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    Add your voice to the founding petition.

    Read the proposed voluntary registry principles, then sign if they reflect the kind of animal record and care network you want NAWN to build.

    Signatures express public sentiment during NAWN's founding period. They do not create a government filing, change ownership, or change any existing access right.

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    Founding petition

    Sign the founding petition

    Show lawmakers, veterinarians, and communities that the public wants a unified, ethical registry. Every signature guides NAWN's policy path forward.

    Our petition

    We, the undersigned, support the creation of a unified, ethical national animal and service animal registry through the National Animal Welfare Network.

    We believe in:

    • ADA-aligned standards that protect access rights for service animal handlers without requiring papers at the door.
    • Clear, honest labeling of animal categories — service, support, therapy, and companion — using plain language that matches the law.
    • Fraud reduction without discrimination — reducing misuse while never putting people with disabilities at risk.
    • Better safety and reunification for all animals through a voluntary national platform connected to shelters, vets, and local licensing.
    • Transparent development guided by public voting, expert review, and an independent advisory board.
    • Collaboration with local governments, trainers, veterinarians, and lawmakers to build something that lasts.

    By signing, we ask NAWN to pursue this registry with integrity, transparency, and the public good at its center.

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