In early 2023, a small group of Indianapolis animal welfare leaders recognized an opportunity to organize animal welfare efforts across the city. With funding from Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust and Lucky Dog Rescue, leaders looked to engage the community and develop a comprehensive process that align and prioritize efforts into a unified Community Wide Plan.
Indianapolis/Marion County has a unified and effective network of animal welfare organizations that improves health, safety, and quality of life for dogs and cats while creating collaborative and sustainable community engagement and improved public health.
There’s a great deal of planning that’s gone into the Indianapolis/Marion County Community Wide Plan; from surveys of local interest groups to the creation
of realistic, long-term goals. We invite you to take a look and see for yourself.
Creating a solution to Indianapolis’ animal welfare crisis requires an effective plan and a coalition of individuals within the community to see it done. The Year One Action Plan sets reasonable and obtainable goals, proposes the strategies involved in the completion of these goals, breaks down the division of labor, and also highlights the numerous areas of activity with which Operation Indy Animals is already currently engaged.