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Our Focus

We’re building a new model for equitable animal and community health and Safety.

Planning & Capacity

Support Nations to identify priorities and develop plans for local staffing, governance, facilities and access to care.

Systems Change

Advance recognition of Community Animal Management as a public-health, safety and infrastructure responsibility.

Education & Engagement

Develop learning materials and community engagement activities with participating Nations and partners.

Innovation & Research

Work with community and research partners to examine needs, assess outcomes and develop approaches to lasting support.

Our Approach

WHY ACCESS MATTERS

Health and safety shouldn’t be determined by your postal code.

Community Animal Management connects public health, safety, animal wellbeing, land and governance. Access to services and infrastructure varies, and local priorities require local authority, capacity and sustained support.

Nations define their priorities. We work alongside them and our partners to strengthen local capacity, infrastructure, evidence and sustained funding.

Our One Health approach brings health, economics and policy into this work.

Explore our reports and the March 2026 Reader.

There is a place for Nations, funders, policymakers, researchers and veterinary partners in this work.

Explore Working with Us or contact us to discuss planning, research, policy or funding partnerships.

Indigenous SPCA is our community-facing project, emphasizing Safety for People, Communities and Animals. Mission Pawsible is a veterinary-service partner.

Our aim is lasting local capacity, with progress assessed against priorities defined by participating Nations.

We acknowledge the many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis homelands where Increased ACCESS and its partners live and work, and we honour the sovereignty and knowledge of the Nations who continue to care for these lands.

#EqualCareEveryCommunity

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