Dogs Get No Second Chance in Broward County for Accidental Death of an Animal
Under Florida law a dog that has not been designated as dangerous will still be euthanized if it attacks and causes "severe injury or death to a human." Fla. Stat. § 767.13 [Read more...]
View ArticleJudge Finds Law Poorly Drafted but Generally Constitutional
U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Simpson, III, has struck down as unconstitutional only two provisions of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Code. These provisions relate to unaltered...
View ArticleCity Council Upholds Veto of Proposal to Kill Dogs for Barking
Update Sept. 8, 2010: Â The City Council of Lebanon, Tennessee upheld Mayor Philip Craighead's veto of an ordinance allowing euthanasia of dogs thought to bark too much or which are otherwise a...
View ArticleMandatory Spay/Neuter for Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee has passed a law that mandates spay/neuter. For the most part. [Read more...]
View ArticleNew MD Law Relating to Spay/Neuter Funding
S.B. 639 has been approved by the Maryland legislature. [Read more...]
View ArticleJury Awards Damages for Dog Killed by Police
A federal jury has awarded the Russell family, Thomas and Darcel and their sons, Thomas III and Darren $330,000 in damages.On February 27, 2009, eighteen year-old Thomas Russell III and his brother,...
View ArticleNew LA Dangerous Dog Law Set to Take Effect
A new Los Angeles County law is set to go into effect next week. (See attachment below.) [Read more...]
View ArticleCA Gov. Brown Vetoes Mandatory Micro-chipping
Update Oct. 2011: California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed Senate Bill 702, the Robo-Rover bill, that would have would require microchipping of dogs and cats when they are adopted from a shelter or...
View ArticlePA Dog Law Enforcement Rolled Back
Following a meeting on April 26, 2012 of the Pennsylvania Dog Law Advisory Board - its first since Gov. Tom Corbett took office in January, 2011, Mainline Animal Rescue put it this way: [Read more...]
View ArticleNew Ohio Exotics Bill Sent to Gov
Update May 26, 2012: A revised S.B. 310, a bill to regulate ownership of dangerous exotic animals has now passed both the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives. The bill has been sent to Gov. John...
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