Los Angeles Approves Ban on Sale of Commercially-Bred Dogs
On October 31, a proposed ordinance regulating the sale of pets in pet stores passed a vote before the Los Angeles City Council.
Dogs May Not Be Welcome In Business District of Pennsylvania Town
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania – Ten blocks of a western Pennsylvania town may soon be off-limits to canines. Beaver Falls is keen to revitalize the downtown area, and the city council has focused on a few key issues they need to address.
Manitoba, Canada Bans Dog Ear Cropping
A veterinary medical association in Western Canada announced Friday a ban on the cosmetic cropping of dogs’ ears, but some breeders warn it could lead to torn floppy ears. The Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association passed the bylaw at its annual general meeting on February 3 after all four of Canada’s eastern maritime provinces enacted similar […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns Pit Bull Ban
Score one for the Pit Bulls! Jerry Stuckey, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, had been fighting for years to save his family’s Bull Terriers. This week a state supreme court ruling ends the long legal battle. The dispute centered on a now defunct Midwest City ordinance that banned dogs with “pit” or “bull” in their names […]
Service Dog Owners Suing To Amend Denver Pit Bull Bans
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Marshall Zelinger For the Denver Channel.com DENVER — A gray 75-pound pit bull is making Denver’s pit bull ban not so black and white. Sky is a service dog for Army veteran Glenn Belcher. Belcher suffers from anxiety and a stress disorder […]
Dog Lovers Protest Garfield, New Jersey Dog Law
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! BY Alexander MacIinnes For North Jersey.com Now this is how you run an anti-BSL protest! — Kenn City officials on Tuesday got a jarring lesson on messing with canines when dozens of dog lovers mobilized to protest a law that would have imposed […]
West Hollywood Expected To Ban Dog And Cat Sales
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! From The MercuryNews.com WEST HOLLYWOOD — West Hollywood is expected to ban the sale of cats and dogs at pet shops under a measure designed to strike a blow at so-called puppy mills. The City Council will take a final vote on the […]
Holland Township, NJ Rejects Wolf Dog Ban Despite Pets Escaping From Property
From NJ.com HOLLAND, NJ — An ordinance banning wolf dogs as pets in Holland Township has been rejected, even after an owner’s pets escaped for the third time in three months on Monday, a report in the Express-Times said. Cliff Zager keeps 14 wolf dogs and three other dogs as pets. Holland first considered banning […]
New Jersey Town Delays Vote On Wolf-Dog Ban
From The Associated Press HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Officials in a rural northwestern New Jersey town have delayed a vote on an ordinance that would ban wolf-hybrid dogs. Some 200 people packed a Holland Township Committee meeting. The ordinance was proposed last month after five of Cliff Zager’s 14 wolf dogs escaped. Six got out […]