Animal Policy Group

What Animal Policy Group does

Animal Policy Group is a privately held, for-profit advisory and advocacy firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, founded in 2008. The firm focuses on animal health, animal welfare, and associated public policy, providing strategic guidance and advocacy to stakeholders in or adjacent to the animal-related sector. Its service model is consistent with a boutique policy consultancy, anchored by founder and CEO Mark L. Cushing and supported by a small leadership team that includes Katie Jarl as Vice President of Government Relations.

Operationally, Animal Policy Group operates with 1-10 employees, suggesting a high-touch, expert-driven engagement model rather than a scalable productized offering. The firm's website (animalpolicygroup.com) is presently unreachable — displaying only a verification/loading page — which limits visibility into its service catalog, pricing, customer base, and technology infrastructure. There is no disclosed information on productized offerings, proprietary technology, pricing models, or named customers, and the input data does not identify any funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, or revenue figures.

The business model is best characterized as professional services / government relations consulting, monetized through advisory retainers, advocacy engagements, and policy work for clients in the animal health and welfare ecosystem (e.g., trade associations, animal-health companies, NGOs, or related industry stakeholders). The small scale, founder-led structure, and absence of disclosed funding or productized offerings all indicate a lifestyle/specialist consultancy rather than a venture-backed or equity-financed growth business.

Name

Animal Policy Group

Website

https://animalpolicygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Animal Policy Group is a Scottsdale-based, privately held boutique advisory firm founded in 2008 that provides strategic guidance and government relations advocacy on animal health, welfare, and public policy issues to clients in the animal-related sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Relations and Public Policy Consulting

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Advocacy, Policy & Public Awareness (Animal Welfare) (BPAGAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animal Health Policy, Standards & International Coordination (e.g., WOAH/FAO) (HLAMAJAO), Animal Welfare & Advocacy Organizations (AFAEALAC)

Keywords

• Animal health policy
• Animal welfare advocacy
• Government relations consulting
• Public policy advisory
• Lobbying services

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Animal Policy Group is a policy and advocacy consultancy that provides strategic guidance, public policy development, and government relations services focused on animal health and animal welfare issues. The firm represents and advises organizations navigating animal-related legislation, regulation, and stakeholder engagement at the federal and state levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animal Policy and Advocacy Consulting Strategic guidance, advocacy, and public policy consulting services focused on animal health and welfare issues, provided to organizations navigating animal-related legislation and regulation.
• Government Relations Services Government relations and lobbying representation for clients needing advocacy on animal health and welfare policy before legislative and regulatory bodies.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Animal Agriculture Alliance: Industry alliance focused on animal agriculture policy, welfare standards, and communications. Comparable in working at the intersection of animal welfare and industry policy, though anchored in livestock/production rather than companion animal welfare.
• Animal Health Institute: Trade association representing manufacturers of animal health products, with active federal and state government affairs work on veterinary and animal health policy. Comparable policy advocacy focus within the animal health category, but industry-representative rather than advisory.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (Animal Law practice): Major international law firm with a recognized animal law practice that advises on animal-related legislation, regulation, and policy. Comparable expertise and client base at the intersection of law and animal policy, though offered as part of a much broader legal practice.
• Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council: Trade association representing the pet industry with federal and state government relations activity on animal welfare and pet-related legislation. Comparable as an animal policy advocacy body serving pet industry clients and overlapping issue areas.
• American Veterinary Medical Association (Government Relations Division): The largest U.S. veterinary professional association, with a substantial government relations division that engages on animal health and welfare policy. Comparable policy engagement function but operates as part of a much broader membership organization for veterinarians.

Direct peers

• Animal Wellness Action: Animal welfare advocacy organization that conducts federal and state-level policy campaigns on animal health and welfare. Highly comparable to Animal Policy Group in mission and policy engagement focus, though structured as a nonprofit advocacy group rather than a for-profit advisory.
• National Animal Interest Alliance: Animal welfare advocacy organization that supports responsible animal ownership and engages on legislation affecting animals. Direct policy/advocacy peer with a similar orientation toward balanced animal welfare policy outcomes.
• Animal Legal Defense Fund: National nonprofit focused on animal law and policy, including legislative drafting and litigation. Comparable as a leading voice in the same animal policy niche, though much larger in scale and structured as a legal nonprofit.
• Humane Society Legislative Fund: Animal welfare policy arm that lobbies federal and state legislators on animal protection issues. Comparable policy advocacy function with overlapping subject matter in state and federal animal welfare legislation.
• Center for a Humane Economy: Animal protection policy organization led by long-standing advocates working on legislation and corporate engagement around animal welfare. Direct peer in the animal policy advocacy category with overlapping issue areas and similar government-facing work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/animal_policy
• Facebookfacebook.com/animalpolicygroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apgllc

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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