On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, Las Vegas City Council voted to enact “Bill No. 2017-40 – which repeals a formerly adopted ordinance which prohibits pet shops from selling or
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USDA re-posts a new version of its searchable database of Animal Welfare Act licensees
As USDA had previously suggested, it just posted a new version of the searchable database that had been dismantled this past February. Access to the new version is available here
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Pet store owners will be criminals if California’s AB485 becomes law
California AB485 will criminalize what has been considered lawful interstate commerce since at least 1966, when Congress first passed the Animal Welfare Act, 7. U.S.C. §2131 et seq.
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Announcement from USDA-Deactivation of the Animal Care Search Tool
In a stunning turn of events, USDA has deactivated it’s Animal Care Search Tool, as indicated on its website:
USDA inspection reports
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The Animal Welfare Act at Fifty
The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) has been disemboweled by local jurisdictions around the country that have banned sales to pet shops from USDA licensees and those specifically exempted from licensure,
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