Defense Fund (Their DC info is: 301-294-1617 and they do great work.)
• Montgomery County SPCA (the only no-kill shelter in the national capital region)
• Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary
• Animal shelter directory
• Endangered species act home page
• ESA current events
• Greenpeace International
• Humane Society of the United States
• Humane Societies of the US
• National Audubon Society
• PETA
• Days End Farm Horse Rescue (Dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of abused and neglected horses.)

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