Intern, Government Relations - Austin Based

Job description

Summary: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is our nation’s first humane organization and one of the largest nonprofit animal welfare organizations in the world. The ASPCA provides local and national leadership in caring for pets and pet parents, providing positive outcomes for at-risk animals, and serving victims of animal cruelty. The ASPCA’s Government Relations (GR) Department helps to enact meaningful legal protections for animals at the state and federal levels. GR team members: Identify policy barriers and needs and craft legislative proposals, working with legislative leaders at the state and federal level Lobby for bills that strengthen animal protection and prevent cruelty and against bills hostile to animal protection; Work to ensure that strong regulations are issued by agencies to implement new policies; Provide advocacy training and support for citizens who wish to engage in policy change; Participate in ballot measure campaigns to advance protections when a legislative solution is unavailable. The ASPCA seeks a dedicated, highly motivated, and passionate GR intern to, under direct supervision, become familiar with the role that the...