http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters Efforts to improve public shelters through legislation, the courts and community programs. en http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1931 <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1931">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1931#comments Public Shelters Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:57:11 -0700 lauraallen 1931 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1922 <span style="font-style: normal" class="Apple-style-span">California Governor Jerry Brown intends to seek the repeal of those provisions of Hayden Law found to be &quot;reimbursable state mandates.&quot; This from Jeff Carosone, an analyst in the state Department of Finance assigned to  the Governor's proposed budget. Carasone referred to the 2001 Statement of Decision (<a href="http://www.csm.ca.gov/sodscan/98tc11sod.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.csm.ca.gov/sodscan/98tc11sod.pdf</a>) and the 2006 Adoption of Parameters and Guidelines (<a href="http://www.csm.ca.gov/sodscan/203.pdf" target<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1922">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1922#comments Public Shelters Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:58:08 -0700 lauraallen 1922 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1917 <p><b>Update Jan. 24, 2012: </b>The Florida Animal Rescue Act, S.B. 818, was passed unanimously by the Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee. The bill now goes before the Senate Agriculture Committee. <i>For more on this bill, read Animal Law Coalition's report below.</i></p> <p><b>Original report</b>: Yet another state is considering mandating animal rescuers' access to shelter animals. The idea is to give animals a chance at rescue, a chance at a home, by requiring shelters to contact rescuers before an animal is euthanized and give the rescue an opportunity to save the animal.   </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1917">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1917#comments Public Shelters Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:35:56 -0700 lauraallen 1917 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1859 <p><img height="139" width="210" src="http://www.zoenature.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/news-cat-jack-daniels_if.jpg" alt="shelter cat" class="image-right" /></p> <p><strong>Update Sept. 22, 2011:</strong> Intro 655 was approved yesterday by the New York City Council by a vote of 46-4. </p> <p><em>For more on what this means for New York City's shelter animals and the city's feral and owned cats, read Animal Law Coalition's report below.</em></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1859">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1859#comments Public Shelters Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:52:13 -0700 lauraallen 1859 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1797 <p><img height="150" width="220" src="http://www.cityofmemphis.org/animalshelter/WebCameraImages/Large/Camera_1.jpg" alt="webcam" class="image-right" /></p> <p><strong>Update Sept. 3, 2011:</strong> Demetria Hogan, a Memphis Animal Shelter employee with a criminal record, is finally gone, fired after one dog she picked up but delayed bringing to the shelter died of heatstroke and another disappeared. Hogan has been charged with 3 misdemeanor animal cruelty in connection with the dog who died and Kapone, the dog she picked up along with another pet dog but who has not been seen since. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1797">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1797#comments Public Shelters Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:56:20 -0700 lauraallen 1797 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1857 <p><img height="123" width="195" src="http://media.nj.com/the-times/photo/9907611-standard.jpg" alt="dog in NJ shelter" class="image-right" /></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1857">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1857#comments Public Shelters Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:21:05 -0700 lauraallen 1857 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1839 <p><img height="133" width="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__nUmLHsiKa4/SwHIDX5NksI/AAAAAAAABBU/Tp9CWgQy90Y/s1600/shelter_cat.jpg" alt="shelter cat" class="image-right" />Three animal rescuers banned from volunteering at the Town of Hempstead, New York animal shelter are proceeding with a federal lawsuit before U.S. District Court Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson.</p> <p>Diane Madden, Lucille Defina and Frances Lucivero-Pelletier have filed an action against the Town of Hempstead and several town officials and shelter employees.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1839">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1839#comments Public Shelters Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:37:41 -0700 lauraallen 1839 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1739 <p><img src="http://www.obeythepurebreed.com/images/Animal_Shelter_Cat.jpg" class="image-right" alt="cat in shelter" width="220" height="165" />In New York and other states, bills have been introduced that would generally require public animal shelters to release to rescue organizations animals that would otherwise be euthanized. </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1739">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1739#comments Public Shelters Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:49:23 -0700 lauraallen 1739 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1800 <p><a href="http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/Senate/S01033"><img height="232" width="245" src="http://www.vet.upenn.edu/Portals/0/images/News/scraggly_pup.jpg" alt="shelter dog " class="image-right" />S.B. 1033</a> is authored by Massachusetts state Sen. Patricia Jehlen.  The bill is pending before the Municipalities and Regional Government Committee. It's a lengthy bill that amends the laws regarding animals in a number of respects.  </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1800">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1800#comments Public Shelters Mon, 23 May 2011 19:32:19 -0700 lauraallen 1800 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1747 <p><img height="125" width="222" src="http://www.local10.com/2011/0420/27612348_240X135.jpg" alt="Cowboy" class="image-right" />A six person jury has awarded the family of Cowboy, a dog, $14,000 for Miami Dade County Animal Services' negligence in euthanizing the animal. In 2005 MDAS impounded Cowboy found wandering loose. Cowboy's family, Anays Rodiguez-Porras and Ricardo Porras and their 5 small children, were looking for him, however. </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/public-shelters" class="og_links">Public Shelters</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1747">read more</a></p> http://www.animallawcoalition.com/public-shelters/article/1747#comments Public Shelters Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:21:53 -0700 lauraallen 1747 at http://www.animallawcoalition.com