Pet stores in Chicago will reportedly challenge a law in Chicago, set to “take full force and effect on March 5, 2015” as announced by the city clerk last year
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Health Certificates Should be required before Sale or Adoption of all Pets in Maryland
A proposed bill in Maryland would exempt shelter and non-profit entities that offer pets to the public for adoption from providing a customer with a health certificate signed by a
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Increased Regulations for Animal Shelters and Rescues
As reported in the Sentinel, NJ state Senator Linda Greenstein recently convened a meeting of “[a]nimal shelter directors, members of rescue organizations and public officials . . . to
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Protecting the Health of Puppies, Kittens, and Their Owners
Concerns about the health of puppies and kittens are real.
Rabies, and other serious infections in these animals, pose
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Keeping Dogs Healthy – Wait to Spay
Additional research continues to fuel the flames over the controversy of the customary practice of early spay/neuter of dogs and cats in the United States. Focusing solely on dogs, the
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Adoption of Research Animals
On May 20, 2014 Minnesota became the first state to mandate that healthy dogs or cats used in research at tax-payer funded facilities must be released for adoption to the
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The Phenomenon called “Retail Rescue”
Movement and sales of dogs through “rescue channels” continues to explode. While more and more cities and states are restricting sales of dogs in pet stores to those obtained from
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DOG ADOPTION CONTRACTS-Tips for Animal Adoption and Rescue Organizations and Potential Adoptors.
Animal rescue and adoption are an increasingly popular method of obtaining a new pet, particularly dogs. Adopting a dog in need of a home is a benefit to the dog
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Should Dog Adoptions Replace the Purchase of Pure Bred Dogs?
As many dog lovers focus on how to save the stray dogs in and around the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia, lovers of pure-bred dogs are becoming increasingly concerned about
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Coming Soon: Certification Required To Work With Animals In New Jersey
Legislators plan to re-introduce Moose’s Law in New Jersey’s new legislative session, despite Governor Christie’s pocket veto of the bill. The law would prohibit anyone from working with animals in
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