Better Cities for Pets™ Assessment

This assessment is the first step to understanding your city’s pet-friendliness. It’s your resource and guide to becoming certified as a Better City for Pets™.

Assessment Structure

City Profile

Data about demographics and statistics like how many pets a city has, and what features and programs it offers, such as pet-friendly parks.

City Survey

An evaluation on traits in the BETTER CITIES FOR PETS™ model, for example whether shelters are welcoming and whether city disaster planning includes pets.

Priorities

A plan for the future. To earn and maintain BETTER CITY FOR PETS™ certification, cities need to be taking action on at least one priority that helps increase pet-friendliness.

Launch the assessment

Common Questions

How long will it take?

Plan to spend about an hour for a first run-through. You may need additional research to complete the assessment fully. You can save at any time and return to the assessment later.

What happens next?

When you’re finished, you’ll get your results along with recommendations and tools. You’ll hear within a few days whether your city has received Better Cities For Pets™ certification.

Who can use the assessment?

It’s designed to help communities of all sizes. You can focus on your city, a subsection (like your downtown core), or your city plus surrounding areas.

City Certification

This assessment will also tell you if your city is ready to receive the Better City For Pets™ certification. To learn more about the certification, click here.

Take the assessment

Let’s Begin

Thanks for choosing to help. Let’s start with a few easy questions.

What is your name?

So glad you’re doing the assessment! Please keep in mind that by completing it, you’re giving us permission to use the information you provide for any research and marketing purposes. For example, we might compile city data for a regional or global report, or use the citizen data to show what pet-friendly features people want most in their communities. By completing the assessment, you agree to receive email and other marketing communications from Mars, Incorporated and its family of companies, and you certify that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.

What city do you live in?

City

Country

State/Region

Do you have pets? If so, please indicate the number of each.

Dog

Cat

Others

Are any of your pets adopted ?

Yes

What is your e-mail address?

Please opt in to receive our communications at the email you provided.

Yes

Are you over the age of 13?

To proceed to the assessment, you need to be at least 13 years old. But even if you aren’t 13, you can still speak up for pets! Click here to leave this form and learn more.

Last question.
Are you registering to take the full assessment (representing your city) or the brief citizen survey (as a concerned pet lover)?

Government Official

Citizen

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Stay in touch

Hope you’ll sign up so we can continue to share tips, resources and best practices for pet-friendly cities.

The Playbook for Pet-Friendly Cities gives you best practices and tools for going pet-friendly.

It’s free for everyone who joins the Better Cities For Pets™ program. By signing up you’ll also receive periodic emails about pet-friendly topics. We don’t share or sell our mailing list. We’re just trying to make life happier and healthier for pets and people everywhere.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

By clicking submit, you agree to receive email and other marketing communications from Mars, Incorporated and its family of companies, and you certify that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.

Thanks!

We’re happy to stay in touch to help as you make your city as pet-friendly as possible.

Thank you!

With the Playbook for Pet-Friendly Cities, you’re on your way to a happier, healthier place for people and pets alike.