2025-08-06T09:37:27-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 471652323 Bailing Out Benji % Mindi Callison BAIL 5154601244 PO Box 203 Ames IA 50010 MINDI CALLISON President 5154601244 2025-08-06 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Mindi Callison PO Box 203 Ames IA 50010 409026 false X www.bailingoutbenji.com X 2014 IA Research education and advocacy regarding puppy mills along with support to pet owners to enable them to keep their pets in the family 5 2 7 218 0 0 384938 380866 0 1493 687 14222 -18341 400653 363212 0 0 174625 219609 0 24361 242045 181979 416670 401588 -16017 -38376 544479 515742 5738 7379 538741 508363 X We do research, education, and advocacy regarding puppy mills, along with support to pet owners facing financial hardships to enable them to keep their pets in the family, reducing strains on local shelters. false false 176653 Bailing Out Benji educates the public on our work through PSAs and through our national grassroots volunteer team of dedicated advocates. They engage in conversations with the public, host events and build relationships with policymakers to create change at a community level. Their efforts have led to increased awareness, legislative change, and stronger support for adopting rather than buying from puppy mills, creating lasting impact in their own backyards. We currently have over 200 volunteers who had a presence at 227 different events in 2024 to share our research and resources. Bailing Out Benji ran 3 Public Service Announcement campaigns across 4 platforms in all 50 states in 2024 to educate the public on the realities of puppy mills. 95750 At Bailing Out Benji, we believe you cant help animals without first helping the people who love those animals. Our Benji Cares program has been able to make an immeasurable impact on thousands of families who were experiencing financial hardship and needed a partner to help them get through. Our pet food pantry and veterinary care assistance programs provide essential support to pet owners in times of need, removing barriers that often lead families to surrender their pets to shelters. This allows pets to stay in homes and reduces strain on local shelters. In 2024, we served around 350 families in our pet food pantry monthly and assisted 20 families with veterinary care expenses. 23379 Bailing Out Benjis unique research program collects, catalogs, and forensically audits extensive data from government inspection reports, health records, lawsuits, and more, to spark change within the puppy mill, commercial dog breeding, and pet acquisition industries. Our research connects the pet stores and online sellers to the breeders they source from. We host the largest database in the world regarding puppy mills and the outlets in which they sell. Our research has led to countless laws passed, policies changed, and animal cruelty charges pressed. In 2024 we kicked off our Field Research team as well as our Online Puppy Mill Research project. 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