Animal Care Advocates of Oklahoma

07/28/2022

What we've been up to lately:

“They’re interested not just in solving this problem but making sure this never happens again anywhere in the state of Oklahoma.”

07/28/2022

Hello! it has been quite sometime since we have been able to provide updates. Starting in January of this year, we have worked hard to raise awareness and seek some type of reform and justice for all of the claims and issues raised regarding Paws on Pearl. There was a lot of internet and media attention. Through that, a group of wonderful people have come together to work towards restorative justice, and the beginnings of the Animal Care Advocates of Oklahoma.

Over the course of the spring, we were able to work with the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the owners of Paws on Pearl to create an Independent Review Panel (IRP) with the goal of ensuring a safe environment for all dogs attending Paws on Pearl. This has been done in full collaboration with the owners of the facility and has produced incredibly balanced and and fair treatment of employees, activists, owners, and dogs alike. We have just issued our first report and are pleased to see so many positive changes in direct correlation with our team's efforts.

The IRP is made up of selected members and former/current clients selected in part by us at ACAOK and by Paws on Pearl (this ensures there is less bias in what is observed). Through this work, we realized this could have a greater impact on the direction and legislature regarding animal care in Tulsa, maybe even Oklahoma.

This is now our goal: working with local businesses to create insightful rubrics. To show, through numbers and reporting, that there is a balance between safety and sustainability in animal facilities while the most precious members of our families, our pets, are in the care of others. Please join us and follow along, as we have a lot of exciting things coming up in the future. Your support means everything.

02/21/2022

Thank you everyone for showing up today, and Mack for these amazing portraits!

02/20/2022

We love the support and the honks!

02/16/2022

While protesting tonight we were able to capture this. It’s not just ONE isolated incident— It is sustained abuse. Seeing this owner walk out with his dog and the sadness when he said “yes” something had happened, we hurt with him and his dog; especially as some of us have felt the pain of finding out something has happened to our most beloved companions.

Please join us, as we are there every day @4:30. This is why. This is what we are fighting for. The animals that don’t have a voice and the owners who don’t know or couldn’t believe it could happen to them — it can. In his words “I agree with you now”

02/14/2022

The best Valentine’s Day gift is the gift of sharing the truth; thank everyone for showing up today, it matters more than you know

02/14/2022

Show some love for the dogs 🐶 and join us at Centennial Park Tulsa Oklahoma to peacefully protest injustice at Paws on Pearl, LLC.

4:30-5:30pm

02/03/2022

Yesterday was a cold one but we are still getting the message out. Our pets deserve better.

We’ve discovered that there are cameras up at Paws on Pearl but not accessible to anyone other than current clients and they are only on until 8pm. Why is that? There are dogs there 24-hours with people who have been reported as abusers. And when I’ve received information of drug and alcohol abuse around the animals at night, or tales of dogs ingesting remnants of ma*****na and having to go to the vet, shouldn’t current clients be able to check on their dogs 24-hours? Shouldn’t previous or concerned citizens have the ability to be reassured of the conditions their animals are in? We need the ability to audit their practices. Everyone should.

If you’re going to be “transparent” there is no room for opacity

01/31/2022

Please feel free to join us this evening at 7:30pm CST as we work together as a community towards restorative justice. This is intended to be a constructive forum. Thank you all for your work so far and your endless support.

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01/29/2022

We are working with a mediator for restorative justice and partnering with some great community organizers to capture information related to this case.

We encourage you to fill out this form if you are:
▪️a former client with concerns or confirmation of abuse of their pet(s)
▪️a current client with concerns or confirmation of abuse of their pet(s)
▪️a concerned citizen

This is how we make our voices heard and work together as a community

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsXzcgr9-2m1OG68s9p4RHABTAe3kbJ5mZApiMVvgzCFuoJA/viewform

We will also be participating in a zoom call this Sunday, January 30th @7:30pm

If you would like information, please fill out this survey. This will also be helpful in identifying pets of those we don’t have contacts for and creating a pipeline to assist those wanting to file reports with Tulsa Animal Welfare Pets. Please share with anyone applicable and make sure we keep

Please fill this form out if you would like to join the community of Paws on Pearl existing or previous customers, employees, or concerned citizens who want to work together to hold these business owners accountable to repair the harm they have caused. Organizers of the form: Amanda Thompson and She...

01/28/2022

We are still here, and still working to bring things to light. We will have updates this weekend and something to share this evening to help work towards justice. Thank you for your patience and support. Big thanks to Bobby Dean for making us some shirts. If anyone would like one I will make a form!