A White Paper by Veterinarians for Equine Welfare, www.vetsforequinewelfare.org , reprinted with permission   Introduction Veterinarians for Equine Welfare (VEW) is a group of veterinarians committed to equine welfare, and as ...

Article - lauraallen - 26 Jul 2011 - 8:16pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

© by Michelle Buckalew, editor of The Animal World, http://www.animalworldusa.org/ , (reprinted with permission) The Animal World and a growing number of citizens believe that the most important issue that the city has overlooked ...

Article - lauraallen - 19 May 2011 - 11:33pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

The City of Miami has passed an anti-tethering ordinance! Commissioner Joe Sanchez, an avid supporter of the ordinance, said he received thousands of emails from all over the world in support of this ordinance. Sanchez said, " Animals have a ...

Article - lauraallen - 2 Feb 2011 - 8:29pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update : Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed Romeo's Law, S.B. 58. The bill is now law. The bill was earlier passed by the Kentucky legislature.  Romeo's Law, KY S.B. 58 which makes it a Class D felony to torture a dog or cat unless it is ...

Article - lauraallen - 2 Feb 2011 - 3:40pm - 10 comments - 0 attachments

  Update June 5, 2008 : Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has signed this bill into law! At the same time the Governor signed SB 26 which makes dog fighting a rackeetering activity that could mean charges under Virginia's Racketeering Influenced and Co ...

Article - lauraallen - 21 Jan 2011 - 2:47pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update March 5, 2008: In the final hours of the 2008 legislative session, the Utah legislature passed Sen. Allan Christensen's bill to create felony penalties for torture of a "domestic dog" or "domestic cat". Governo ...

Article - lauraallen - 16 Jan 2011 - 5:41pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

                           Update: This case has been continued. We will keep you posted on a new hearing date. Original report:  Mark March 11, 2008 on your c ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 9 comments - 0 attachments

The city of North Las Vegas, a suburb of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada, has adopted a mandatory spay/neuter law. It is now a crime to have a pet 4 months of age or older that is not sterilized and can be punishable by up to 6 months in jail an ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 13 comments - 0 attachments

Update Mar. 25, 2009: After much criticism including from the city council, the Los Angeles Dept. of Animal Services has announced it is reinstating the program offering free or discounted spay/neuter. It is really the only way ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update June 5, 2008: Governor Tim Kaine has now signed the landmark puppy mill bill into law. It iwll be effective January, 2009. One rescuer who asked not to be identified has expressed concern about the large numbers of dogs that wil ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 6:47pm - 6 comments - 1 attachment

Update February 22, 2008: Governor Kaine has signed the bill banning gas chambers in Virginia!! Update February 13, 2008: The Virginia Senate has passed by a vote of 40-0 the bill to ban gas chambers in Virginia! ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 4 comments - 0 attachments

Update March 18, 2008: The legislature has adjourned. SCR 15 passed the Senate but not the House. Update February 27, 2008: Unable to pass a law allowing the use of public funds to build a horse slaughtering facility in South Dakota, stat ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Update January 18, 2007:    The bill  has  been withdrawn, but read below for ideas to suggest to Sen. Kilby on how to lower dog bite incidents in Tennessee. Original report : Tennessee state Senator Tommy Kil ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 6:53pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Camden, Tennessee police and the Benton County sheriff have shut down the Benton County Animal Shelter. On Friday, January 11, 2008 several rescues and volunteers along with authorities entered the facility.  The police and sheriff's deputies w ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 6:50pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Last year Texas passed a law restricting tethering and chaining of dogs. Since then, Texas cities seem to have lined up to ban tethering and chaining of dogs altogether. Fort Worth is the latest to join this growing movement to protect dog ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

 The Palm Beach County Commission has approved an unusual ordinance that they hope will sharply limit breeding in the county. Under the new law anyone breeding a dog or cat must obtain a permit at a cost of  $150. The fee is waived if th ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Update : The Florida legislature adjourned without passing this bill. Original story : Fla. Chpt. 767.14 prohibits breed specific legislation by state and local governments except Miami-Dade County which has had a ban on pit bulls since 198 ...

Article - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

State: Connecticut Tethering and confining of dog for unreasonable period of time. Fine. Any person who confines or tethers a dog for an unreasonable period of time shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offen ...

Law - lauraallen - 30 Mar 2009 - 5:46pm - 0 comments

Update 2008:   This year Colorado enacted CO. Stat. §33-6-132 which makes internet hunting and establishing or operating a remote hunting facility illegal. Violators face fines up to $10,000 for a first offense and points and up to ...

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