Why Animal Cruelty Laws Need To Have Bite

Recently, animal cruelty has been all over the news: Emmanuel Alfredo Tadeo, a 28 year old Georgia resident pleaded guilty to four charges, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Animal Cruelty, Animal Cruelty and Battery, after he was arrested for beating his girlfriend with her dead Pomeranian, Murphy who he killed minutes beforehand. After receiving an upsetting phone […]

Massachusetts Bans BSL, Strengthens Animal Protection Laws

The Dog Files salutes Massachusetts for taking a smart, thoughtful approach to dog-related issues. Kenn Bell Dog Files Creator Boston, Massachusetts – In a move praised by animal advocates everywhere, the State of Massachusetts made huge strides in animal protection on August 2, 2012, when Governor Deval Patrick signed into law Senate Bill 2192, “An […]

Partisan Politics? I'm On The Side Of The Dogs: Dog Files Opinion

So this week I had a few folks that were angry because I didn’t publish their comments on the DF website about the Congressman Steve King story. It was the typical left against right/right against left screaming. They both said the story was false. They both said I wrote it, which I didn’t (which makes […]

UK Government Kills Over 800 Army Dogs After Faithful Service

British War Dog

This story makes me feel sick to my stomach. It seems after years of growth and advancement in the field of canine military welfare, the British Government has regressed to the Vietnam era policies of euthanasia and abandonment. So wrong on so many levels. — Kenn Fearless and loyal, the guard dogs protecting our troops […]

China Introduces One Dog Policy To Control Numbers

You’ve heard of the One Child Policy in China. Now get ready for the One Dog Policy. Growing irritation with dog excrement on the streets, fears about rabies and public anger at people abandoning unwanted puppies when they grow up, means Shanghai, China’s largest city, is embarking on a massive crackdown to control the number […]

Anti-Flea Products Deemed Safe After Lengthy Government Investigation

Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! I’m very glad that I never used these gels on my hounds. It just never seemed right smearing some type of chemical on my dog’s back. — Kenn By DAVID KERLEY For ABC News. Recall Avoided but Government Calls Product Labels ‘Inadequate’ Anti-flea […]

British Government Wants Competence Tests Before You Can Be A Dog Owner

Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Jonathan Petre For Dailymail.co.uk UK — Every dog owner will have to take a costly ‘competence test’ to prove they can handle their pets, under new Government proposals designed to curb dangerous dogs. Owners of all breeds would also have to buy […]

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