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Baron Won't be Home for Thanksgiving
Miles Thomas loves his dog, Baron. Mr. Thomas is 73 years old. He has been a resident of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania for over 50 years. He used to own a business and was on the School Board for the...
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City Council Upholds Veto of Proposal to Kill Dogs for Barking
Update Sept. 8, 2010: Â The City Council of Lebanon, Tennessee upheld Mayor Philip Craighead's veto of an ordinance allowing euthanasia of dogs thought to bark too much or which are otherwise a...
View ArticleA Statewide Pet Animal Program for WY?
An ambitious bill pending in Wyoming, S.F. 66, would create an extensive pet animal program complete with a pet animal advisory board and district pet animal boards.The advisory board would be made up...
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MD's "Dangerous" Dog Bill
The constitutionality of Maryland's state "dangerous dog" law is already questionable. There is no provision for due process, particularly an opportunity for a hearing on the determination by animal...
View ArticleProposed Changes to Miami-Dade's Dangerous Dog Law
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners is considering amendments to the county dangerous dog ordinance. With these changes animal control officers could launch an investigation to determine...
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New LA Dangerous Dog Law Set to Take Effect
A new Los Angeles County law is set to go into effect next week. (See attachment below.) Regulation of Pets read more
View ArticleNYS Changes to Dog Licensing and APCF
In 2010 New York State made substantial changes in its Animal Population Control Fund (APCF) for low cost spay/neuter services. Effective January 1, 2011, the state Dept. of Ag & Markets no longer...
View ArticleCA Gov. Brown Vetoes Mandatory Micro-chipping
Update Oct. 2011: California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed Senate Bill 702, the Robo-Rover bill, that would have would require microchipping of dogs and cats when they are adopted from a shelter or...
View ArticleHow to Get People to Manage Dogs that Bite
New York state Assembly Member Jim Tedisco and state Sen. Hugh Farley have introduced legislation that would substantially increase penalties for owners of dogs that bite. The bill, A.B. 8842/S.B....
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