Try as I might to avoid commenting on another person’s competence, sometimes I just … can’t … seem … to …. avoid …. it. As previously noted, a puppy mill bill is working its way through the North Carolina General Assembly. The provisions are very basic and include standards of care that everyone should provide [...]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory’s wife Ann McCrory is reportedly lobbying for the passage of a puppy mill bill, currently working its way through the state’s General Assembly. The Governor might be putting himself in a odd spot if it decides to hesitate in signing the bill. The Charlotte Observer quoted Ann McCrory as saying: [...]
This is news out of my home state. So it’s big news for me. By a vote of 100-15, the North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a bill that will hopefully protect dogs in commercial breeding facilities. HB 930 will still need a positive vote in the NC Senate before advancing to Governor Pat [...]
West Virginia joins the ranks of states with dog-breeding regulations, as the effort to combat puppy mills grows. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the breeding bill and and another piece of legislation that establishes the West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Program and Fund. The North Country Gazette reports – SB 437 requires anyone keeping more [...]
The North Dakota legislature is inching closer to passing new animal cruelty legislation. But by the time the bill is ripped to shreds by amendments and modifications, I’m sure what might be left. WDAZ reports the bill was modified to require a search warrant before an animal can be taken in cases of abuse or [...]
The state legislature in Minnesota is considering a bill to license pet breeders and set up a system of inspections. Both requirements are needed everywhere – to help shut down puppy mills. The licenses would cost breeders $10 per animal, up to a cap of $250 per year. And MPR News reports the inspections would [...]
A press release this morning from the Humane Society of the US and the ASPCA reports a new bill has been introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly – to regulate dog breeding and crack down on puppy mills. Thousands of dogs are suffering today and this suffering has gone on for decades in North [...]
Amazingly enough in North Carolina, current law reportedly restricts the authority of even law enforcement officers from rescuing pets locked inside vehicles during a summer heat wave. I find this hard to fathom. But an article posted Monday on the WRAL.com site states this. The article suggests law enforcement can only try to locate the [...]
Undercover video in any number of cases of late has exposed animal cruelty on factory farms and in at least one case where horses were being trained. The response has been diverse – from one side being outraged to the other side attempting to cover up any future cases of abuse. I’m not hearing suggestions [...]
A new bill working its way through the Nevada State Legislature would ban the sale of animals at swap meets. It should go further – in banning the sale of animals at swap meets and fairs, yard sales, auction events, flea markets and along roadsides. KTNV reports opponents of Assembly Bill 246 claim changes have [...]
