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Cities Adopt Pet Store Ban

Growing up I was never fond of that common teenage ritual: frequenting the mall. But some of my friends were, so sometimes I would accompany them on the trip. I did enjoy going to a couple stores like the bookstore and our local mall’s pet store. I’ve said many times before how much I wanted a dog growing up, and the cat my parents adopted instead made me love cats as well. By my later teenage years we didn’t have any pets in the house anymore, so I enjoyed going to look at the pets in the pet store. The … Continue reading →

California Looks At A Pet Neutering Law

The state that is home to the American Kennel Club’s second largest dog show is looking at some pretty strict legislation to help curb pet overpopulation. California’s Assemblyman Lloyd Levine is sponsoring a bill that would require pet owners to sterilize their dogs and cats by the time the pet is four months old or face a hefty fine. The bill squeaked by in the Assembly, passing by a single vote. If passed by the California State Senate, the bill would be the nation’s biggest and baddest pet sterilization law. The goal is to reduce the number of dogs and … Continue reading →

Puppy Mill Bust in Virginia

Hillsville, Virginia was declared a disaster area in early November. Why? County officials had seized more than a thousand dogs from a mass breeding farm (also known as a puppy mill) on November 2nd. The initial count went up after a few more litters were delivered, leaving Carroll County, Virginia with more than 1100 dogs on their hands. The Humane Society of the United States spent five months working undercover at Horton’s Pups before asking county animal control officers to take action. The breeding farm is thought to be the largest puppy mill ever. The operation sold purebred dogs to … Continue reading →

Waging War On Puppy Mills

Across the country, legislators are attempting to tighten restrictions and cut down on puppy mills. Want to get an idea of what’s going on around the United States? Sixteen different states already had “puppy lemon laws” that allow buyers to get their money back if health or genetic defects are discovered within a certain period of time. Four more states introduced the laws this year. The Nebraska Legislature passed a law increasing the number of state kennel inspectors from one to four. New operations are to be inspected prior to opening. These measures come after a rescue of nearly 200 … Continue reading →