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Left Behind: New York’s Shelter Dogs
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/0 ... f=magazine

Article in todays NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/magaz ... ing-t.html

An Atlanta contractor pulled up to a house one morning where he was to perform some work. As he got out of his truck, he heard a dog screaming from the house next door, went over to investigate and saw through an open garage door ...

This has been a BIG topic of discussion in Oklahoma City for the past several months. I was just wondering about what some of the fellow reputable breeders on this forum thought about this legislation. To a bystander and humane society volunteer like myself, it seems to be a big victory. However, many breeders (probably mostly the ones this bill is designed for) are raising a fuss about it. What are y'alls thoughts?

Governor Signs ...

CALIFORNIA--Medical Exemption Bill AB 2000 ACTION ALERT!

California Assembly Member Curt Hagman has filed a bill which will insert a Medical Exemption Clause into California's Rabies Law. Assembly Bill AB200 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov./pub/09-10/bi ... duced.html

"This bill would exempt from the vaccination requirement the owner of a dog that a licensed veterinarian determines, on an annual basis, may have a potentially lethal reaction to the vaccination."

The bill has gone ...

Jefferson City, Missouri Rabies Law-- Action Alert

On behalf of The Rabies Challenge Fund Duration of Immunity Study for Rabies Vaccine - Rabies Challenge Fund and pet owners in Jefferson City, Missouri, I have sent the letter below in an effort to change the city's annual rabies booster requirement to the national 3 year standard.

What You Can Do to Help:

Contact the Mayor jlandwehr@jeffcitymo.org (573) 634-6304 and City Council (573) 634-6311 fergusk@lincolnu.edu; kferguson@jeffcitymo.org; mharvey@jeffcitymo.org; ...

WEST VIRGINIA Rabies Law-- Action Alert

On behalf of The Rabies Challenge Fund http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org and pet owners in West Virginia, the letter below has been sent in an effort to change the state's 2 year rabies booster law to the national 3 year standard.

What You Can Do to Help:

Contact your legislators and ask them to introduce a bill changing the 2 year booster requirement to conform to the 3 year protocol recommended by ...

from argusleader.com

South Dakota has some of the weakest animal cruelty laws in the country, according to a recent study from the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

The report comes as one South Dakota group is preparing to push for a change in state law that would attach felony penalties to malicious animal abuse.

Currently, keeping animals for the purpose of dog fighting and sexual assault of an animal are the only charges that carry felony ...

Is everyone aware that UKC has stopped accepting blue weimaraner registrations as of July 2009?

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The Muncie Delaware Humane Society (Indiana) has submitted a proposal to the County Council and Commissioners which would include imposing a tax on dogs as well as changing the county's current 3 year rabies immunization protocol to one requiring a yearly rabies booster for all dogs and cats in order to obtain a license.

I've spoken at length with 3 council members, and if I am understanding them correctly, the proposed ...

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A debate over the annual county rabies protocol in Bell County, Texas has erupted (see 6/7/09 Temple Daily Telegram Bell County eyes rabies ordinance change: Required shots could switch from yearly to every three years http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/06/07/58450 6/2/09 story on Channel 25 ABC News Bell County Rabies Debate Continues http://www.kxxv.com/global/story.asp?s=10467503 , Killeen Takes Closer Look at Rabies Vaccinations KCEN Channel 9 News 6/4/09 ...

If you have not heard there is a Bill coming before the House on Puppy Mills in Texas it is House Bill number 3180. We need to get this passed. I think it needs to be 5 females myself, but I will take anything at this point, so please help. E-mail or call you rep.or go to this site and they will help.

What You Can Do
The Texas House Committee on Licensing and Administrative ...