Our Mission Statement

To organize a non-partisan, humane voting bloc in Sumner County, Tennessee to affect legislative change for all animals.

You might be asking, "What is a  voting bloc?"

A voting bloc is a group of voters with a common interest who tend to vote alike on an issue. (c-span.org)

Very simply, our humane voting bloc will endorse and campaign for the election of humane candidates to public office.

Sumner County Humane Voters (SCHV) is solely run by volunteers, and membership is completely free. Any registered voter can be a member of SCHV. We recruit other animal rescuers, animal lovers, and those who just want to do what's right for animals and animal issues. Our power is in the number of our members. It is very common that many local elections have been won by less than 10 votes. And, our organization can swing those elections for humane-minded lawmakers and candidates.

Why are we doing this?

Long term: to affect change that will positively impact animals for years to come. Short term: to begin holding our lawmakers accountable for humane issues. Until now,  there has not been a scoring system for animal issues for any of our lawmakers (city, county or state). We will present all local lawmakers a humane questionnaire. Their responses or refusals will then be posted here for public viewing.  We will also keep a running tally of our lawmakers' votes on animal issues.  As a group, we will only endorse and vote for humane-minded candidates.  With a large voting bloc like this, we have the power to affect political change for our beloved animals for decades to come

We need your help to accomplish this task.

We need you to:

1. Register to vote.

2. Pledge your membership.

3. Pledge to vote for our endorsed candidates.

4. Encourage your friends and family to become SCHV members.

By pledging your vote, you will help make our community more animal friendly. Your voice will be heard.

We certainly hope you consider joining our coalition and spread the word about Sumner County Humane Voters.  You may email us or attend one of our meetings to have your information easily added to our membership roster.

Please check back soon to learn more and to see how you can help. Until then, please feel free to contact us at any time. We look forward to positively affecting change that will truly make a lasting difference for the voiceless.

Be a voice for the voiceless.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

~Margaret Meade