Last Updated: May 2026
Animal-Angels Foundation uses AI tools to extend the reach of our small team. AI helps us draft content, analyze data, generate educational media, and build the technology that connects our partner network. Every AI-assisted output is reviewed and approved by AAF staff before it represents the organization publicly. Our AI mascot characters (Cotton, Ballz, Luna) are clearly identified as AI-generated. Questions about our AI use can be sent to bjadkins@animal-angels.org.
AI is a tool in our work, not a replacement for human judgment, relationships, or decision-making. We are a prevention-first nonprofit with a small team and limited resources. AI helps us write faster, analyze data more effectively, and build technology we could not otherwise afford. We are open about that, and we are open about where the lines are.
This page exists so anyone who interacts with AAF (families we serve, partners in the AWRN, donors, sponsors, the press, and the general public) can understand exactly how AI shows up in our work.
AI tools help us draft documents, emails, social media posts, grant applications, website copy, and educational content. The final voice has to sound like AAF, not like a machine. Every AI-drafted piece is reviewed, edited, and approved by AAF staff before it goes public.
AI assists us with analyzing program data, generating reports, and spotting trends in intake or surrender patterns. Any AI-generated analysis is verified by a human before it goes into a public report, grant application, or partner conversation.
AAF builds and maintains the Animal Welfare Resource Network, a shared technology platform used by partner shelters, rescues, vet clinics, and community organizations. AI features inside the AWRN currently include or are planned for: medical record translation (turning vet clinical notes into plain-language summaries for fosters and adopters), length-of-stay computation using statistical survival analysis, signal detection across community sources (called Crisis Radar), a matching engine for stray and lost animals, and an AI triage layer for the Pet Help Desk. A human reviews every recommendation the system makes. AI assists. People decide.
Our media ecosystem (Wagging Tails and Whiskers, Keep The Pet, short direct-to-camera videos) uses AI tools for video generation, character animation, voice cloning, and content scripting. Any AI-generated characters or AI-generated likenesses are clearly identified as AI.
AI helps us with scheduling, transcription, translation, research, and document formatting. Standard support work that keeps a one-person operation running.
AI does not make final decisions about whether a family receives services, whether an animal is placed, or whether a partner is approved or removed from the network. AI can inform those decisions. A human makes them.
AI does not generate content that shames, blames, or judges families seeking help. This is a core AAF value regardless of the tool being used.
AI does not fabricate data, invent statistics, or create fake testimonials or case studies. Every number we cite comes from a verified source.
AI does not impersonate a real person without their knowledge and written consent. No deepfakes, no fake endorsements, no AI-generated voice or likeness of any individual without permission.
AI does not process personal information about families, pet owners, or community members through public or free-tier AI tools. Sensitive information goes only through secured infrastructure with appropriate data protections in place.
Cotton (our AI mascot and Dog CEO), Ballz (co-host and mentor), and Luna (training partner in Keep The Pet) are AI-generated characters created for educational and entertainment purposes. They are presented as characters, not as real animals. When you see them in our videos, social media, or marketing materials, they are AI-generated.
BJ Adkins, AAF's founder, personally reviews and approves the AI-assisted work that represents the organization publicly. As the team grows, that review responsibility will be shared across trained staff, but the standard never drops. AI-generated content does not represent AAF until a person at AAF has read it, edited it, and stood behind it.
If you ever ask AAF whether AI was involved in creating something we published (a document, a video, a social media post, a report), the honest answer is yes for most of it, no for some of it, and either way a human reviewed and approved it before it went out. We do not claim AI-generated work product as exclusively human-created.
The full version of AAF's AI Use Policy is an internal governance document covering tool inventory, approval processes, training requirements, data privacy rules, legal discoverability awareness, and the public disclosure standard reflected on this page. The policy is reviewed quarterly and updated as our AI use evolves. Partner organizations and sponsors who would like to review the full policy may request it at the contact information below.
This disclosure is reviewed quarterly alongside the rest of our AI Use Policy and updated whenever AAF's AI use materially changes. Changes are reflected on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
Questions or concerns about our AI use can be sent to:
BJ Adkins, Founder
Animal-Angels Foundation
Email: bjadkins@animal-angels.org
General: angels@animal-angels.org
Phone: (205) 754-7542
Web: animal-angelsfoundation.org