Public Shelters
Delaware Makes Saving Lives a Priority for Shelters
Delaware's Governor Jack Markell has signed into law Senate Bill 280 that sets new standards for animal shelters.
NY Shelters to be Required to Track Intake and Euthanasia Rates
A bill in New York that has passed the Assembly and the Senate, A. 10715, will require shelters that receive state funding to keep track of and make public the following numbers:
(1) the number of animal intakes, including, but not limited to
animals that were:
Oreo's Law Would Not Have Saved Oreo
The New York Assembly Agriculture Committee has decided to hold A.B. 9449/S.B. 6412, dubbed Oreo's Law, for further consideration. This means the bill is unlikely to advance further this legislative session.
Jackson County's Shelter Director's Kill Philosphy
It was a grim scene at the Jackson County, West Virginia animal shelter last winter.
Concerned citizens like Bonnie Oliver found starving, freezing horses and a dumpster full of dead dogs. The West Virginia state police investigated the Jackson County animal shelter following reports from concerned citizens.
Why Oreo's Law is a Bad Idea
by Stephanie Feldstein (reprinted with permission)
NYC Ordered to Provide More Shelters
Stray from the Heart, Inc. brought an action in the nature of mandamus to compel New York City and its Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, to comply with the city's the Animal Shelters and Sterilization Act, Local Law 26 of 2000, §§17-801-7-808.
PA Out-of-State Dealer License Fee Struck Down
A federal judge has struck down Pennsylvania's practice of charging out-of-state dog dealers a $300 license fee in addition to a kennel license fee as required. 3 P.S. § 209(a)
No-kill shelter nation? Maybe in 5 years
By Kim Campbell Thornton, msnbc.com contributor (reprinted with permission)
Note: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates that approximately 60 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats entering shelters are euthanized each year. No-kill shelters aim to end the euthanization of healthy but homeless animals.
Help Save CA Hayden Law
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is once again trying to reduce the shelter holding period for strays from 4 or 6 days to 3.
Under the governor's proposal for reducing the state deficit, stray animals could be euthanized after 3 days.
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