Rhode Island will join California in protecting renters’ cats and dogs from declawing and debarking if a proposal becomes law.
The new law, An Act Further Regulating Animal Control, provides important enhancements and protections for the state’s stray and owned companion animals and their people.
Miami Dade Animal Services may see more lives saved if a plan set into motion this week comes to pass. The County Commission took the first big step by expressing its willingness to work toward a low or no kill goal, and is considering several ways to approach that goal as it waits for the Mayor’s office to weigh in on the plan’s affordability.
With just days remaining for action in the 2012 session, time is running out for a pair of animal protection bills introduced to the Florida State Legislature by Sen. Mark Fasano. The bills lack House support.